Good morning!
I have twenty-four feature stories to share with you today and about half a dozen or so not yet posted. So do check back on The Herald-News site: shawlocal.com/the-herald-news.
I also have abour a dozen long-ish pieces I'm writing and editing for a special section in The Herald-News for early May along with a quarterly enterprise story. I'm working the weekend shift on the local side, but I'm hoping for a quiet weekend so I can concentrate on these projects.
Oh, and my oldest daughter arrived in town late last night and leaves Monday night. I haven't seen her since 2019. So I'm taking Monday off to spend some time with her and hoping to squeeze in a little extra time in the evenings.
But it will definitely be an extra coffee type of day. I was up before four o'clock this morning to catch the #5amwritersclub meeting (which meets 5 a.m. EST every three weeks) and listen to a program by editors Julia F. Green (juliafgreen.com) and D.J. McPhee (wordswithcharacter.com).
On the fiction front, I'm still making nice progress on Call of the Siren. I have all but two chapters edited. I may fiddle with the novel a bit this weekend in odd pieces of time. But it's unlikely I'll tackle anything too deep until next weekend.
Call of the Siren is the second book in the BryonySeries Limbo trilogy. I'm anticipating a late spring publication date, with gorgeous cover art by Nancy Calkins.
We plan to release Cornell Dyer and the Calcium Deficient Bones and Cornell Dyer and the "Mistical" Being very soon. Both Rebekah and our artist Sue Midlock have gone through health issues this past year, which has caused publication delays. But I'd rather have delays and healthy collaborators. Please send up good thoughts for them both.
Next up in the series: a Sherlock Holmes parody (the main character is Sherman Homes). Timothy is ready for a Cornell breakfast to share his ideas. He and I just need our time off schedules to sync.
Jennifer Wainright (frontispiece artist for Lycanthropic Summer) has completed two portraits for "Girls of the BryonySeries" series for tween girls and is currently working on a third. The portraits are beautiful and it shows that artist Jennifer Wainright can draw anything from werewolves to portraits!
Rebekah Baran has completed cover art for two of "Girls of the BryonySeries" books. They are beautiful! One book in this series of eight books is completely written, a second is halfway written, and the rest are outlined.
Now back to the twenty-four 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'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.
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 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.
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.
Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage"
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