by Roseanna White | May 10, 2017 | Announcements, Book News
Here it is! If you’re interested in becoming an influencer for A name Unknown, please fill out the form below for a paperback (US addresses only).
If you’d rather have a digital or have a non-US mailing address, please use this form instead.
As a reminder, this form will only be live for 24 hours, as I have only a few slots still available after giving my previous launch team a chance to sign up.
by Roseanna White | May 9, 2017 | Announcements, Book News
It’s that time again–time to collect influencers for A Name Unknown!
What’s an influencer? It’s someone who agrees to help spread the word about my book through:
* Reviews (copies are sent out to my team)
* Word of mouth
* Posts on social media (memes with quotes, photos when your book arrives, etc.)
* Asking your local library/bookstores to order/carry it
* Generally just being a pal and getting the word out there!
Interested? The sign-up form for influencers new to my team will go live tomorrow, Wednesday 10 May, 2017 at 2 p.m. EDT. The form will stay open only 24 hours.
I only have 15 slots to fill at this point, after rolling over previous readers interested in joining me for the new adventure, so new influencers will be chosen based on your ideas for helping out and/or your track record as a reviewer.
by Roseanna White | May 3, 2017 | Announcements, Book News, Remember When Wednesdays
First of all, thanks to everyone who commented or contacted me last week in regards to the question of “What book should I talk about in my next Facebook Live chat?” The majority of those who replied requested that our next stop be my biblical fiction, so I’ll go through those four titles in the order in which I wrote them, beginning with…
A Stray Drop of Blood! So next Monday, May 8, that’s the book I’ll be talking about. (My husband says, “Wow, lots to talk about with that one–you might need a two-hour special.” LOL. Don’t worry. I’m sure we can cover it all in the usual less-than-one.
Stray Drop is now in Kindle Unlimited, so if you haven’t read it but are part of that program, you’re doubly in luck! Since quite a few asked for links, here they are:
Now, on to the fun stuff. =) As many of you no doubt saw, I just got home from my 2017 writing retreat! As always, it was a lot of fun to hang out with my best friend/critique partner, Stephanie Morrill, and to just have days on end when I had to think of nothing but story. I arrived in KC on Thursday afternoon, we checked in to the gorgeous apartment we’d rented from HomeAway, and wasted no time in getting all set up.
Of course, we weren’t always at the table (though it made a great standing desk, actually), we also each had our spots on the couch.
Here are a few shots of our work space, the beautifully appointed apartment that made settling in for a weekend of “What, there’s an outside world?” so very easy. (Okay, so we left for food twice. And even took two walks!)
The ever important coffee machines deserved a picture unto themselves, of course…
I ended up with the master bedroom, solely because the other one wasn’t as close to the kitchen, and therefore Stephanie would not be so easily awakened by her crazy morning person roommate who insists upon getting up at 5:30, even when on “vacation”…
We had packed up and were ready to lock the doors behind us when we finally remembered to take a picture of US.
I’d love to give you the blow-by-blow of the retreat, but honestly, it’s pretty boring to report on, LOL. I did so many random Google searches that it occasionally made me laugh (Cockney rhyming slang, teas good for arthritis, how far X in London is from Y [about a hundred times–I’m becoming quite versed in London neighborhoods, which is just weird for this country girl], whether Rolex-founder Hans Wilsdorf had children, etc.), we paused occasionally to share interesting tidbits we were learning/questions we had, and Stephanie is especially awesome about started each meal/walk with the question of, “So where are you in the story now?”
The fellowship and dedicated time is always such a blessing. And it’s so rewarding to see those word counts tick up and up. I started the retreat with a mere 14,537 words in my manuscript (I’d hoped to be so much farther along!), but I ended it with a solid 57,908, which is half of this particular book. For those of you who don’t want to do math, that’s 43,381 words written in 3 full days and 2 travel days.
And I left off at the mid-point climax/twist, so a super fun scene to dive back into! When, of course, I get caught up on the stuff that got ignored while I was gone. (Including some not-fun stuff, like my great-grandmother finally passing away at 102. Funeral is today…)
So another successful retreat, and I came hope with lots of words for our Word of the Week spots, and plenty of things to feature on my Remember When posts too!
by Roseanna White | Apr 10, 2017 | Announcements
Just a quick reminder that tonight at 7 p.m. eastern, I’m going to be live on Facebook from my author page to chat about The Lost Heiress!
I’ll be:
- talking about the inspiration and history of the book and sharing some behind the scenes info
- answering any questions that come in live during the chat
- reading a snippet from the book
If you can’t watch live but catch it later once it’s posted to the page, don’t worry! You can still ask questions, and I’ll answer them next Monday, when I’ll be chatting about The Reluctant Duchess.
I hope you can join me, either live or later!
by Roseanna White | Apr 6, 2017 | Announcements, Book News, Sales, Uncategorized
First of all, I wanted to let everyone know that The Lost Heiress
e-book is on sale from all major retailers! The sale will only run from
April 6th through 8th, so if you haven’t picked this up yet and want
to, now’s your chance!
You can find links to all the major retailers on my website: http://bit.ly/RMWLostHeiress
ALSO…
FACEBOOK LIVE
I’m excited to be launching a new way of talking to you
guys! This week I’m going to be going Live on my Facebook author page
with details, but here’s the gist. On Monday evenings (when I’m not out
of town or life has the audacity to interrupt), I’m going to be going
Live to chat about one of my books (book will change each time), read
you a selection, talk about the inspiration behind it, and answer any of
your questions (about that title or anything else).
Which book would you like me to start with on Monday April 10? Comment here or fill out this one-question survey!
by Roseanna White | Mar 22, 2017 | Announcements, Author Interviews and Guest Posts
Because I only have the capacity for one blog post a day (ahem), since I’m a guest today on Go Teen Writers, I figured I’d just link you over there.
So any of you writers out there, hop on over to read my take on the Intuitive–versus the mathematical–mind. In fact, even if you’re not a writer, this could apply. I delve into the two types of minds that Pascal lays out, and how they affect our approach to pretty much anything.
See you back here tomorrow!