Story Round-Up: Features in The Herald-News, March 18 to March 24

Good morning!

Today I have twelve features and news stories to share with you today with more to be posted over the weekend. So be sure to check back on The Herald-News site: shawlocal.com/the-herald-news.

I've also been working on stories for a new edition The Herald-News will begin in March and a new "Thank You, Teachers" edition in May.

For people in the general Will County area:  WriteOn Joliet will host its first radio-style reading on April 22 at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park in Joliet. 

And now we are officially on Bicentennial Park's calendar, which you can see here.

Timothy took some photos and videos of last night's practice as we have a kind person who offered to make a promotional video for us. I'll share some of the photos as soon as Timothy shares them with me. 

And, of course, I'll share the video when it's done. 

Fiction projects are coming along very slowly, but they are coming along. I'm simultaneously working on five books and just released a new Bertrand the Mouse book in time for Easter, which you can buy now on Amazon. 

So here's the latest update on the other books. I'm hoping to peck away at them this weekend. But I do have lots of scripts to format for WriteOn. So we shall see.

Nevertheless, I now have completed rough drafts for the prologue and first sixteen chapters of the final book in the BryonySeries Limbo trilogy: House on Top of the Hill and hope to get another done this weekend.

I am in the process of fleshing out the next book in The Adventures of Cornell Dyer subseries: Cornell Dyer and the Hounds of Basketville and made some progress on that story on Monday. Timothy and I drafted it months ago, and I currently have five solid chapters. Sue Midlock sent all the interior art and it is stunning! Sue is currently working on the cover.

I have also completed three chapters for the fourth book in The Girls of the BryonySeries series.

You can find other titles in the series here. Timothy has not yet added our latest titles to the BryonySeries bookstore. But all titles are also on Amazon. 

I'm also working on a guide book to the series called: Welcome to Munsonville: the People, Places, and Things of the BryonySeries.

And I'm also working on a novella. I have written and edited a fourth of it and have about another third of it loosely written. But that's all I'm sharing about it for now.

Rebekah is also slowly updating the BryonySeries YouTube and Pinterest accounts, so watch for those.

Now back to the 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 Wednesday, we post a new recipe. The recipe is either featured in one of our cookbooks, will be featured in an upcoming cookbook, or is just an "extra" we want to share with you.

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 and two ways to attend meetings. We also have a marketing arm that's getting longer every 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 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 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 on Twitter at @BryonySeries and assorted related content at facebook.com/BryonySeries, youtube.com/user/BryonySeries, and themes of each book in the BryonySeries at pinterest.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.

FEATURES

Baran-Unland: Ukulele Moonshiners release Irish-themed song in time for St. Patrick’s Day: A song for anyone who has ‘a little bit of Irish in your heart somewhere.’

Hunt for Easter eggs, meet the Easter Bunny in Will, Grundy counties: Events for kids, adults and dogs

New Lenox Lions Club to host 13th annual fashion show on Sunday: Tickets are just $25.

Joliet Junior College student carves career path in pastry and ice: Nalia Warmack: ‘Honestly, I think I’ve always been a hands-on person’

Joliet VA to host food drive March 30: Showing proof of income, military service or residency is not required.

Nursing college at Joliet’s University of St. Francis receives $100,000 grant: USF plans to purchase equipment and increase simulation hours 

Rotary Club of Joliet seeking local nonprofits in need of funds for capital projects: All projects must be sponsored by a member of the Rotary Club of Joliet

2 transported to St. Joe’s in Joliet after crash on I-80

2 dead after crash in Will County

No one injured in Joliet house fire Friday morning: The Joliet Fire Department determined the fire was accidental

Manhattan teen who went missing in February was found safe: Will County Sheriff’s Investigations Unit says Lana Roemer, 16, was located

Pets of the Week: March 20, 2023: Will County rescues have dogs and cats for adoption

5 Things to do in Will County: ‘Lovin’ the Blues at the Museum!’: Enjoy art in its all forms and shop from local vendors.

Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage"