With A Little
Help from my
friends, (namely, avid reader and fabulous book blogger, Sharon Goodwin,
without whose patience and technical knowledge I would be weeping at my
keyboard), I finally have a functional website and blog. I’ve been putting
myself about a bit, trying to find a blog that was fairly easy to load and
schedule. Landing on Sharon’s superb site at Jera’s
Jamboree, I
thought, I want one(!) and immediately emailed Sharon, who soon realised I was a
complete technical incompetent and proceeded to lead me gently by the hand
and help me to insert a template into Blogger. The result… Well,
take a look around. It’s pretty neat, if we do say so ourselves. Thank you so
much, Sharon. I’ll be around to wash your car every week for a year, beginning
Saturday.
And so, I’m
back to doing what I like to do best, sharing. Obviously, I like to share my
own news, but I also like to share other people’s book news, whether that be via
an interview, review, excerpt or simply a stunning new cover, thus my new blog
home. Welcome!
In regard to
my own latest developments, a recent post on the Romantic Novelists’ Association blog I think sums up my 2014. It was quite a year, with
some downs, as life tends to deal us, but also some lovely ups. Briefly, I am
super-pleased to announce that I have recently signed with Choc Lit for my upcoming novel, currently titled The Rest of
My Life. This development is all the more special because Choc Lit read the
book on recommendation of someone who restored my faith in my writing.
Excitingly, the news was announced first in The Bookseller! Wow! Little me rubbing shoulders with Burt Reynolds
and Julian Clary (form an orderly queue, guys). I owe this person a huge debt
of gratitude for picking up my book, loving it, and being prepared to say so in
the right ears. I would also like to thank the lovely JB Johnston of Brook
Cottage Books for
reading and tweaking this manuscript in its infancy. Ta, JB. I owe you too!
I also owe
huge thanks to Safkhet Publishing. I have six books published with Safkhet, who not
only commissioned me to write my first book for them, having read and loved my
writing, but opened an imprint for three further novels. Despite my
determination, I was at a point then where I wondered whether continuing to
pursue my dream was sheer self-indulgent madness. Safkhet believed in me.
Bloggers, readers and reviewers believed in me, cheering me every step of the
way. After fifteen years writing my little heart out, I really can’t say thank
you enough to those wonderful people, who give of their time and work so hard
for authors.
Um, I suspect
that’s an awful lot of car-washing I have to do.
Things on the
personal front continue to remain positive, so we count our blessings. Ooh, I
almost forgot, I’m off to collect my MA Award at the Birmingham Symphony Hall
this week. Bearing in mind I’m a walking disaster, please wish me luck (on
making it to the podium without falling over my feet)!
More to follow
– possibly a little less about me and more about some wonderful fellow authors!
If you’d like to have a peek at my previous site, some of the themes on which
will be continuing here, please feel free to browse at: http://sherylbrowne.weebly.com/blog
A BELATED HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! I wish you much luck, love and happiness
for 2015.
What a lovely template Sheryl :) Hope creating the post was less painful than Weebly.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you back blogging.
Have a fabulous day collecting your MA - you did it!
x
Sheryl, it was such a pleasure to be able to offer some feedback and be a part of your writing process. Plus, you know how much I adore your writing which just gets better and better! Wishing you mega success. x
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, JB. You're a total star. I have no idea how you do as much as you do for authors, but we love you for it. Could NOT do it without you. :) xx
DeleteCongrats on all your fabulous news, Sheryl! You are one very talented lady and now you are up and running with your blog there will be no stopping you ... it gets easier as time goes on ha! ha! Lx
ReplyDeleteWell, with a little help from our friends, it certainly gets more enjoyable. And, yes, I'd say easier when you get so much lovely support. Thanks, Lyn! :) xx
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