LSF Writers Member Carol Gyzander is a Bram Stoker Award® Nominee for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction for her story, “The Yellow Crown” from Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign, an anthology based upon the work of Robert W. Chambers and his work, The King in Yellow (1895). You can read more at https://horror.org/the-2021-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot-announced/.
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New Release from Member Olivia Joy
Congrats to LSF Writers Member Jodi Payne writing as Olivia Joy on her new release. Here is a blurb for the book!
Blurb
Winston Young stumbles upon the Playground bookstore while looking for a birthday gift for a friend, and running into a lovely and unusual employee there makes it feel like fate. Mickey’s flamboyant dress and shy smile make him a delightful mix of elfish and vulnerable, and despite a bad relationship with a young man in the past, Winston thinks Mickey might be the boy he needs.
Mickey Jordan is used to living in a big warehouse with a bunch of artists and not very much privacy. When Winston takes him home, he knows he could get used to the kind of care Winston offers, but he’s determined to pay his own way.
Winston is still trying to find a middle ground for them when the dangerous side of Mickey’s bohemian lifestyle catches up with him. After a frantic search for Mickey and a few days in the hospital, Winston decides it’s time to make Mickey his, to be his Daddy and keep him safe, and he’s determined to make Mickey understand what Winston believes he needs. Can the free spirit and the older man find the balance they need to make a life together?
You can find out more at https://amzn.to/3JAZGSy.
Cris Anson’s New Release Aaron’s Jewels
Congratulations to LSF Writers Member Cris Anson on her new release and this great review!
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“For those of us over fifty, this is a must read. It is quick little read but oh so satisfying. It is inspiring. There is life after divorce, after the kids grow up, after fifty There can be a whole new life out there if you are willing to open up and go for it.” –5 stars, The Jeep Diva
You can read more about Aaron’s Jewels at https://crisanson.com/aaronsjewel.html#buy.
Congratulations Samantha Ann
Congratulations to LSF Writers Member Samantha Ann on her new release Seoul Searching, an Amazon #1 New Release and Bestseller!
Congratulations Christine Clemetson
Congratulations to LSF Writers Member Christine Clemetson Author on the sale of her thriller Where Red Oaks Lie to TouchPoint Press!
#TeaserTuesday- Erica Alexander’s BECAUSE OF DYLAN
Congratulations to LSF Writers member Erica Alexander on her new release. BECAUSE OF DYLAN, #3 in Erica’s Riggins U series, was released on June 30. Here’s a little teaser for it!
Whoever said the truth will set you free is lying. The truth won’t set me free. It will destroy me.
Our relationship is forbidden.
I should stay away.
He’s a teacher.
I’m a student.
He lives by a code of ethics and truth.
I hide behind lies and misdirection. I have good reason to.
My childhood was a living nightmare.
It damaged me, hurt me, destroyed me.
No one knows what I’ve been through.
And I won’t let anyone know.
Especially not him.
Cold. Calculating. Judgmental. Professor Dylan Beckett.
But there’s something about the way he looks at me…
The way I feel when his eyes are on mine…
And I wonder what will happen if I open my heart.
Is a happily ever after ending even possible for someone as broken as me? Or will the truth destroy everything I worked so hard for?
For more information, please visit https://www.authorericaalexander.com/.
#TuesdayTip – Vendor Marketplace
Want to self-publish but need editing, formatting, and all those other services? Want to be traditionally published and need to speak to an agent or editor? Check out our Vendor Marketplace for professionals who can assist you with your self-publishing or traditional publishing needs. For more information, please visit https://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/vendor-marketplace/. If you’re interested in being a vendor, please contact us at contact@lsfwriters.com.
Using Social Media and Paid Social
Not sure what’s your objective with your social media? Want to better understand how to leverage social media and ads to improve book sales? Then check out Sourabh Sharma’s workshop on Social Media and Paid Social at the 11th Annual Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference. For more information please visit https://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/conference/.
Dreams are Useful Toys
In the Winter’s Tale by Shakespeare, Antigonus says “Dreams are toys” but they can also be useful in helping you break through blocks and create the story of your heart! Paula Chafee Scardamalia’s workshop at this year’s conference gives participants the power to use their sleep dreams to solve story problems, dream their story forward, and get new ideas for their current projects and beyond. For more information on the Liberty States Fiction Writers 11th Annual Conference, please visit https://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/conference/
Lois Winston Appearing at Sisters-in-Crime
Award-winning and USA Today Bestseller Lois Winston will be giving a talk on How to Write a Mystery Series at the Sisters in Crime meeting in Jamesburg on January 25th. For more information, please visit https://sistersincrimenj.org/.