As many of you know, I am proud to be a member of the Callaway County Writers Group. We recently published our first anthology (the group published an anthology years ago . . . this is the first in recent history, with the current makeup of the group). Take a look for "Bridges" (search "Callaway County" in Lulu and we show up pretty quick!) and if you like a wide variety of writing, check us out. We will be doing a book signing in Fulton, Missouri, on the third Saturday in August.

Happy reading,
Elle

Posted on Wednesday 25 of July, 2007 [01:18:12 UTC]

If any of you are in the mid-Missouri area, watch channel 8 (KOMU) today! My daughter and I were interviewed for a segment. I'm a little nervous about it, but am excited, too.

For those of you not in the area, check out the website, www.komu.com.

Happy reading,
Elle

Posted on Wednesday 22 of March, 2006 [16:17:02 UTC]

The date has been set for my book release party! Many, many thanks to my good friend, Lynn, for organizing this for me. The party will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2006, at Westwood Coffee in Fulton, Missouri, from 2 - 4 pm. I'll have some books on hand if anyone would like an autographed copy, and there will be desserts and wonderfully delicious caffeinated drinks! Stop by and say hello!

Posted on Sunday 12 of February, 2006 [20:43:25 UTC]

Hello, Reader! Thanks for stopping by. Just wanted to give you a quick update. The preview copy of Denim & Diamonds is on its way to me as we speak. I am very anxious to see it, and look forward to publishing it for public viewing.

I've had a couple of questions recently about my decision to publish this novel using LULU and I thought I would share my thoughts. Denim & Diamonds was drafted during National Novel Writing Month 2004. That was my first attempt at NaNoWriMo, and I did it by the seat of my pants. The experience was wonderful, and I was thrilled to be a winner. At the time, I was working on Tangled Innocence, which is a murder-mystery set in Missouri, and was blocked. I wrote Denim & Diamonds, a romance, as a way to break that block. Romance isn't my genre of choice, and I don't want to go to the time to find an agent, and then find a publisher, for a stand-alone book in a genre I am not actively writing in. At a writing conference last year, I spoke with two authors who have self-published, and a friend in my writing group self-published her NaNo novel. I decided to give it a try - this book is good, even if it isn't the Great American Novel I hope to write someday.

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Thanks, and happy reading!

Elle

Posted on Saturday 14 of January, 2006 [18:49:55 UTC]