March 27, 2024: My second novel is now in Blountstown! Click HERE for today’s blog post on this and other news.
January 2024: Thank you to the Rabun County Library in Clayton, Georgia for adopting both of my books! If you’re up that way, please check me out.
December 7, 2023: Two more libraries have stocked physical copies of my second book. Click HERE for this news, as well as an update on my third project.
September 18, 2023: The eBook format of A Southern Fried Fantasy Adventure Story has now been widely distributed. Still available on Amazon, it can now also be purchased from scores of other vendors such as Apple Books, Kobo, eSentral, and more. Click HERE for today’s blog post with further details.
September 6, 2023: Good news out of Perry! The place is still standing; even their library is back open! Click HERE for a reminder about my upcoming speaking engagement, as well as news of yet another library now stocking both of my books!
August 12, 2023: Three more libraries have added my second book. Click HERE for details, along with a random product review. Also included is a little information on my upcoming third project!
July 20, 2023: My Kindle Countdown Deal is now LIVE for this weekend, and to make matters even better, Leon County just picked me up! Click HERE for further details.
July 15, 2023: Announcing an upcoming Kindle Countdown Sale, as well as information on now my twenty-eighth library. Click HERE.
June 24, 2023: Thanks to Crawfordsville District Public Library in Indiana, my latest book is now in its twenty-seventh library!
June 15, 2023: Four more libraries have adopted my latest book, including one that claims to be haunted (?!) with which I have a very personal history. Click HERE for today’s blog post with all the juicy details.
April 29, 2023: A Southern Fried Fantasy Adventure Story is now available for checkout from five more libraries! Click HERE for today’s blog post for details, including a note about my third big project.
April 7, 2023: I’ve been invited back to speak at the Taylor County Public Library this fall. Click HERE for the date and time, as well as news on two more libraries. Seventeen institutions have now adopted my latest book!
March 23, 2023: A Kindle Flash Sale and two more libraries! Click HERE for the details.
March 15, 2023: Release Day! My new novel has already been adopted by quite a few libraries. Click HERE for today’s informative post!
February 1, 2023: Early reviews are in and positive! Click HERE to go to Readers’ Favorite and learn more about my “highly recommend[ed]”, “unusual tale” with “interesting characters, and unpredictable twists.” “Once you start reading [this] [“brilliant tone[d]”] [“high-adventure tale”]”, you’ll not want to stop.”
February 1, 2023: Click HERE for today’s blog post with important information about my impending release (including a look at the back cover and even inside!).
January 10, 2023: My second novel, A Southern Fried Fantasy Adventure Story, will be released worldwide on March 15, 2023. Stay tuned for further details!
December 17, 2022: My second novel’s release date will be slightly delayed. CLICK HERE for today’s update containing more information.
November 24, 2022: It’s here! CLICK for the cover reveal!
November 21, 2022: My second novel, a cozy hybrid fantasy adventure, is now being proofed. The cover is AMAZING and you’ll see it very soon. Further NEWS is imminent! Check back frequently!
September 19, 2022: A hardcover of my first novel has been adopted by the Polk County Library Cooperative. Click HERE for an associated blog post which includes an update on the status of my next project.
July 13, 2022: Beta has begun on my second novel! Click HERE for further details.
May 27, 2022: My “second project” now has a working title and synopsis. Click HERE for today’s big reveal!
April 5, 2022: Please remember to attend my upcoming author event this month in Perry, Florida! Click HERE for details and also, my hardcover’s in two more libraries (Panama City and Port St. Joe)!
March 21, 2022: My hardcover has been adopted by the Calhoun County Public Library in Blountstown, FL. Click HERE for today’s blog post.
February 27, 2022: My hardcover has been adopted by the Anna Porter Public Library in Gatlinburg, TN. Also, I have some early news about my upcoming second book! Click HERE for details!
November 21, 2021: My eBook is now available for checkout from certain libraries in Alaska and North Carolina. Click HERE for details.
August 15, 2021: My hardcover is now available for checkout in Bremen(!)–Bremen, Georgia
–at the Warren P. Sewell Memorial Library. Furthermore, my eBook has now been sighted in Texas at the Margaret Estes Library at LeTourneau University (Longview). Click HERE for today’s blog post on this and other subjects.
May 26, 2021: I’ve been invited by the Friends of the Taylor County Public Library in Perry, FL to do a program on my book. The event has been scheduled for Monday, April 25, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. Click HERE for more information.
March 19, 2021: “Second Project” referenced earlier (an adventure novel) is in its final stages (>100K words). See HERE for further details along with an original poem and picture.
November 30, 2020: My hardcover is now available for checkout in Levy County, FL from both the Bronson Public Library and the Luther Callaway Public Library in Chiefland. Click HERE for today’s blog post for further details, including a holiday recipe (!) and a note about expanding availability in IL.
November 2, 2020: My book is now available at a discount, permanently, but only through my publisher, BookBaby. Click HERE for special coupon codes worth 40% off the hardcover and 50% off the eBook.
