Reminiscing About My Writing Life in 2017

This past year I had two new books published: Unresolved  in the Rocky Bluff P.D. series, and A Cold Death,  in the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series.

It became obvious that Oak Tree Press was no longer viable, due to the ongoing health problems of the publisher, and I asked for the rights back for all of my books. At that time I really wasn't sure what I would do next.

I approached Mike Orenduff of Aakanbaaken and Kent about republishing the whole Rocky Bluff P.D. series, and he agreed. Of course this meant re-editing each book. So far, the first in the series, Final Respects is now available on Amazon in print and for Kindle.

However, Oak Tree Press had republished many of my other books and I had no idea what to do about them. Friend Lorna Collins came to the rescue, and what a friend indeed. On her own, she decided to republish them for me, and even found some books I hadn't thought about in years. He husband did new covers for them too. She and I re-edited them too. Now they are all available:

My two historical family sagas based on my family genealogy:

Two Ways West
Trail to Glory

My first mystery:

The Astral Gift

A romance with a touch of the supernatural:

Lingering Spirit

Two books that started out to be Deputy Tempe Crabtree mysteries,but didn't quite fit so became stand-alones:

The Deadly Feast
The Devil's Foothold

A Christian horror:

Cup of Demons

Two short stores:

Death of a Deceiver
The Resurrecton

And a cookbook:

Cooking for a Big Family

All are available in print and on Kindle.

Of course I did a lot of writing, including three blogs, mine, Make Mine Mystery, and Ladies of Mystery.

I attended my weekly writing critique group.

I only attended one conference, Public Safety Writers Association, where I taught at the pre-con workshop and on a couple of panels.

I did many library talks, went to two book clubs, a big book festival, had book launches for my new books, and lots of online promotion.

And of course, I did some online promotion.

It was a busy writing year and I"m sure I've overlooked something.

Looking forward to 2018.

Marilyn



Comments

Thonie Hevron said…
Wow, Marilyn--what a friend Lorna is! I've re-formatted my two earlier novels but didn't take the time to re-edit. Guess that's next. Once again, my plans come together after reading what you have been doing.
December 30, 2017 at 7:50 AM
Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredith said…
Lorna did this on her own--she even checked out my books with Mundania and let them know what had to be updated on Amazon. I'm still amazed she went to all the trouble, but believe me it's appreciated. She's kind of like my daughter from another mother. We share the same birthdate too--she's just a couple of years older than my eldest daughter.
December 30, 2017 at 7:57 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Need to Catch Up With My Blog Tour?

Image
Remember, the person who comments on the most posts on my blog tour will win a copy of the three books that come before No Bells . No Sanctuary is the story of two ministers, two churches, two wives and one murder. Officer Stacey Wilbur and Detective Doug Milligan are a couple in this one despite Stacey's vow not to date anyone on the Rocky Bluff P.D. This is also where she begins her career as the vice officer for the department. An Axe To Grind is about a stalker who loses his head. When Detective Doug Milligan strikes out on his own to investigate a suspect, he disappears.  A distraught Stacey follows his trail. In Angel Lost as plans for her perfect wedding fill her mind, Officer Stacey Wilbur is sent out to trap a flasher. The new hire realizes Rocky Bluff P.D. is not the answer to his problem. Abel Navarro can’t concentrate on the job because of worry about his mother. Officer Gordon Butler has his usual upsets. The sudden appearance of an angel in the window of a fu
Read more

Meet Morgen Bailey from the UK

Image
Like I do with many folks, I met Morgen through the Internet when I learned about the great interviews she does. I thought it would be fun to turn the tables on Morgen and find out something things about her, so here goes: Morgen, except for the fact that you do terrific interviews I know very little about you. So here goes with my battery of questions. First, tell me something about your background, including where you live. Thank you Marilyn. I live in Middle England really; Northampton. About as far away from water as you can get (3 hours) which I don’t quite understand as I love water; every picture (actually subconsciously until a friend pointed it out) in my house contains water. I’m one of two siblings, I have an older brother who’s an IT project Manager and lives in Zurich, Switzerland so I see him 2-3 times a year (birthdays, Christmas; the latter spent in my mum’s kitchen / diner with opposing laptops). My father died September 2011 so she potters while my brother an
Read more

Today is My Birthday!

I never thought I'd live this long! The last few years, birthday celebrations have usually been a nice dinner out in a restaurant. Hard to do these days. Sometimes cake and ice cream is how we celebrate. This year my granddaughter, Melissa, is doing something special. She's taking her grandpa and me to a place about 1 1/2 hours away for lunch, called The Secret Garden. I've not only never been there, but I've never heard of it. I took a peek on the Internet and it looks like a beautiful place to celebrate most anything. Yes, I'm excited. I'll take pictures and report on it when I get back. Melissa is special. Everyone loves here, young and old alike. I was in the delivery room when she was born--exciting and wonderous. I babysat her many times until her mom and dad moved to Central California. (We live there now. When she was a teen, she came with me when I took the women in my care home to church camp, and was an unbelievable help. I couldn&
Read more