Buried Alive Free April 1st

To celebrate the release of Burning I've decided to make the first piece in the series (Yes, it is a series of short historical fiction) free in the Kindle store on April 1st, which is tomorrow! :-) So don't forget to get your free copy of Buried Alive and then go read Burning! Please leave a review if you like it.

Burning now available

Burning is now available in the Kindle store. For today only, it is also free! And if you didn't guess, it is about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Today, March 25th, is the 102nd anniversary of the fire. Check out the short story, and don't forget to leave a review to tell me what you think!

Coming Soon

Don't forget, on March 25th Burning will be released. It is in the final stages, and almost ready to be made available in the Amazon Kindle store. Has anyone guessed what it is about?

American Voices Medal

Today the winners in the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards were announced (The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is said to be the highest honor for teens with exceptional artistic and literary talent)! According to their Facebook page, the total number of submissions for the 2013 awards (nationwide) was 230,000 entries. Of those 230,000 entries, only 1,900 received a national awards. I am proud to say that I was one of them!
I was honored with the "American Voices Medal," which designates my short story, "The Parishioner and the Pastor," as the best in all the writing entries for my region, which consists of 52 counties. And if the list is correct, only 34 "American Voices Medals" were awarded this year.
My region received only 47 national awards--and my "American Voices" is the highest award in the writing category! This is an incredible honor, and I am so excited to have been awarded this medal!

Cover Reveal

I have finally put together what I hope will be the final cover for my new historical short fiction release, Burning, which will be available for purchase in the Kindle store on March 25th. Hope you like it, and don't forget to tell me what you think!

NEW RELEASE coming soon

It's been several months since I have released anything new on Amazon.com, and finally I am ready to do so again. Since Buried Alive: the story of Octavia Hatcher has been the most popular, I've decided to continue it in the form of a series of short stories based on historical events. My next release will be on March 25th, 2013. That date is very important in revealing what the story is about. Feel free to guess, or you can wait and see. :-)

Review

It was just called to my attention that one very awesome person took the time to not only read, but also review, one of my stories Buried Alive: the story of Octavia Hatcher on Amazon.com. The reviewer says:

"This is a very short story, but a good one. It was short and to the point and well written. It's hard to say it's a good story (which it was in regards to the author) when it is a story of such a sad and horrible event. It's also hard to say I would recommend it because I know a few people who really could not read it because it would bother them too much. It should be considered a horror story based on a true event.

So with that said, if you can read about horrible events without it bothering you very much then I would recommend this short story because it is so well written you almost feel like you are going through the same events with Octavia and her husband James."

I'm thrilled to have such a postive and honest review of my work! Thank you to all who have taken the time to read my writing. And please leave a review if you like it. :-)