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

Friday, July 16, 2021

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

Good morning!

Despite a four-day work week (I took yesterday off for my sixtieth birthday), I have twenty-one feature stories to share with you today - with another eight that haven't posted to The Herald-News website yet, so watch for them over the weekend.

Here's a quick summary of where I'm at, fiction-wise.

The next book in The Adventures of Cornell Dyer chapter book series: Cornell Dyer and the Whispering Wardrobe is now live in print and Kindle. Buy it here on Amazon and buy it here from the BryonySeries store.

I co-wrote the next Cornell Dyer story with Rebekah. It's called Cornell Dyer and the "Mistical" Being," and I'm just waiting for her to read the finished copy to make sure my expansion of the story followed her original one. My artist for The Adventures of Cornell Dyer is recovering from surgery, so she won't be able to illustrate it yet. So we'll just have to start another book while we wait!

For instance, Timothy has Cornell Dyer and the Calcium-Deficient Bones mentally worked out, and we are planning to outline it this month, he promised. Crossing my fingers!

And then, for down the road, Sarah had a crazy dream that sounded perfect for An Adventure of Cornell Dyer mystery. Bur she wants time to draw some sketches, a map, and write the "rules." It's called Cornell Dyer and the House of Broken Portals.

I'm hearing rumors that Bertrand the Mouse might be reincarnated soon - maybe by my sixtieth birthday in two weeks? n the meantime, Bertrand's Uncle Bartie is in town to help find his mischievous little nephew.

The first book in the new BryonySeries Limbo trilogy The Phoenix is now available in the BryonySeries store and also on Amazon in print and Kindle, and the first review is out now.

I'm currently working on tons of character outlines for all the new characters in the second book of the Limbo trilogy: Call of the Siren. Unless inspiration hits, I will probably finish those before I return to any actual writing of this book. Cover art is by Nancy Calkins, which is framed and sitting on my dresser, ready for the move to a new home in two weeks.

I also have an artist for a "Girls of the BryonySeries" series for tween girls, a series Sarah suggested to me a decade ago. The artwork for the first book is done, and my artist Jennifer Wainright is ready to work on the next one.

Now back to the twenty-one 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

Village of Frankfort approves employment contract of current village administrator: Assistant village administrator also appointed

A place of hope and healing for COVID ‘long haulers’: Edward-Elmhurst Health has established a Post-COVID Neuro Care Clinic with sites in Bolingbrook Crest Hill Plainfield

LocalLit book preview: Joliet resident publishes book with ‘literary collective looking to amplify the voices of Black and Brown writers’: Review of ‘Blue Religion’ by Alverne Ball will be reviewed in Tuesday’s LocalLit newsletter

And read the review of this book here.

Exchange Club of Joliet donates $10K to Guardian Angel Community Services: Exchange Club of Joliet also founded Guardian Angel’s Exchange Club Center to help education and support at-risk families

Channahon woman running a marathon for single mom she’s never met: Single mother Morgan Owens is paying it back – and forward - for #Shorewood Hugs 1,000th wish

'Ham’ of a crayfish helps New Lenox photographer win monthly contest: Meagan Crandall of New Lenox wins June’s portion of Preserve the Moment photo contest

Free program in Plainfield teaches disaster preparedness for all hazards: Registration now open for CERT program classes this fall

ExxonMobil #Joliet Refinery names new plant manager: Tanya Bryja has more than 20 years of experience with the company

Plainfield teacher participated in Holocaust program: The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous held the program virtually from June 27 through July 1

Staff at Shorewood nursing home prepared meals for tornado victims: Alden Estates of Shorewood also helped Coal City tornado victims in 2015