Wow...can you believe there have been 17 videos already? Today we're talking about the voices in our heads...and of course books! Let's be clear...there are a lot of voices in our heads! LOL We went out yesterday and made more videos in Erie. Keep an eye out next week...we'll still be trippin' around Erie, PA where most of our books are set. In this video we mention:
Let's see, we mention
The Book with No Pictures, The Read-Aloud Handbook, Wolf Story,Carry Her Heart,
(And the sequel, Hold Her Heart is on sale this month).
If you have any questions or subjects you'd like us to talk about in future episodes, send us an email or leave a comment!! Holly
As always, you can find my ebooks, paperbacks, hardbacks, audiobooks and available through Kindle Unlimited. They're also available in a lot of other languages. I hope there's something for all of you!
It's few weeks before school officially starts and you'll probably be seeing more of My Novel Freshman Experience posts then. Yes, I'm still a freshman. There's a good chance I won't be an official sophomore until next year. Hey, I'm in no hurry. LOL
I've had some studio space this summer and I've still been arting. I've been trying to throw on the wheel. I am not great at it. I am better than when I started. I can consistently throw a 5 inch piece. A few times I've hit 6 inches. They're looking better. But I still fizzle out. The piece in the video started out as a cylinder...then it went south and became a bowl. Then I tore the edge... SIGH.
Now, you'd think, that was an utter failure.
And it was.
But I thought the torn edge looked cool. So I cut the rest of it, folded some back and turned it into a flower. I've made a number of sunflowers this year, both painting and in bowls. This one is different. I used an underglaze. We'll see how it looked. But even if it explodes, it was a fun piece to work on. I tried some new techniques. I broke one petal, then tried to repair it. I learned from it.
That's what I wanted to say about failure, sometimes you learn more from a failure than a success. Sometimes you don't. But I try not to let the fear of failure keep me from trying something. And when something fails, I like to look at it and see if there's something to be made from it or learned from it.
I'm so looking forward to getting back to official ceramics classes. And I'm thinking about maybe taking two classes in the spring term. Ceramics (I'm taking those until they kick me out) and an actual class. Like with books. And reports. And presentations. After I got all giddy over doing the ceramics presentation, I suspect I'll enjoy the challenge.
So buckle up buttercup...we're heading back to school!!
As always, you can find my ebooks, paperbacks, hardbacks, audiobooks and available through Kindle Unlimited. They're also available in a lot of other languages. I hope there's something for all of you!
This Erie to Syracuse then back again roadtrip is winding down. But no worries...Susan and I are Trippin' this weekend. So if you have any questions or subjects you'd like us to talk about, leave a comment or email me!
I mention Just One Thing in the video...both the paperback and ebook are on sale this month!
As always, you can find my ebooks, paperbacks, hardbacks, audiobooks and available through Kindle Unlimited. They're also available in a lot of other languages. I hope there's something for all of you!
Climb in the backseat for another trip with Susan and me. Today we're talking about taking your own journey and not comparing it to other's journeys! (And Susan uses the words Holly Jacobs and Nora Roberts in the same sentence! LOL) I've been thinking about the idea of every journey is an individual journey. I know, it's sometimes easier to say than believe. There's that whole keeping up with the Jones's thing. But I have to confess, I'm really happy with what I do. I spend my day writing stories that delight me for readers who in many cases have become friends! That's a pretty good life!!
I have a new story started on Radish today. Able to Love Again. I hope you'll check it out!! Sometimes you're running away from something...and sometimes you're running TO something. Holly
PS. Don't forget my new release Polished Off: A Maid in LA Mystery is out! Check out Quincy's newest adventure! And Carry Her Heart is on sale, along with the 2nd book in the series, These Three Words. Plus, if you love Quincy Mac, my other stand-alone cozy mystery, Can't Find NoBODY is on sale too! Don't want to miss any new releases in the future? Subscribe to my Newsletter!! I'll keep you up-to-date and I frequently have something special for subscribers!
As always, you can find my ebooks, paperbacks, hardbacks, audiobooks and available through Kindle Unlimited. They're also available in a lot of other languages. I hope there's something for all of you!
Susan and I are talking about manners today as we roadtrip home to Erie. I know it's not really a writing topic, but it's timely! Actually it is sort of writing related...and definitely life related!
And I'm picking back up with some of my book series!
