Kelly McClymer's Blog, page 7

Please welcome Leah Frederick to the blog today. Leah is the narrator for my first released audiobook The Unintended Bride. [I know, I know, why am I doing them out of order -- it wasn't on purpose, it is just the way things happen.] Amazon and Audible have teamed up to let authors and narrators work together to make audiobooks through the ACX program. This means the author and narrator are the two people who do all of the work. I provided the manuscript, the narrator provided t...

Caleb Jeremiah arrived just after midnight. 4 lbs and 11 oz. Mom and Dad are happy, but exhausted.

The rest of us are still wrapping our minds around the fact that he’s here and we weren’t expecting him until April 29th. Good thing his parents have the nursery all stocked and ready.

I have decided I like the retro title Granny. We’ll see if Caleb agrees.

However, this puts the book I wanted to write for him on priority one (i.e., I have to do more than take pho...

A good book makes an hour on the treadmill seem too short.

I have a confession to make: I have become an audiobook junkie.

Back in the day, when an audiobook cost $80 dollars and came with a tray of cassette tapes 20 strong, I had to be highly motivated to check one out of the library. Even when my family purchased the last Harry Potter on CD for a long car trip, it was not a lightly made purchase.

But then along came .mp3, digital media, and now I love listening to b...

A nursery waiting for paint…and a baby.

The Northeastern winters get tough on me. I’m not fond of trudging through snow. I start to feel housebound. I have tried many things to keep myself in a healthy and creative mindset: going to the Y, curling up with a great book by the wood stove, trying delicious sounding soup and stew recipes.

But sometimes nothing works and I find myself sitting under a blanket wishing I were in Hawaii (I’ve never been, but in my mind, tha...

Here it is. I appreciate all the feedback from everyone.

It never fails to amaze me how differently we all react to covers.

I went with my heart (after a somewhat generous addition of blood to give it that mystery edge). It perfectly captures several elements of the book (Molly’s mystery shopping, and the serial killer who is targeting shoppers).

I really love it.

I was scheduled to talk to Elaine Raco Chase on her blogtalk radio program, The Authors Corner, on Thursday night, but Elaine had an emergency and had to cancel (everything is fine now). We rescheduled for Saturday and had a blast talking about mystery shopping — something it turns out we both have experience with. Although I think Elaine could have been a better candidate to turn into my mystery shopping sleuth Molly because Elaine had some real adventures in her shopping experiences. (You’l...

I’m getting a little closer to turning Shop and Let Die into a real novel. I just made a revision to the first chapter that I think finally gets that chapter into shape (thanks to Lisa Cron’s Wired for Story). I’m hoping to get the full draft to my critique group next week.

This weekend, I was discussing the mockup cover designs my designer sent me. There will be some tweaks, but just to give you an idea of how things start, these are the three designs on th...

THE NEXT BIG THING BLOG HOP

Welcome to the NEXT BIG THING Blog Hop.

What is a blog hop? Basically, it’s a way for readers to discover authors new to them. I hope you’ll find new-to-you authors whose works you enjoy. On this stop on the blog hop, you’ll find a bit of information on me and one of my booksandlinks to five other authors you can explore!

My gratitude to fellow authorKimberly Llewellynfor inviting me to participate in this event.You can click the following links to learn more about Ki...

Please wecome Lois Winston to the Holiday Book Blitz today. I’m delighted to say that I have followed her career since before Talk Gertie to Me had an official title, and I know others like me are very glad to see Nori (and her imaginary alter ego Gertie) back again in a new adventure at at last! I’m not sure about her advice for feeding the sometimes demanding birds and squirrels in my back yard, though…I’d like to save the cookies for humans.

A Christmas Feast for the Squirrels and Birds

Befo...

Please welcome Lorraine Bartlett to the blog to add her tale(s) to theholiday book blitz — a blitz of books that help with the holiday blues, make you laugh, make you cry (a little), and prove you can go home for the holidays. Lorraine’s tale is one I fear — a beauty of a holiday pie that holds a not-so-sweet surprise. Stay tuned for more holiday books (and the author’s holiday tales to go with) from now until Twelfth Night (January 6th, for those of you who may not know). My motto in these w...