Saturday, October 1, 2016

WHAT INSPIRED ME TO BECOME AN INDIE AUTHOR










WRITING BOOKS CAN BE LIKE ANY OTHER TALENT, SOMETIMES ONE HAS TO SORT THROUGH A LOT OF DOUBTS TO FIND THE MAGIC AUTHOR BUTTON. AMAZON HELPED DO THAT FOR ME. I WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL.


ANNA PATTERSON:
What inspired you to become an indie author?
I think there are all sorts of things which make up a writer. Of course a writer has to be another thing to. I think writers show signs of being writers long before people take them seriously on this writing business.
I myself took a few detours along the way. But one day I was sorting boxes of papers and a friend said, “Don’t you ever throw anything away.”
“Actually,” I said, “I’m rather afraid I might be throwing away a Masterpiece!”
As I put the boxes away, I thought of my dream of someday holding a book I wrote (myself) in my hands. I had struggled to do this for years and failed.
One day a Facebook friend was talking about how she went “Indie”. I was intrigued and went looking for what this meant.
One day, my husband said, “What are you waiting for?”
That was in the Year 2012. It has enriched my life. I have friends all over the world. Yes, I have books all over the world. I have the most beautiful moments, talking writing with other writers, would be writers, just people who like to read and it just goes on and on. I read more, because I still love to do that.

I’d like to tell you how I loved learning how to down load an eBook and how to publish one. And I would tell you how it felt to actually publish a paperback book on Amazon and got that box of books, and saw it for the first time in my hands. I can’t explain it. I just cry.

THIS OCTOBER, AMAZON IS CELEBRATING THE INDIE AUTHOR PHENOMENA. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THIS OUT.
https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=15426558011

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Monday, July 18, 2016

NEW WESTERN OUT

https://www.amazon.com/Winds-Song-Love-Burnished-Star/dp/1497541646?ie=UTF8&ref_=asap_bc

SHARING LOVE OF ALL THINGS WESTERN

CELEBRATING OUR LOVE FOR WESTERN GENRE
WE are having a Heat Wave and just trying to stay cool in what I consider monstrous weather conditions.
My mother and daddy, many years ago, had a solution which I still cherish as a memory:
We would just go to the movies.
Every Saturday we went to the movie, walked down town, ate at the local Dime Store, usually a cold sandwich, bacon and tomato, or sliced cold cut with chips and a pickle.
Then we walked over to the Movie Theater, an elaborate and wonderful scene, with velvet seats, crimson curtains which hid the screen, and mock gold trim and rather lavish all around the room. We talked in hushed tones until the movie started.
The movie did not start without all sorts of short films and things like that.
Saturday could mean a series of Western films.
Going to the movie was what we considered an all-day affair, but we would be home by early afternoon.
I REMEMBER Once, when my dad, a fan of Actor John Wayne, actually drove us to a place where one of that famous actor’s movies had been shot. I think the movie was Stage Coach, but I’m not sure.

So in a total admission to loving Westerns to this day, I started writing books with a Western flare or even a theme. If you are having a Heat Wave or just a rather long Summer with not much to do, I suggest you might follow me back to nostalgic themes which continue to delight.

John Wayne


Tuesday, April 19, 2016

OUR BLOG HOP IS OVER, THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING


WE HAVE A WINNER!

WE HAVE HAD A DRAWING AND THE WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO STOPPED BY AND LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING WITH YOU AGAIN!


Michelle, your gift card has been sent.

Sincerely,

Anna Patterson




Wednesday, April 6, 2016





Welcome to our Blog Hop


Welcome to one of the blog sites of authors participating in the 5th Annual Authors in Bloom Blog Hop!

The action begins April 7th. Join this tour of interesting author sites. The hop continues for ten days and each offers unique information and prizes.



There are GIVEAWAYS, check out each author’s blog.
PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS AS PART OF THE GIVEAWAY, VISITORS ARE ASKED TO POST. ONLY THOSE VISITORS WHO VISIT EACH AND EVERY STOP ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GRAND PRIZE EREADER AND GIFT CARD. Please leave your contact email in comment section so we can contact winners. Winners will be posted on both the first and last BloominThyme websites.
SWEET PEA’S CHATTERHOUSE IS GOING TO HAVE A DRAWING AT THE END OF THE HOP FOR A $10 gift certificate from Amazon. Please leave a comment on this site before moving on so that you can be in the drawing.



AN OLD RECIPE FOR SCENTED BAGS FOR DRESSER DRAWERS

THIS IS AN OLD FASHIONED RECIPE FOR MAKING SCENTED BAGS FROM DRIED FLOWERS FROM THE GARDEN. A BYGONE CRAFT FOR SURE, BUT INTERESTING.

Making small perfumed scented bags for drawers
 Ingredients for various Sorts of these little Bags or Satchels.
For this purpose may be used different parts of the Aromatic Plants; as Leaves of Southernwood, Dragon-wort, Balm, Mint both garden and wild, Dittany, Ground-ivy, Bay, Hyssop, Lovage, Sweet Marjoram, Origanum, Pennyroyal, Thyme, Rosemary, Savory, Scordium, and Wild Thyme. The Flowers of the Orange, Lemon, Lime, and Citron Tree, Saffron, Lavender, Roses, Lily of the Valley, Clove-july-flower, Wall-flower, Jonquil, and Mace. Fruits, as Aniseeds, &c. The Rinds of Lemons, Oranges, &c. Small green Oranges, Juniper-berries, Nutmegs, and Cloves. Roots of Acorus, Bohemian Angelica, Oriental Costus, Sweet Flag, Orrice, Zedoary, &c. The Woods of Rhodium, Juniper, Cassia, St. Lucia, Sanders, &c. Gums, as Frankincense, Myrrh, Storax, Benjamin, Labdanum, Ambergrise, and Amber. Barks, as Canella Alba, Cinnamon, &c.

Care must be taken that all these ingredients are perfectly dry, and kept in a dry place. To prevent their turning black, add a little common Salt. When you ]choose to have any particular Flower predominant, a greater quantity of that plant must be used in proportion to the other ingredients.
This article is from a book available for free download from The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Toilet of Flora by Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz, the photo is of an item on Pinterest

BLOG HOP STARTS APRIL 7, check out these great authors!


BLOOM BLOG HOP STARTS APRIL 7 FOR TEN DAYS, PRIZES EVERYWHERE!

http://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=266872&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

A NEW STEAMPUNK BOOK ABOUT GHOSTS

http://www.amazon.com/Ghostly-Steampunk-Woman-Museum-Haunted-ebook/dp/B01DT4V4YY/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Featured Post

NEW BOOK TRAILER ABOUT EGYPT