Posts Tagged ‘Drink Wine and Be Beautiful’
Summer is perfect for short stories…
This week, I was finalizing a short story. I am one of five co-editors of the Feisty Deeds anthology – historical fictional tales of women around the world and across centuries. In addition to my editorial duties shaping the collection, I’m also a contributing author. Since submissions open in August, I needed to get that…
Read MoreShort stories, anyone? Drink Wine and Be Beautiful on sale now!
This week I had a BookBub deal on my short story collection, Drink Wine and Be Beautiful. It’s only 0.99 in Australia, Canada and the UK in this BookBub deal on Amazon and Kobo – through the weekend. But I wanted to also run a 99 cent sale for US and EU readers – so…
Read MoreGreat to see Drink Wine and Be Beautiful featured on Trip Fiction’s blog on book covers
Thanks to talented author Lya Badgely, who brought this blog post to my attention. Great to see my short story collection cover, Drink Wine and Be Beautiful, featured in the blog for Trip Fiction entitled The Power of a Book Cover. It’s an interestting post, speaking about the power of book covers. Honestly, I’m not…
Read MoreDownload Italian-themed short stories for free – with my Drink Wine and Be Beautiful
There’s something about (almost) spring that gets that Wanderlust flowing through your veins. But, if you can’t get away right now, I have the perfect solution for you. My short story collection, Drink Wine and Be Beautiful, follows stories of Italian women and expatriates in Italy across Europe and in far-flung locales in Indonesia, Morocco…
Read MoreMa che stai dicendo, AI?
For those who don’t read Italian, my title asks “What on earth are you saying, AI?” While I am sure it has its uses, I remain skeptical about AI. I stubbornly stick to the idea that it is one tiny millimeter away from flat-out plagiarism. I am not a teacher, but if I had a…
Read MoreMy little (growing) stack of writing
I began my publishing journey just a little over three years ago. After many years of scribbling, and publishing short stories in journals and anthologies, I decided I wanted to start publishing as an indie author. Just over three years later, with five novels, one short story collection and one historical fiction anthology under my…
Read MoreTwo new book awards for my short story collection!
So incredibly excited to receive two new book awards for my short story collection, Drink Wine and Be Beautiful. I recently learned that my collection won both the 2024 American Legacy Book Award, Finalist – Short Stories and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2024, Finalist. This means that my short story collection has now…
Read MoreIndies Today Award for my Drink Wine and Be Beautiful and Rome’s Last Noble Palace
I received some excellent news earlier this month. BOTH of my 2023 releases were named Finalists in the Indies Today Book Awards. It’s always an honor to receive awards, and I’m pleased that my short story collection, Drink Wine and Be Beautiful, has now garnered its fourth award since its release. And for my dual…
Read MoreNew book award for Drink Wine, 2023 Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition
What can I say? I’m thrilled that my short story collection, Drink Wine and Be Beautiful, has claimed its third literary award. So excited this Italian-themed collection has been named a Notable Indie for the Shelf Unbound 2023 Best Indie Book prize. While I’m always thrilled to receive book awards, it means even more with…
Read More#BooksMakeGreatGifts – Consider my novels and short story collection for the readers in your life
Last week I shared with you lots of great advice for book shopping, with reviews for all my Womens Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) authors’ novels I read in 2023. Any (or all) of these novels would be well appreciated by any bookworm on your list. You can see my blog post with book reviews here…
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