Magical Memoir Moments
Embrace the Blush! A New Book Trailer and A Look at the Other Side of the New Beginnings Screen
Those wonderful folks at MennoMedia called me up this week to announce that the book trailer for Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World is finished! Writing the copy for this trailer forced me to think hard about two things: what I discovered what readers might discover I chose the phrase “embrace your blush”…
If I Should Die Before I Wake: Why I Wrote A Mennonite Memoir
When I think of dying, I think of Henry David Thoreau who famously said that he went to the woods to avoid dying without living. He had a pessimistic assessment of how many other people managed to avoid that fate: The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. I’ve known my share of quiet…
Connecting Through the Power of Love and Forgiveness: Two Mennonites at Breakfast
I invited Jim Smucker to breakfast at Mr. J’s Bagels, within walking distance of both our houses, this morning. I wanted to say thanks to him for agreeing to sponsor the Sweet and Sour food collection as a prize to the person who wins the 100 Day Challenge. Jim has recently moved to Virginia and…
On the Way to the Finish Line: Stopping to Hug an Author
Since I’ve never published a book before, I find every phase of the process fascinating. The first thing I’ve learned that it’s harder work than I ever could have imagined. And it takes a whole village to produce one book. I turned my last draft in on April 1. Since then, I’ve worked with two…
Sabbath: A Challenge to Truly Take a Break
Every Sabbath is a New Beginning. But we don’t always take the gift it offers. Today can be different. My New Beginning today is to do no blogging. In fact, I am not going to check email, Facebook, or my blog all day. I’ve written this post in advance so that I could try a…
Ten Steps to Doing a Book Cover Reveal: How to Build Community as You Prepare Your Book Launch
During the holidays, when my tech-savvy adult children were visiting us, we had a blast with an event called a Cover Reveal. It brought my publisher, my audience, and me together for the first time in a formal way. So, using the holiday theme, I’ve concocted a recipe for the event to share with you….
The First Peak at Blush: Cover Reveal Coming This Friday
Did you know my book-to-be book has fans? I’m blushing here, because I didn’t give them this name, but that’s what Facebook calls the special pages you “like,” in contrast to the personal pages where you “friend” each other. I place blog posts on my website and on the Shirley Hershey Showalter page. The page…
You Are Invited to a Cover Reveal!
One of the most important decisions that publishers and authors make about a book is its title and its cover. This decision has been made for my memoir. I used Rosy Cheeks: A Mennonite Childhood as a working title when I proposed the book to Herald Press. But the title has changed. I want to…
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