Blizzard as a puppy
Joy V. Smith has been writing stories since she was a kid. Her stories and articles have been published in print magazines, webzines, and anthologies; and her SF has been published in two audiobooks, including Sugar Time. Her print books include Building a Cool House for Hot Times without Scorching the Pocketbook; a children’s book, Why Won’t Anyone Play with Me?; and a collection of short story reprints, Aliens, Animals, and Adventure. Her ebooks include three SF reprints; Hidebound, Pretty Pink Planet, and Hot Yellow Planet and a non-fiction ebook about her adventures in: Remodeling: Buying and Updating a Foreclosure. She lives in Florida with Blizzard the Snow Princess and Bryn the Flying Corgi.
Pretty dog.
Thank you! You can see why I named her Blizzard, though she’s more spotted now than she was then.
Hi Joy: Fellow writer here in Davenport, Florida/Haines City area. Saw review of your short story collection in the Ledger this morning. I also write speculative fiction and crime/mystery stories. I also write some non-fiction.
Please check out my web site: http://www.vincentscarsella.webs.com and various stuff on Amazon.
Also, would like to get together to discuss marketing our works. I am coming out with a self-published crime e-novel soon called “The Anonymous Man.”
Vincent, Hi! Very nice website, btw. Nicely laid out, and I love the book!! And you’ve been busy writing and publishing, I see.
I’m usually busy and in and out. Catching me is hard, even on the phone (though it can be done). I prefer email ’cause I can do that at my leisure. I’ve got lots of marketing links, if you want any.
Btw, are you aware of Oasis (lieterary SF con) in Orlando on Memorial Day weekend? I hope to make it there this year.
Thanks for getting back to me. Do you do Facebook or Twitter? That has been somewhat useful as a marketing tool. I have also read some other marketing books, some have useful ideas, others do not. Hopefully, you will purchase something of mine (I suggest starting with, “Within A Dream”) and giving it a review and I will do likewise for you.
Vince, No I’m not on Facebook or Twitter. I thought I’d think about that when my novel comes out… As this point in time (April is really busy! And my May calendar is filling up), no way do I have time for reading or reviewing.
Vince, I couldn’t find any info on Within A Dream. (Just thought I’d check it out.) Do you have a link? I couldn’t find it at the publisher.
Here’s the link for Kindle on Amazon:
Within A Dream
If you search by my name on Amazon, you should find all my books.
Vince, Thank you! I rarely take the time to do searches so I really appreciate links. And I don’t have an e-reader so I don’t read ebooks on my computer unless I have to. Your book does sound interesting, and that’s certainly an intriguing cover.
Do some final editing. A long process. Aren’t you books for e-readers?
Vince, You’re editing a book? Oh, yes. that can take forever… I’ve published some ebooks, but when I find a book I’m really interested in, I check to see if it’s available in print. Sometimes it is; and I plan to publish some of my ebooks in print.
I’m editing my novel, The Anonymous Man. It is 98% there, but you know how that is. Actually, I anticipate having it available on Kindle by the end of the month. I need to move on to other projects!
Way to go! When you’re that close to the end, you feel more confident. I know about moving on. April’s beem a busy month; I’ll be finished with two projects when it’s over.