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Biography, books, childhood, His Red Journal, history, Kate Riley, memoir, publishing, relationships, Sandra Drake Scott, self publishing, suicide, Word Catcher, World War I, writing
Now available in paperback and as a Kindle file.
There is no stopping a woman who has entered into the mystery. Sandra lived her life without much thought, even denied intimate questions, surrounding her father’s suicide until she began to write this memoir. In researching his life and death, she encountered a tome of revelations and shocking truths that lead her deeper into the abyss, only to propel her to the surface with new-found understanding. Bit by painful bit, Sandra pieced loose ends together, solving the mysteries of so long ago and integrating the past into the present. This book unveils a young girl’s hopes and fears and a father’s broken dreams.
Tooting my own horn a wee bit, I experienced the thrill of helping Sandra to birth this book, to share a story within a story, about events that happened long before she was born. Her publishing team has climbed many thorny mountains together to bring this amazing book into the world. We hope you will enjoy it.
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Just finished it. A great read. It must have taken years to research!
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Congratulations !
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Thanks Sybil. Your encouragement is a blessing.
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Proof of what a good editor can do for you. Good job Linda and Sandra!
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Thanks, again, Renee. Actually Sandra’s daughter Sascha Kuhlman was the chief editor for this project, with my assistance. I did do all the formatting and interior book design…from which I learned loads.
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If you were involved, it has to be good, Linda. I plan to get the Kindle version.
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Charles, you are too kind. You know, I hate to confess, I don’t own a Kindle. Therefore, I have not actually seen this file on a Kindle. I’ve seen it on my iPhone and on a friend’s iPad, but the Kindle is flying on a wing and a prayer. It would be wonderfully helpful to me if you could spare the time to critique the product. I’m concerned most about the format, the links, the nuts and bolts of usability. If you see things that could be improved, I would love to hear from you. If it’s not too much trouble. Thanks!
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Thanks for this, Linda. I like to think that everyone that is involved in the birthing of a book is part of a team. I’ve since learned that not all editors think that way, and prefer not to get involved in book promotions or events. But to me, independent projects are very personal, and I think it makes it so much nicer if everyone is of the same spirit.
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Doreen, I’m sure you have a lot more experience with the book birthing process than I do. I am yet so green that I am passionate about all parts of the process. And of course, I want my authors to enjoy as much success as possible. We, here in the hinterlands, don’t have a lot of access to normal publishing activity, which makes the indi-pub phenomenon that much more important. Much as I hate everything about marketing, I’ve been exploring that aspect of the industry. As a means of learning by doing, I offer my people a value-added promotional push. That said, my audience is pathetically small, so my value isn’t worth a bon bon! 😉
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You and your group are really doing it! What a neat concept of having a team to encourage and support. I don’t have a kindle either. I’ve just begun downloading talking books so I can listen to readings on my IPod when I go to bed. It’s a nice break for my eyes.
Congrats on all your accomplishments, Linda. I often wonder if a team like yours would push me over my hesitation to think “book”.
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Amy, just last night my Wordspinners group got together for an organizational meeting. We’ve been together for nearly 3 years now, but have never had one of these! It was great. We re-established our mutual admiration for each other and established some good ground rules that had been missing. We all agree that the group energy is fabulous for keeping each of us motivated and accountable. Without those twice a month meetings, our pet projects would get swept under the detritus of life.
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Well done, Linda. I hope the book does well.
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Thanks, Val.
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Great blurb! Very enticing. BTW, you don’t need a Kindle device (hardware) to download books. You can install the Kindle app on your laptop and iPhone for free and then read anything you buy from the Kindle store that way. Here’s a link to the Amazon page that explains it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771
You’d have to buy the book again of course, which might be a bit much just to check the layout, but it’s a good FYI anyway. I actually read all my Kindle material on my Note II since it has a larger screen, especially when snowshoeing up to the cabin since it’s the lightest weight device I own!
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Yes, I’ve got access to the Kindle book on my phone, but it’s always a good idea to view the file on as many different devices as you can because due to screen size and program glitches, things don’t always appear as you thought they would. I have yet to see this (or any of my books) on a real Kindle. I did check it out on an iPad, though, and was relieved to see that everything looked as expected.
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