Today, let's talk about Briar Hill Road and The Moments. I wrote Briar Hill Road for a very short lived Harlequin line, Everlasting Love. The idea was telling more than just how a couple meets and falls in love, but the width and breadth of their relationship. Briar Hill Road starts when the hero/heroine are kids and follows them as they get older. It was a unique concept. At the time, I was still recovering from the loss of my mother-in-law. She was truly one of my best friends and years later, I still miss her. That friendship between a two women, along with that sense of loss are very much present in the story. I've said for a long time that it's one of the most autobiographical stories I've ever told, even though it's completely fiction.
The second story in the series is written in that lifetime-of-love style, though it's just a short novella, or long short story. It's the couple's daughter's romance. Right now it's up for free at Radish. What's Radish? A site for people who read on their phones. I'm new there. I've got a few more books I'll be putting up there. So if you loved Briar Hill—which I hope you did/do—if you download the app, you can read the sequel for free. Check them out: Briar Hill Road Amazon & BN The Moments Radish ~~~
Let's talk about Cupid Falls. I've got a sense of pride about the Legend that begins the book. Someone who lives in the area outside of Erie read that part and emailed me to ask if it was real, and if so, how did she miss it. Here it is if you missed it:
Prologue
The Legend of Cupid Falls, Pennsylvania
To the south of Erie, Pennsylvania—south of the Great Lake that shares a name with the city—is Falls Creek. It is bigger than most creeks, but not quite large enough to be considered a river. It runs through field and forest to a ridge, carved millennia ago by a glacier. There, it plunges over the edge, falling to a hollowed-out swimming hole before becoming a creek again and meandering on its way.
Local legend has it that when George Washington visited the nearby town of Waterford in 1753, one of his retinue was touring the area. Thelocals took him to the falls, and there he met a farmer’s daughter. He married her later that same year and they settled near the creek. Years later, their daughter went to the falls with a group of friends and noticed that one of the boys in the group might be more than a friend. They married later that same year. And so it went, year after year, decade after decade, couple after couple, until the small waterfall, which in actuality was little more than a creek tumbling over a small cliff, became known as Cupid’s Falls.
When a town grew up a few miles away, the residents named it Cupid Falls as an homage to their waterfall.
And to this day, it is said, that when two people meet at the falls and declare their love, they are destined for a long, happy romance . . .
Even if that’s not what they went to the falls looking for.
If you follow my camp posts, you're familiar with the area I set my fictional town, Cupid Falls. The second book, A Simple Heart, deals with an almost Amish couple. Yes. Almost. LOL We have a lot of Amish neighbors. If you've seen pictures of The Cottage, most of the wood comes from neighbor's mills. Locally source, locally milled. I love that. Christmas in Cupid Falls Amazon A Simple Heart Amazon
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Finally, one of my very earliest series, Dear Fairy Godmother.
I grew up reading science fiction and fantasy. Heinlein, Tolkien, Lewis, Bradley... When I started writing, I thought maybe that's what I'd write, but I fell in love...with romance. But early on, I tried blending the two. Here's the premise, a romance writer writes a bestselling series featuring three inept fairy godmothers who realize their writer isn't very happy—certainly not happily ever after happy—so they come to life to help her out. They stick around and help out two other couples. And I thought I was done.
But readers loved those fairies and asked for more. And so I did one more grand finale story, Fairly Human. And I'll confess, if you read that one, I adore Blossom's bosom lament. LOL Here's the order: Mad About Max Amazon, BN, Kobo, Google Play Magic for Joy Amazon, BN, Kobo, Google Play Miracles for Nick Amazon, BN, Kobo, Google Play Fairly Human Amazon, BN, Kobo, Google Play
I hope you've enjoyed these posts and finding out a bit about the why's and how's a story is written. Holly
PS. Don't forget my new release Polished Off: A Maid in LA Mystery is out! Check out Quincy's newest adventure! And Carry Her Heart is on sale, along with the 2nd book in the series, These Three Words. Plus, if you love Quincy Mac, my other stand-alone cozy mystery, Can't Find NoBODY is on sale too! Don't want to miss any new releases in the future? Subscribe to my Newsletter!! I'll keep you up-to-date and I frequently have something special for subscribers!
As always, you can find my ebooks, paperbacks, hardbacks, audiobooks and available through Kindle Unlimited. They're also available in a lot of other languages. I hope there's something for all of you!
We went out yesterday and made more videos in Erie. Keep an eye out next week...we'll still be trippin' around Erie, PA where most of our books are set.
In this video we mention:
Let's see, we mention
The Book with No Pictures,
The Read-Aloud Handbook,
Wolf Story,
Carry Her Heart,
(And the sequel, Hold Her Heart is on sale this month).
