The good news is: I've just signed a contract with Books in Motion for an audio book of SPANISH EYES (HC from Five Star and LP out in Nov. 2008). Don't know when it will be scheduled but am really pleased about it. It's my first audio book (couldja tell? LOL).
The Merrivale cozy mystery series will begin Nov. 2009 with the first one, THE DEVIL IN MERRIVALE and there will be another each year from Zumaya Publications.
I'm waiting for Pat Browning's book, WINTER MOON, the second of her Pearl series. Watch Krill Publishing and Amazon for announcement. ABSINTHE OF MALICE, the first of the series is now available and is the first of the Pearl series. No cozy mystery lover should miss this series, you'll be returning to Pearl as often as Pat Browning will let you (me too :-))
Also, please watch here and at Amazon for two 'Christmas presents:' I'm changing the price on two e-books to $0.00 till the end of the year. If they turn out to be popular, will probably leave them as gifts. Like everything else in publishing, it will take a while to get into the system; make the changes; and wait, wait, wait, till the changes are made. These two e-books will give anyone who needs a little ray of sunshine in our daily lives some laughs and chuckles. Will announce soon as I can get it done.
Break's over! :-)
Jackie
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Friday, 14 August 2009
jjgbreaktimewithjackie.blogspot.com
jjgbreaktimewithjackie.blogspot.com will take you directly to my latest blog. Somehow another entry on the net takes you to an entry back in August years ago!? So be advised, go to jjgbreaktimewithjackie.blogspot.com to get the latest blog, news, one writer to other writer's and reader's discussions and gossip, and general sharing, whoopee, and keepin' in touch. I love to hear from fellow writers, readers and anyone who wants to share experiences and news bulletins that all of us enjoy on our respective digests and lists. One of the very best things about being a writer is meeting so many wonderful, talented, and just plain interesting people. And please, when you come to visit, sign my guestbook. :-)
Break's over!
Jackie
Break's over!
Jackie
Angel's Flight
Heads up, cozy mystery lovers! I've discovered Alice Duncan's Mercy Allcutt and want to share the good news with you. ANGEL'S FLIGHT is the second in her series and it sent me hunting the first one. LOL. In fact, I paused a bit (lack of money is holding me up - doesn't it always?) to put a review on Amazon and give it the five stars it deserves. I don't know whether it took or not so just in case I'm posting it here:
"ANGEL'S FLIGHT is an adventure that makes the twenties live again. Mercy Allcutt will have you in her corner rooting for her as she insists on a career in a society that's nearly deaf to all women and working women in particular. Doing what Mercy wants to do whether it's socially acceptable or not gets Mercy into trouble just being herself. She works as a secretary and assistant to Ernie Templeton who is a private investigator, former policeman, and the current love interest in Mercy's life. When Ernie turns down a job involving a suspected phoney seance, Mercy attends the seance instead and is on the scene and questioned by the police when one of the guests is murdered. This infuriates Ernie and Mercy's mother who chooses this unfortunate time to visit from Boston and express her disapproval of her daughter's current life style in LA. Her presence makes Mercy's daily escape to the office both necessary and entertaining for the reader. Alice Duncan has done her homework on her chosen period of time with styles, events, and the death of Rudolph Valentio as an intresting backdrop. Scenes and settings of ANGEL'S FLIGHT are well done and the colorul characters involved in the plots twists and turns will keep you turning pages right up to the cliff-hanger climax. Alice Duncn's Mercy Allcutt series is a must for cozy mystery lovers. "
If anyone has any helpful suggestions about posting reviews or any other useful information about the mystrious workings of Amazon let me know :-)
Break's over!
Jackie
"ANGEL'S FLIGHT is an adventure that makes the twenties live again. Mercy Allcutt will have you in her corner rooting for her as she insists on a career in a society that's nearly deaf to all women and working women in particular. Doing what Mercy wants to do whether it's socially acceptable or not gets Mercy into trouble just being herself. She works as a secretary and assistant to Ernie Templeton who is a private investigator, former policeman, and the current love interest in Mercy's life. When Ernie turns down a job involving a suspected phoney seance, Mercy attends the seance instead and is on the scene and questioned by the police when one of the guests is murdered. This infuriates Ernie and Mercy's mother who chooses this unfortunate time to visit from Boston and express her disapproval of her daughter's current life style in LA. Her presence makes Mercy's daily escape to the office both necessary and entertaining for the reader. Alice Duncan has done her homework on her chosen period of time with styles, events, and the death of Rudolph Valentio as an intresting backdrop. Scenes and settings of ANGEL'S FLIGHT are well done and the colorul characters involved in the plots twists and turns will keep you turning pages right up to the cliff-hanger climax. Alice Duncn's Mercy Allcutt series is a must for cozy mystery lovers. "
If anyone has any helpful suggestions about posting reviews or any other useful information about the mystrious workings of Amazon let me know :-)
Break's over!
