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Vizard—An award-winning prequel.
The Ember Files

Vizard—An award-winning prequel.

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Vizard: An Ember Files Side Story Award-winning novel! Fantasy | UrbanFantasy | DarkFiction | Contemporary196 Pages, print editionISBN 978-1-7782531-4-0 (Paperback)ISBN 978-1-7782531-5-7 (eBook)On-sale Date: December 14, 2023 A brutal deed forever alters the rules of survival.Few Spellbinders know of the kill list’s existence; a list that marks multiple families for death. In the wake of one savage… Continue reading Vizard—An award-winning prequel.

Ember Stone (Book One)
The Ember Files

Ember Stone (Book One)

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Revised edition Embrace your magic! Fantasy | UrbanFantasy | Magic & WizardsFiction | Women427 Pages, print editionISBN 978-1-7782531-3-3 (Paperback)ISBN 978-1-7782531-2-6 (eBook)On-sale Date: June 8, 2023 As life catapults her into a magical world at war, Kori Ember must recognize her existence isn’t conventional. The life of her sister, Alivia, and the fate of all Spellbinders… Continue reading Ember Stone (Book One)

Chimera and Curses (Book Two)
The Ember Files

Chimera and Curses (Book Two)

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Honorable Mention—Wild Card category—2024 San Francisco Book Festival Fantasy | Elves & FaeriesFantasy | HumorousFantasy | Dragons & Mythical Creatures255 Pages, print editionISBN 978-1-7782531-0-2 (Paperback) | $15.99 CADISBN 978-1-7782531-1-9 (eBook) | $2.99 CADOn-sale Date: March 29, 2023 The fate of the world is in Kori Ember’s hands again. She is about to embark on the… Continue reading Chimera and Curses (Book Two)

From the Ashes (Book Three)
The Ember Files

From the Ashes (Book Three)

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Embrace your magic! Fantasy | UrbanFantasy | Magic & WizardsFiction | Fantasy | Series257 Pages, print editionISBN 978-1-7782531-7-1(Paperback)ISBN 978-1-7782531-8-8 (eBook)On-sale Date: July 3, 2024 Kyson Adelgrief’s predilection to inflict pain drives him. Rage over the murder of his brother and fury for the death of his mentor left him hungering for revenge. After a brief… Continue reading From the Ashes (Book Three)

Double-sided page layout
Miscellaneous

Double-sided page layout

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I learned a lot about Word while formatting my first self-published novel. One of those things involved paragraphs and how they look on the pages of a print novel. This is important so pages don’t look like they have a narrow column of text in the middle of the page; the margins around the text… Continue reading Double-sided page layout

The drop cap.
Miscellaneous

The drop cap.

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The fancy first letter that differs from the rest of the text in a book has always been something I admire while reading a novel. I knew little about it, including what it was called or how it was done. When I started making formatting decisions for The Funny Side, I wanted to use that… Continue reading The drop cap.

Year for a writer
A to Z Blogging

Year for a writer

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I attended a webinar: “Hit Your Author Goals in 2022: 4 Strategies to Transform Your Business and Book Sales.” This was the first time I heard anybody speak about setting author goals. Writing a business plan and setting author goals was presented as something many authors fail to do. I didn’t start writing a business… Continue reading Year for a writer

Excerpts
A to Z Blogging

Excerpts

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My newest book will be released on May 8, 2025. It’s my first nonfiction title, and I’m looking forward to sharing it with you. In light of that, I’m sharing a short chunk of text from The Funny Side. This section is from Chapter 1: Brain loss. In terms of my intellectual capacity before children,… Continue reading Excerpts

This is not just a cover reveal.
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This is not just a cover reveal.

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From the back cover:Remember to laugh. Start with a smile and let it grow. Parenting is a full-time career with a boss who is a mini-version of you but who has an unstable mood and zero conformity to social and societal norms. It’s priceless, all of it. From heartwarming to smiles and laughter, The Funny… Continue reading This is not just a cover reveal.

Intentional Disclosure
Miscellaneous

Intentional Disclosure

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The Ember Files is ending. I am releasing the last book in the series this summer. Today I want to share with you the cover for that book. By Shari Marshall - 2024 Cover image: http://www.bookbrush.comdarksouls1 from Pixabay and susan-lu4esm