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New Release Launched!

Finding Strength: During the Panic of 1893 is live as an ebook. Print versions will be available soon but the audiobook will probably be released this summer. For a limited time, you can save on the ebook version of the first book and/or order the new one. Click on the image to go to Amazon. If you read the book(s), PLEASE post your honest review.

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Print & Audio:

Proofreading and formatting for the print book are complete! The ebook is being formatted now. I’ve requested the cover template from the printer and forward it to the cover designer for the finished cover with spine and back and review snippet from The Wishing Shelf.. Then I’ll send it to the printer: Bethany Press. I should have print copies in stock by the first or second week of March, but the ebook will be available on March 1st.

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Finally, Edits are Complete!

Diligent work on this novel all 2023 has finally come to an end. END! Did I say that out loud? Yes. Yes, I did. After the major edit and the minor edits were addressed, I combed through the book (now 75,000 words in all, thank you) three times for minor things. Once in Word, once in ProWritingAid, and once listening to the computer read to me (in a British voice which I loved). It amazed me how many little things were missed with each pass. Each method has its strengths, but together, I’m hoping it’s perfect.

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