Merry Christmas to everyone!
May we find peace and contentment, tolerance and love.
Love everyone – even those who sometimes forget to love you back…
Year: 2022
So cold and getting colder: #Haiku
I love winter in North India because I get to put on my gorgeous cold-weather clothes: coats, boots, socks, scarves, cowls, mittens…
Gossamer memories – a poem
If there is one thing I would never wish on anyone, it’s this – cognitive decline and the loss of memory and judgment.
Spotlight: “Felony Melanie and the Prank War” based on characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama #YAlit #RomanticComedy #comedy #romcom #romance
Dear Readers,
I’m so excited to be sharing this new release. I’ve watched Sweet Home Alabama a dozen times at least and have enjoyed it each time.
Here’s a chance to meet Melanie again, and to learn what Ms Smooter was like before she became hot fashion designer Melanie Carmichael…
Seven reasons to read @AuthorReet’s new #Romance – releasing soon
I’ve learned over the years that I work best with deadlines.
Knowing that about myself, I figure that if I announce the book, I’ll have to finish it!
I made this poster to motivate myself and to keep everyone informed. I hope you’ll be as excited as I am…
Not the happiest poem in the world…
I had promised that the next poem would be a joyous one, but there’s so much happening in the world that doesn’t make for happy words.
I hope to sit in my little garden tomorrow and be inspired to write about hope and beauty and courage and contentment. Until then, here’s today’s poem:
#FREE “Red, blue & Pink”: 3 Short stories – Suspense, Intrigue & Romance by @AuthorReet
Dear Readers,
This short read is permafree!
The stories are inspired by random words and phrases floating around in the stratosphere. There’s something for everyone. I had fun writing these and they represent a brief interlude from my longer stories, one of which is coming out very soon, so watch this space…
Spotlight: Meet Jamie Garvin, lead of @JanaRichards_’s Small Town Romance “Unexpected”
Here’s a look at Jana Richards’ Small Town, Contemporary Romance which is themed around a marriage of convenience, and is a friends to lovers, second-chance romance. This post introduces us to the lead, Jamie Garven, from the book “Unexpected”…
@AuthorReet’s Blueprint for a Beguiling #Blurb: or, how to grab #readers’ eyeballs
When I’m book hunting and I find an intriguing title, I’ll definitely look at the cover.
Irresistible? All right, so then I’ll read the blurb.
The few words written on the back of the book will either convince me to buy/borrow it, or will compel me to return it to the shelf.
That’s how important a blurb is.
It has the onerous responsibility – now that the title and the cover have played their roles – to get the reader to clutch the book to her chest, totter off to the nearest couch, and start reading.
The littlest things remind me of you – a Poem
Grief is weakness and strength; an ending and a beginning; a shattering and an anchoring; it is a journey without a predeterminable destination.
Wishing everyone happiness and light and ending with a promise that the next post will be a joyous one…