October 23, 2020: My hardcover is now available for checkout from the Franklin County Public Library in Carrabelle, FL.
June 4, 2020: A Witch’s Burden has been named finalist for “First Novel” in the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards! Click HERE for further details.
April 20, 2020: Library patrons in Dover, DE and Baltimore, MD can now read my book for free on their compatible devices. Click HERE for today’s eBook availability update.
March 13, 2020: Need something to read while your library is closed due to the corona virus? My eBook format is now on sale through BookBaby. Click HERE for a special coupon code to get 50% off the list price.
January 27, 2020: Three more libraries have adopted my book—two in Florida (in Sarasota and Lee counties) and another in South Carolina (Georgetown)! My hardcover is now available in twenty-eight separate libraries across seven US States and Germany. Click HERE for more information.
January 16, 2020: I’ve been invited to speak at the Roddenbery Memorial Library in Cairo, GA on March 7, 2020 at 11am. There’ll be a book signing as well. Please be sure to join me. Click HERE for more information.
December 21, 2019: My hardcover has been adopted by the Three Rivers Regional Library System of north Florida! Click HERE for more information, which also includes an update regarding the expansion of eBook availability.
December 15, 2019: Click HERE to read an original short story entitled “The Pincushion”, offered to my readers as an early Christmas present.
December 2, 2019: My hardcover is now available for checkout from a library in Tennessee–marking a sixth state down in my campaign, and umpteenth overall when eBook availability is included in the tally. Click HERE for more information.
November 27, 2019: #AWitchInEveryState continues apace. I am pleased to report that my hardcover is now available for checkout from two more libraries: one in Indiana and another in South Carolina! Click HERE for details. eBook availability is expanding as well; members of the Pioneer Library System in Oklahoma, soon to be immobilized by a grand turkey dinner, can follow Elke’s adventures digitally from the couch via their device of choice.
October 8, 2019: Four more hardcovers have found a home! A Witch’s Burden is now available for checkout in the Suwannee River Regional Library System. Click HERE for more information. As of today, I am in 16 separate libraries, 1 bookmobile, with 1 on the way, and 1 under consideration. And this isn’t counting eBook availability; in addition to those hard copies, I am on 3 Overdrive networks and at least 8 that use Hoopla.
October 6, 2019: October Sale announcement. Starting tomorrow enjoy deep discounts on both formats of my book when purchased through BookBaby! Click HERE for details. Ends at Midnight on Halloween.
August 19, 2019: #AWitchInEveryState promotional campaign announcement. See HERE for further details on this effort to put a copy of my new book in at least one library in every US state.
August 14, 2019: My eBook is now available on Hoopla(digital) at participating libraries, and another hard copy has found a home. Click HERE for today’s full update.
July 19, 2019: A Witch’s Burden is now available in eleven libraries and on two eBook networks in four countries. I’m even going mobile!
July 3, 2019: A Witch’s Burden is now ranked on Amazon–at least for the moment! My book is #94 on Amazon’s “Hot New Releases in Historical Literary Fiction”. And, no, this is not the result of shenanigans. I don’t know how long I’ll be ranked, so don’t blink, click this link! I’m hopeful that this is only the beginning.
June 4, 2019: Release day! Second promotional announcement. A Witch’s Burden is now an available title in the Readers’ Favorite Monthly Book Giveaway. Enter for free for a chance to win a Kindle copy of my book!
May 27, 2019: Release promotional announcement. In celebration of the impending release, there are a limited number of coupons now available. See HERE for more details.
May 25, 2019: Goodreads author page constructed.
May 6, 2019: Ebook proofs (.epub & .mobi) have been approved. ISBNs have been assigned and the book metadata created. A Witch’s Burden should begin appearing in “pre-sale” status within days (at the earliest) to weeks (at the latest) on the websites of the following select worldwide distribution partners: iBooks, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Kobo, Baker & Taylor, Copia, Gardners, eSentral, Scribd, Goodreads, Ciando, and Vearsa.
April 17, 2019: A Witch’s Burden is scheduled for worldwide release on June 4, 2019 in hardcover and e-book formats. Check back frequently; further details concerning release outlets and how to pre-order are forthcoming.
April 5, 2019: All digital proofs approved. Production continues as the physical proof now flies to the author’s hands!
March 28, 2019: The title* of “primary project” is revealed. A Witch’s Burden is coming soon. Secondary layout and design work continues following first digital proofs.
March 4, 2019: A Witch’s Burden was submitted for internal layout and cover design.
February, 2019: Final edits received–approved, rejected, and adjusted. Epsilon (the “final print” version of A Witch’s Burden) is complete!
Winter, 2019: Submitted (delta) manuscript of A Witch’s Burden to editor.
2018: Work began on a second project (details TBA).
April 13, 2018: U.S. copyright registration acquired for completed, revised, early (beta) manuscript of A Witch’s Burden.
September, 2016: Work began on the first draft (alpha) of primary project, a novel (title TBA*).
