BryonySeries: Story Round-Up: Features in The Herald-News, April 10 through April 16

Friday, April 16, 2021

Story Round-Up: Features in The Herald-News, April 10 through April 16

Good morning!

A super packed Friday is in front of me, so I will keep commentary super brief, especially since I do have sixteen stories to share with you today.

On the fiction front, I am finishing up a new book in the BryonySeries The Adventures of Cornell Dyer series: Cornell Dyer and the Whispering Wardrobe.

I am working my way through edits of The Phoenix, the first book in the new BryonySeries series Limbo. These two projects will make up the bulk of the creative part of this coming weekend.

I am very slooooowly drafting the second book in the Limbo series Call of the Siren. I do plan to fidddle a bit with this book this weekend. I'm also part of a writing retreat next weekend and hope to make some progress then, too.

Now back to the sixteeen feature stories. Simply click on the link of the story that looks interesting to you. Happy scrolling!

But before the stories, I have a list of additional resources and information. Please check them out, too -

Finally, if you'd like to find more kindness in your life, consider this book.

And have a great Friday!

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Sue's Diner is a fictional restaurant in the fictional Munsonville that only exists in the BryonySeries.

Each Sunday, we post a new recipe. The recipe is either featured in one of our cookbooks or will be featured in an upcoming cookbook.

Check out the recipe here.

WRITERS

If you're a writer anywhere in the world, you're welcome to join WriteOn Joliet's Facebook page. We're based in Joliet, Illinois, but we love to meet and interact with writers outside our area, too.

If you'd like to officially join WriteOn Joliet, we have two tiers of dues. We also have a marketing arm that's getting longer every year, well, except this year. Check us out at writeonjoliet.com.

I also suggest this book: Little Book of Revision: A Checklist for Fiction Writers. It's exactly as it says. Each page some with one suggestion for revision. The rest of the page is blank, so you can add your own notes. All proceeds benefit WriteOn Joliet.

If you need support in your writing, I highly recommend this Twitter group: #5amwritersclub. I joined it last year. Writers support each other on Twitter and meet every three weeks at 5 a.m. (4 a.m. CST - needless to say, I am often late!) on Zoom.

If you need editing or help with self-publishing, check out dmbaranunland.com.

ARTISTS

If you need an artist for a project, I offer these recommendations.

NEWSLETTERS

Sign up for the Will County Go Guide and Sign up for the LocalLit Short Story and Book Review Newsletter at https://www.theherald-news.com/newsletter/

Sign up for The Munsonville Times by emailing us at bryonyseries@gmail.com. The newsletter still isn't official yet, so we don't have an actual link on the website - but we are working on it!

SOCIAL MEDIA

Daily updates: I do post the briefs on Twitter during the week, so you're welcome to follow me at @Denise_Unland61.

BryonySeries stuff: I post curated content relating to the BryonySeries at @BryonySeries. And assorted related content at www.facebook.com/BryonySeries.

And of course, please follow the adventures of Bertrand the Mouse on Instagram at bertrand_bryonyseries.

BRYONYSERIES BOOKS

For books and more information about the series, visit bryonyseries.com.

BRYONYSERIES EVENTS

A full month of virtual events can be found at bryonyseries.com/calendar-of-events-1.

QUESTIONS

Email me at bryonyseries@gmail.com.

Thank you for reading The Herald-News. And for reading this blog. And if you've read (or plan to read) any of my books. Your support is greatly appreciated.

FEATURES

Joliet Area Historical Museum offers family friendly fun on weekends

LocalLit book preview: ‘The Neighbor’s Wife’ is a novel that addresses domestic abuse: Review of this thriller by Jeanne Meeks of #NewLenox will be featured in Tuesday’s LocalLit newsletter

And the promised review is here.

D. 202 students in Plainfield are now attending school 5 half days a week: Take a glimpse of their first day back

Loss of Smith YMCA not a total loss to East Side, CEO saysGreater Joliet YMCA points to neighborhood programs, but others note another pool is gone

An Extraordinary Life:‘She was tough, but she was sensitive’: Lockport honors the memory of its first female police officer with a fire pit and dedication ceremony

Troy 30-C approves hiring of new administrators: School board approved positions at March meeting

Plainfield nonprofit raises money to rebuild kitchen, feed 174 students at Haiti school: 'Hungry Hearts’ campaign runs through April 30

Pets of the Week: April 12: Will County rescues have dogs and cats for adoption

Will County making progress in vaccinating brown, Black communities: Health depart. partnering with other social service organizations to coordinate COVID vaccine appointments

D. 92 board of education waives registration fees for the 2021-2022 school year: Families of incoming kindergarten students must register online