Thanks, Leanne, for the
chance to give some deserving authors a boost in my post. Enough with
promoting our own stuff exclusively, as you and some of the following
writers know – it’s far more fun to give than to receive, and for
those who are full of themselves (and you know who you are), remember
that jellybeans and unicorns are more fun than a box.
My first unicorn and
jellybean award goes to Mari Collier, who never stops roaring through
the SF skies with her great Maca series, and her Twisted Tales from a
skewed mind. Earthbouind is the first in the series and is set
in the old West where a spaceship is hidden underground in Texas. The
Thalian named MacDonald, with two hearts, believes it is safe. The
series continues from there, to the most recent publication in the
Tonath series called The Silver and the Green. You can find
Mari’s books here, on her Amazon author page:
Mari has many 5-star
reviews. She is a constant promoter of other authors’ books and a
tireless worker for her own novels and short stories. She’s found
daily on Facebook. This interesting senior lives in the desert
community of Twenty-Nine Palms in California, and I’ve had the
pleasure of meeting her personally on two occasions. Kudos, Mari
Collier!
My second unicorn and
jellybean award goes to Rich Penney, another Creativia author, new at
the game and anxious for reviews. He’s written a trilogy of novels
respectively called Symbiosis, Friction, and Entanglement.
Rich reads quickly and posts a review just as fast. He also
promotes other authors on his Facebook page. He’s a young writer
and has had varied careers already. You can learn more about Rich by
reading his blog found here: https://rspenney.com
No post of influential
writers would be complete without mentioning Gisela Hausmann,
award-winning guru of the Naked series of books. Gisela gets a
unicorn and three jellybeans for the exhaustive research and
excellent writing that has gone into all her Naked books, and
in particular, the latest called Naked Review: How to get book
reviews: What to do now that Amazon has closed all loopholes.
Gisela is the Indie author’s best friend. Naked Reviews can
be purchased here for less than a cup of caramel macchiato:
https://www.amazon.com/NAKED-REVIEW-How-Book-Reviews-ebook/dp/B073QNWPXS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1502439256&sr=1-1&keywords=gisela+hausmann
The next unicorn goes
to my online friend, George Geisinger, whose autobiographical book
called Memoirs of a Flower Child is both courageous and
insightful, the struggle of a young man as a hippie in the 1960s who
must overcome addictions and trauma to become the delightful person
he is today. George has self-published many books written from a
unique perspective. His Amazon page is here:
He is also a poet of
skill and art, has studied music for two years, and has a wealth of
life experience which many have missed.
No list of helpful
authors would be complete without the irrepressible and humorous
Karen Docter, whose Facebook posts never fail to entertain and cause
her readers to ROTFL. Karen gets a colored unicorn and two
jellybeans. Karen posts a weekly blog called Karen’s Killer Book
Bench for authors to advertise their new releases, and hosts a
Friday blog with a sneak peak about the author and their book,
entitled Karen’s Killer Fixin’s. She includes a recipe
from the author with each sneak peek. Her blog is found at:
http://www.karendocter.com/
She wears two hats as
an Indie author – writes romantic suspense as K.L. Docter, and
contemporary romance as Karen Docter. Her Amazon page with a list of
her books and biography is here:
Her romances are sweet
and cozy, and a refreshing change from many of the “modern”
romance books that are out there now. Her Cop on Her Doorstep
sounds thrilling, and is on my list of books to be read. I read
Catch that Santa last Christmas and loved it. A seniors’
love story and a feisty pair of seniors they are, too!
My list is not
complete. I’d like to revisit this topic at some other time.
Suggestions for more unicorn and jellybean awards would be welcome.
Thanks
for hosting me, Leanne. It’s been fun. Don’t forget to check out
my own works at Amazon’s author page. Keep an eye out for FREE
eBooks coming August 26 and more this fall!
