Writercation

Today my sweet husband is giving me a "Mommycation." One of our 2012 goals is that I get one weekday off a month away from my normal job of motherhood. Today (and hopefully most Mommycation days) I'm using all my time to write! Okay, gotta get off the blog and start typing!!

Sing We Now of Christmas Total Donation

I received word from Michael Young that Sing We Now of Christmas earned over $1000, all of which was donated to the National Down Syndrome Society. All further proceeds will be continued to be donated there. It has been a really neat experience to work with such a great group of writers, editors, and designers on a project where all labor and talents were given without compensation for a cause.

Sing We Now of Christmas is the first volume of a three-part Christmas anthology project. The second volume will be titled Carol of the Tales and will be coming out this fall. It will include two of my stories, one of Brian's, and another that we wrote together. I'll be keeping you posted! :)

A Secret...

I've been working on my next book design project. I'm not going to tell you what it is, but I will say that it has to do with Charles Dickens (again), and it's going to be amazing! I can't wait to see/read it myself!

Now Available: No Thoroughfare by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins

My second book design/editing project is now complete! My edition of No Thoroughfare is the first edition that I know of that has ever bound the novel and play versions together in one volume. You can check it out here: http://familyclassicseditions.blogspot.com/2013/01/no-thoroughfare-by-charles-dickens-and.html

"Sing We Now of Christmas" Success!

I just heard that Sing We Now of Christmas has made over $600 in profit. All profits will be donated to the National Down Syndrome Society. Thank you for supporting this wonderful cause! Let's keep it up!

Winner, Winner!

My story "Hark!" just tied for the Reader's Choice award in the 2012 LDS Publisher Christmas Story Contest. Thank you to everyone who participated!

In case you hazarded a guess, my other story was "Nepotism," and Brian's was "An Unlit Fire." Check them out!

Vote Now!

You can now vote in the LDS Publisher 2012 Christmas Story Contest. Anyone can vote! But you only have through 12/19/12. Check out the instructions here: http://www.ldspublisher.com/2012/12/2012-christmas-story-voting-instructions/.

No, I won't tell you which stories are mine or Brian's, so you'll just have to vote blindly and be surprised!