Jackie
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
http://www.comicbooksuperheroes.net/ Go here to see pictures and read about Superman, Wonder Woman, and all the magical 'good guys and gals' you've read about from comics to movies. I've put an anthology on Kindle and my first story in it is Wonder Mom. A suburban housewife who wishes on a star for Wonder Woman's powers - and gets them! Jay at the above address let me use my favorite, Wonder Woman, on my cover for my book.
Another fellow writer and friend used the statue of Superman in her Metropolis series. If ever we needed the 'good guys' and heroes worthy of our affection and attention, it's now. I'm a life long fan of Wonder Woman and a born optimist so of course all my novels have a happy ending. I may make the going ruff and tuff, but the good guys win and peace is restored. I don't know who wrote it (if anyone knows where it came from, please let me know) but it's a good thing to inspire us right now and give us hope:
"As you travel on through life,
Let it always be your goal
To keep your eye upon the doughnut
And not upon the hole!"
So keep your eye on the doughnut fellow readers and writers.
Break's over!
Another fellow writer and friend used the statue of Superman in her Metropolis series. If ever we needed the 'good guys' and heroes worthy of our affection and attention, it's now. I'm a life long fan of Wonder Woman and a born optimist so of course all my novels have a happy ending. I may make the going ruff and tuff, but the good guys win and peace is restored. I don't know who wrote it (if anyone knows where it came from, please let me know) but it's a good thing to inspire us right now and give us hope:
"As you travel on through life,
Let it always be your goal
To keep your eye upon the doughnut
And not upon the hole!"
So keep your eye on the doughnut fellow readers and writers.
Break's over!
Saturday, 4 July 2009
DEAD ON ARRIVAL Coming Soon!
DEAD ON ARRIVAL , the first in my Maggie and Joe series is scheduled to come out in January of 2010. The cover will soon be up on my web site.
I've also put some things on Kimble and some scripts are included. If you're curious to see what a reading script looks like they're there. I'm hoping some agent or maybe even an actor looking for a vehicle will see them since options are available (long as I'm wishing I might as well go first class and I'd love for someone looking for a vehicle to look at my scripts and think it's 'just right' for him or her.
The in print books all have a page on my web site. Some of the ones on Kimble do too, but all of them are there on Kindle if you can't find them in print. One of the things on Kindle is LIGHTEN UP, which is a random selection of some of my early humor columns - funny to look at the ones with problems that we're STILL having!? It's strictly for entertainment, it will give you some laughs.
Come by and visit, I'd love to hear from you!
Break's over,
Jackie
I've also put some things on Kimble and some scripts are included. If you're curious to see what a reading script looks like they're there. I'm hoping some agent or maybe even an actor looking for a vehicle will see them since options are available (long as I'm wishing I might as well go first class and I'd love for someone looking for a vehicle to look at my scripts and think it's 'just right' for him or her.
The in print books all have a page on my web site. Some of the ones on Kimble do too, but all of them are there on Kindle if you can't find them in print. One of the things on Kindle is LIGHTEN UP, which is a random selection of some of my early humor columns - funny to look at the ones with problems that we're STILL having!? It's strictly for entertainment, it will give you some laughs.
Come by and visit, I'd love to hear from you!
Break's over,
Jackie
Monday, 15 June 2009
Kindle Announcement:
Kindle now has seven items from me. Browse to look at an anthology (Magic, Mischief, Mistery); Humor from my previous humor column; even some scripts if you haven't read a reading script before; along with novels too - and there will be more coming when I have more to list. Prices are low - enjoy! Also feel free to comment here, ask questions, just visit - I'd love meeting you and enjoy talking to readers, writers and fellow bloggers.
Break's over!
Jackie
Break's over!
Jackie
Monday, 8 June 2009
Interesting Blogs
Terry Odell's blog is a good place to visit if you are a cozy mystery fan (http://terryodell.blogspot.com.) I'll send you some more good blog locations too from time to time :-).
At the moment, I'm going the happy dance around my chair waiting to hear from a publisher who says my submission 'sounds interesting' and I will hear from her shortly.
I'm also reading Pat Browning's ABSINTHE WITHOUT MALICE again to consider putting a brief review on the blog soon. I went to it on Amazon to put the review on and give it the five stars it deserves when for some reason I couldn't get it to work(?) I'll try later.
In the meantime, the weather man seems to have lost his umbrella (or someone tired of treading water swpipped it) and we're having a week of glorious sunshine. Go out and enjoy if you are too!
Break's over!
Jackie
At the moment, I'm going the happy dance around my chair waiting to hear from a publisher who says my submission 'sounds interesting' and I will hear from her shortly.
I'm also reading Pat Browning's ABSINTHE WITHOUT MALICE again to consider putting a brief review on the blog soon. I went to it on Amazon to put the review on and give it the five stars it deserves when for some reason I couldn't get it to work(?) I'll try later.
In the meantime, the weather man seems to have lost his umbrella (or someone tired of treading water swpipped it) and we're having a week of glorious sunshine. Go out and enjoy if you are too!
Break's over!
Jackie
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