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Three holiday stories in one volume!

9/30/2022

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Just in time for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! Three holiday stories in one volume!

Writers Exchange E-Publishing (https://www.facebook.com/Writers.Exchange) is thrilled to announce our latest book...
 
Adventures in Amethyst Trio of Holiday Romances by Karen Wiesner
 
(3 in 1 volume) including:
 
Halloween: NEVER A BRIDE, Book 11: Once upon a time, Ben Johnson believed he had forever sewn up with Layla. But fairy tales rarely come true in reality. Long before her nephew was in a hunting accident and she blamed Ben for not preventing it, the two of them had broken up, citing irreconcilable differences. Layla hadn't wanted his family to know the truth. Following the accident, she walked out--for good, he assumed.
 
Charlize Seagrave never fit in anywhere, drawn to danger, darkness, and drugs. For years, she was the guitarist and songwriter for a death-metal band and involved with the frontman who only encouraged her deadly addictions. In order to hide from Freyr, Charlize checked herself rehab. Later, clean--another first in her life--she attended her new friend's wedding and met Ben. Despite their instant connection, he was supposedly in a committed relationship and she had no interest whatsoever in commitment. If only Ben wasn't so unlike every other person she's ever known. If only she didn't feel like he alone understands and gets her.
 
When Charlize returns to Amethyst at Halloween, Ben knows loneliness has nothing to do with his feelings for her. His attraction to her the last time she was in Amethyst wasn't something he was comfortable with, despite that he and Layla had broken up even before his family learned of the fact. But now Layla is implying she's had a change of heart. Ben wonders if this is all getting too complicated...or if the solution is as simple as a kiss.
 
Thanksgiving: UNLUCKY IN LOVE, Book 12: Layla Dupriest's father was killed in a hunting accident when she was a child so, when the man who was once the love of her life, Benji Johnson, encourages her nephew to go hunting and he's hurt, she blames Ben. Months later, she can see she wasn't fair.
 
Adam Schaefer has loved Tally Johnson, Benji's sister, since he was a teenager, but his love of flying and freedom surpassed anything that might clip his wings like a wife, monogamy, marriage, and settling down. The last thing he expected was for her to fall for his best friend--and to have that man's baby.
 
Unlucky in love and unable to count their blessings during the Thanksgiving holiday, Layla and Adam find themselves jilted at the same time. Heartbroken, snowed in, and forced to share the only available cabin in town, they have no choice but to re-evaluate everything they've ever wanted in life...and love.
 
Christmas: SHOTGUN WEDDING, Book 13: Trevor and Eden were married right out of high school. She'd believed she was pregnant, but that hadn't been her sole motivation. Wildly in love with Trevor Johnson, she'd worried he was becoming disenchanted with her, his attention consumed by the needy and seductive Delaney Foster who came to Amethyst every year with her family. In the years Eden and Trever have been married, she's never felt quite secure in the belief that he married her by choice, in love.
 
During the Christmas season, plagued by unspoken guilt and doubts, she finds herself again competing with a soon-to-be divorced, distraught, and disgustingly gorgeous Delaney. Eden is obsessively aware she's no longer as young, thin, or sexy as she'd been before she had three sons.
 
To top off her growing stress, Eden has discovered she and Trevor's oldest son and his girlfriend, in their senior year of high school, are sexually active. The last thing they need is another shotgun wedding and the potential that a marriage undertaken for the sake of a baby isn't necessarily one of choice or love.
 
Price: $9.99 (ebook), $19.99 (paperback)
Publisher: http://www.writers-exchange.com/trio-of-holiday-romances/
Amazon: http://mybook.to/AdventuresAmethystTrio
Apple Books US: https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6443487713
Apple Books AU: https://books.apple.com/au/book/id6443487713
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=m0KLEAAAQBAJ
Barnes & Noble (Nook ebook) and Print: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/.../a-trio-of.../1142312028
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-trio-of-holiday-romances
Kobo AU: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/a-trio-of-holiday-romances
Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/.../A-Trio-of-Holiday-Romances...
Amazon Print:
US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFV2FFBS
AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0BFV2FFBS
Angus & Robertson Australia Print: Coming Soon
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https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series.html

Available in paperback and ebook format in one volume or separately!

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New Alien Romances Blog Article: Writing Elbow Grease, Part 5D: General Revision Choices

9/30/2022

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I'm now well into a new 12-part writing craft article series based on my newly reissued reference COHESIVE STORY BUILDING, Volume 2: 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. In this series, we'll going to go over what could be considered the grunge work in building a cohesive story. Revising, editing, and polishing require a little or a lot of writing elbow grease to finish the job and bring forth a strong and beautiful book.
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 5D: General Revision Choices" is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01741962923.html
 
In case you missed the previous posts in this series, you can find them here:
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 5C: Editing and Polishing Introspection Tip Sheet" is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_0945361206.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 5B: Editing and Polishing Dialogue Tip Sheet” is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01240116120.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 5: Editing and Polishing Tricks and Tips is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01240116120.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 4: Editing and Polishing" is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 3: Involving Critique Partners and Setting the Final Draft Aside" is now up on the Alien Romances blog: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01930414080.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 2: Revision": https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_0842957794.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 1: Introduction": https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals.html
 
Find out more about COHESIVE STORY BUILDING and 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection here:
https://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/writing-reference-titles.html

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New Alien Romance Blog Article: Writing Elbow Grease, Part 5C: Editing and Polishing Introspection Tip Sheet

9/23/2022

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I’m now well-into a new 12-part writing craft article series is based on my newly reissued reference COHESIVE STORY BUILDING, Volume 2: 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. In this series, we'll going to go over what could be considered the grunge work in building a cohesive story. Revising, editing, and polishing require a little or a lot of writing elbow grease to finish the job and bring forth a strong and beautiful book.
 
The newest post is:
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 5C: Editing and Polishing Introspection Tip Sheet" is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_0945361206.html
 
In case you missed the previous posts in this series, you can find them here:
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 5B: Editing and Polishing Dialogue Tip Sheet is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01240116120.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 5: Editing and Polishing Tricks and Tips is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01240116120.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 4: Editing and Polishing" is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals.html
 
Find out more about COHESIVE STORY BUILDING and 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection here:
https://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/writing-reference-titles.html
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Two New Alien Romance Blog Posts: Writing Elbow Grease, Editing and Polishing

9/17/2022

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I've started a new 12-part writing craft series is based on my newly reissued reference COHESIVE STORY BUILDING, Volume 2: 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. In this series, we'll going to go over what could be considered the grunge work in building a cohesive story. Revising, editing, and polishing require a little or a lot of writing elbow grease to finish the job and bring forth a strong and beautiful book.
 
The two newest posts are:
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 5B: Editing and Polishing Dialogue Tip Sheet is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01240116120.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 5: Editing and Polishing Tricks and Tips is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01240116120.html
 
In case you missed the previous posts in this series, you can find them here:
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 4: Editing and Polishing" is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 3: Involving Critique Partners and Setting the Final Draft Aside" is now up on the Alien Romances blog: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01930414080.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 2: Revision": https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_0842957794.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 1: Introduction": https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals.html
 
Find out more about COHESIVE STORY BUILDING and 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection here:
https://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/writing-reference-titles.html
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New Alien Romances Blog Article: Writing Elbow Grease, Part 4: Editing and Polishing

9/2/2022

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​I've started a new 12-part writing craft series is based on my newly reissued reference COHESIVE STORY BUILDING, Volume 2: 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. In this series, we'll going to go over what could be considered the grunge work in building a cohesive story. Revising, editing, and polishing require a little or a lot of writing elbow grease to finish the job and bring forth a strong and beautiful book.
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 4: Editing and Polishing" is now up on the Alien Romances blog: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/09/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals.html
 
In case you missed the previous posts:
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 3: Involving Critique Partners and Setting the Final Draft Aside" is now up on the Alien Romances blog: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01930414080.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 2: Revision": https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_0842957794.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 1: Introduction": https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals.html
 
Find out more about this book and the writing collection here:
http://www.writers-exchange.com/cohesive-story-building/
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/writing-reference-titles.html
 

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Karen's Quill: SEPTEMBER 2022 CATCHUP

9/1/2022

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​SEPTEMBER 2022 CATCHUP
 
Karen Wiesner’s Karen’s Quill Newsletter
 
Website: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/
Blog https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/karens-quill-blog
http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor


Creating realistic, unforgettable characters one story at a time…
 
In addition to being a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen Wiesner is the accomplished author of nearly 150 titles published in the past 25 years, which have been nominated/won 134 awards, with 9 more releases contracted for spanning many genres and formats.
 
WHAT'S NEW
 
You can find my latest Alien Romances Friday posts here:
 
I've started a new 12-part writing craft series is based on my newly reissued reference COHESIVE STORY BUILDING, Volume 2: 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. In this series, we'll going to go over what could be considered the grunge work in building a cohesive story. Revising, editing, and polishing require a little or a lot of writing elbow grease to finish the job and bring forth a strong and beautiful book.
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 3: Involving Critique Partners and Setting the Final Draft Aside" is now up on the Alien Romances blog: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_01930414080.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 2: Revision" is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals_0842957794.html
 
-"Writing Elbow Grease, Part 1: Introduction": is now up on the Alien Romances blog:
https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-fiction-fundamentals.html
 
Find out more about this book and the writing collection here:
http://www.writers-exchange.com/cohesive-story-building/
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/writing-reference-titles.html
 
-The final article in a 15-part series titled Surprises in the Course of Learning to Write a Science Fiction Series is up now on the Alien Romances blog: "Conclusion: In Which a Clumsy Girl Goes to Outer Space" https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2022/08/karen-s-wiesner-surprises-in-course-of.html
 
This series was the basis for my new, upcoming writer's manual titled WRITING THE OVERARCHING SERIES {or How I Sent a Clumsy Girl into Outer Space} to be included in my 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection, hopefully released later this year.
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/writing-reference-titles.html
 
NEWEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES
 
BRIDGE OF FIRE, Book 10: Woodcutter's Grim Series including: OUT OF THE ASHES, Part 1; A NEW BEGINNING, Part 2; and INTO THE SUN, Part 3
Fantasy Romance Novels
Available now in paperback and electronic formats
http://www.writers-exchange.com/woodcutters-grim-series/
 
NEVER A BRIDE, Book 11: Adventures in Amethyst Series
Contemporary Romance Novel
Available now in electronic and paperback; also to be available in ADVENTURES IN AMETHYST TRIO OF HOLIDAY ROMANCES Collection
http://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/
 
UNLUCKY IN LOVE, Book 12: Adventures in Amethyst Series
Contemporary Romance Novel
Available now in electronic and paperback; also to be available in ADVENTURES IN AMETHYST TRIO OF HOLIDAY ROMANCES Collection
http://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/
 
SHOTGUN WEDDING, Book 13: Adventures in Amethyst Series
Contemporary Romance Novel
Available now in trade paperback and electronic formats; also to be available in ADVENTURES IN AMETHYST TRIO OF HOLIDAY ROMANCES
http://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/
 
COHESIVE STORY BUILDING, 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection: Volume 2 reissue and BONUS COMPANION BOOKLET
Writing Reference
Available now in electronic and paperback
http://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/
 
CPR FOR DEAD OR LIFELESS FICTION {A Writer's Guide to Deep and Multifaceted Development and Progression of Characters, Plots, and Relationships}, 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection: Volume 6 reissue and BONUS COMPANION BOOKLET
Writing Reference
Available now in electronic and paperback
http://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/
 
WRITING BLURBS THAT SIZZLE--AND SELL!, 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection: Volume 7 reissue and BONUS COMPANION BOOKLET
Writing Reference
Available now in electronic and paperback
http://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/
 
FIRST DRAFT OUTLINE, 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection: Volume 1 (previously titled FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS) and BONUS COMPANION BOOKLET
Writing Reference
Coming soon in electronic and paperback
http://www.writers-exchange.com/3d-fiction-fundamentals-series/
 
ADVENTURES IN AMETHYST TRIO OF HOLIDAY ROMANCES including NEVER A BRIDE, Book 11; UNLUCKY IN LOVE, Book 12; and SHOTGUN WEDDING, Book 13
Contemporary Romance Novels
Coming September 2022 in paperback and electronic formats; also available individually
http://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/
 
NEW REVIEWS
I received my first review for :
 
Find out more about Adventures in Amethyst Series here:
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series.html
http://www.writers-exchange.com/adventures-in-amethyst-series/
 
MISCELLANY
 
Check out my Author Pages!
Writers Exchange: http://www.writers-exchange.com/Karen-Wiesner/ and http://www.writers-exchange.com/blog/
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Karen%20Wiesner
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/karenwiesner
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/karenwiesner
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor
 
WHAT I'M WORKING ON
 
Look for my WIP Moments on my Facebook Author Page http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor where I'll be posting about what I'm working on and the progress I'm making with each stage of my projects. You can also follow my progress here: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html

In August, I:
 
-Revised HEARTS ABLAZE, Book 4: Peaceful Pilgrims Series and sent for critique
https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/peaceful-pilgrims-series.html 
 
-In preparation for the goal of illustrating children's books in the next few years, I actively began drawing, sketching, and coloring with some online lessons as well as a fair bit of self-teaching, doing black and white sketches. I'm trying to start from the beginning on all this so I can learn new ways to sketch and draw. My goal is to find out if there's a particular sketching/drawing style I'm good at that lends itself to each of the children's stories I want to illustrate in the future. I posted my work thus far on Facebook here: https://tinyurl.com/229k5kje
 
In September, I'll:
 
-Incorporate my critique partner's suggestions into HEARTS ABLAZE
 
-Write Lost, Book 8 for LOST AND FOUND, A Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series 2-in-1 https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html
 
Find out what else I'm working on in 2022:  https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html
 
Feel free to direct your friends to this newsletter!
 
Karen

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