Friday, April 30, 2021

Story Round-Up: Features in The Herald-News, April 24 through April 30

 Good morning!

I have twenty-one stories to share with you this morning - with seven more that haven't posted to The Herald-News website yet.

So needless to say, it's been a busy post-writing retreat week.

And because I have so much features content to share this morning, I'll keep the fiction comments brief.

I'm still wrapping up the next book in The Adventures of Cornell Dyer series (Cornell Dyer and the Whispering Wardrobe). 

I'm still working my way through the proof copy of the first book in the new BryonySeries Limbo trilogy (The Phoenix).

The writing retreat provided some good "moving forward" for the second book in the Limbo trilogy - Call of the Siren - and that inspiration has continued all week, with me jotting random notes as inspiration flares.

Writing/editing will most likely be confined to evenings this weekend. It's our Holy Week, so my focus is prayer and cooking/celebrating with my family.

Now back to the twenty-one feature (and news) 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

Teacher, youth minister charged with traveling to meet child, grooming: cops: Judge signed $100,000 warrant for arrest of Jeremy Hylka 

'There is an excitement about getting hugs again and seeing people’s faces again’: Still, houses of worship anticipate hybrid services are here to stay

Joliet, Plainfield student journalists headed to state competition: Students attend Joliet West High School, and all 4 District 202 high schools 

Minooka Community High School recognizes outstanding student performance

Stone City VFW Post 2199 in Joliet honors Elwood social studies teacher

An Extraordinary Life:‘She did the simple, little things with great love’: Former #Joliet resident Betty Joutras-Brewer lived by her Catholic faith 





And the book review.









Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage."



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