As part of the Virtual Launch for my debut novel, Osian Rhys reads Eric Wasserman’s First Letter in this second recording of a third excerpt from Wait a Lonely Lifetime. This monologue follows Sylviana’s second letter to the man she hasn’t seen or heard from in 15 years. Osian Rhys, despite his youth, has been […]
Wait a Lonely Lifetime:Sylviana’s Second Letter
Rebecca Miles reads Sylviana’s Second Letter: <Click on this link to hear Rebecca’s interpretation of another excerpt from Wait a Lonely Lifetime. This segment from the novel follows the excerpt from Chapter One posted on Sandra Carey Cody’s website. Rebecca is an actress and young journalist from Carmarthen, Wales. She has appeared on stage in […]
Wait a Lonely Lifetime: Read an Excerpt
As part of my Virtual Launch of Wait a Lonely Lifetime published by Avalon Books and now available on several online bookshops, Sandra Carey Cody has posted an excerpt from the first chapter of the novel on her website: SandraCareyCody. Use the following link and click on the Guest Excerpt tab. Sandra Carey Cody is one of my […]
Wait a Lonely Lifetime: Virtual Launch
A quick reminder and an invitation to all of you to join me at my Virtual Launch on my Facebook Author’s Page, April 16th, 2012, 6PM to 9PM, Pacific Time. For some of you, that time slot will be very early in the morning or very late at night. Arrive when you can and stay […]
Wait a Lonely Lifetime – The Story So Far
My journey home from work took a turn from the usual when I left the office a bit after 3PM and decided to take the first streetcar going toward the southwest of the city. I met one of my usual bus drivers, but going in the opposite direction, since I usually catch his route twenty […]
Just Picked Up….
I’ve just started reading Shooting Your Boyfriend by Cammy May Hunnicutt. Just two pages in and I’m laughing. It is all so true!
Review: Radiance | Love After Death
Radiance: Love After Death, Debra Jayne East, xoxopublishing.com, 978-1-927027-19-6 Radiance is the story of a severely depressed divorcée whose life takes an unexpected diversion following a near-fatal traffic accident. Marena Jacobs is a thirty-plus woman with a good job, a ‘fine son’ and many friends, but the betrayal of her husband sends her life crashing […]
Title Search: RePost from Avalon Authors Blog
Forget blurbs. Forget synopses. Forget even writing a novel or composing the jacket cover biography. The hardest job is finding a title. You’ve written a book to be proud of. You’ve put years of experience, months of work, weeks of revision, days of anticipation into the masterpiece. What keeps you awake night after night? The […]
Singing Outloud
Since moving back to San Francisco, I’ve begun to reconnect with friends and family, some of whom I’ve seen or corresponded with on the rarest of occasions. Yet, it amazes me how simple and comfortable some conversations can be, despite the distance of time and place. One of my closest friends in Wales is the […]
Wait a Lonely Lifetime Jacket Cover
What else can I say – this cover is exactly what I envisioned. Thank you Avalon designer, whoever you are! 5 January 2012: Update: The designer’s name is Matthew Simmons.