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Carol Anne Lawry

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A New Year

03 Sunday Feb 2013

Posted by Carol Anne Lawry in Uncategorized

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Well…book sales are pretty slow. I’m an abysmal self-promoter though I Tweet and Facebook.  Both venues simply raised my awareness of other issues that are far more important than my little book, “Journey”.  I’m grateful for that but feel my tweeting on political/environmental/human rights issues that are strongly polarized is not in the best interest of self promotion. Although, in fact, my novel circles these issues and my opinions on them are consistent.

I’ve received awesome feedback on the novel and I love checking the status at Vancouver Island Regional Library.  That one copy has traveled up and down the island and has consistently had 3 or 4 holds on it all last year. But books sales are dreary.  Good thing I don’t depend on them.  

One would think, being such an avid reader myself and a frequent library user (I certainly can’t afford to buy every book I read)  I would have noticed the lovely opportunities the library website gives for reviews and comments. Of course, now I have a book at the library,  and it is being read, I keep expecting a review or something.  I’ve never commented on the countless pleasures I’ve enjoyed reading favorite and new to me authors so it is rather ironic that I have such expectations of others.  Take note:  authors love being reviewed therefore I should review.  

I suppose money is a good review but my small royalty cheque, though pleasing, was not half as rewarding as a positive comment on Facebook.  I’ve decided to write letters to my favorite authors – Louise Erdrich, Anne Tyler, Amy Tan, Jodi Picoult, Margaret Atwood and others – to express my delight with their words, the way they read my own psyche, my heart.  Perhaps they remember when a nice review fed their creative spirit more than a small royalty.

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Novel Debut

13 Tuesday Mar 2012

Posted by Carol Anne Lawry in fiction, life

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At last! My novel has entered the Wide World and I am so excited. Can’t wait to have the first copy in hand. You can see it at Friesen Press and order it there, where you’ll get the best price (except for shipping. Outrageous and I’m protesting) unless you prefer electronic books, in which case Amazon has it for download, and Powells has it for other tablets and iPhone/Touch/Pad etc. It will be available as soft cover and hard cover as well within a week or so at Amazon with their more reasonable shipping deals.

In the meantime, I’ve uploaded a video to YouTube which is actually just a still picture of the cover and I read the prologue and 1st chapter.

To all those who steadfastly asked “When’s your book coming?” I thank you — for being patient with me and my crazy adventure and still showing interest.

I would love to hear your thoughts and it always helps when readers take the time to post reviews.

Novel Pending

13 Friday Jan 2012

Posted by Carol Anne Lawry in fiction

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mystery, novel, romance, suspense

I have the first proofs and, with the resourceful help of my Chemainus Writer’s Group, I’ve captured the “comma-kazies” and the “time-line trippers”. The cover looks fabulous and I’m over the moon excited. “Journey” will be available at Friesenpress.com and at Barnes and Noble and Amazon. I’ll give all the links when I get notice that I’m up and running.
Here’s the cover and blurb. Journey_HC_PRF_11-12-14

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