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Join the Inner Circle: Book Launch Team Invitation

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I am thrilled to announce that my most cherished book, Country Perks and Grit, is almost here! This is a personal account in pursuing a dream to relocate and establish a life in the countryside, and the man who planted over one thousand trees. That would be my husband!

Country Perks and Grit will inspire you to live your dream too, no matter where that is!

I’d love for you to join me in sharing our journey.

There are a few spots available on my private Facebook, Book Launch Team. If this sounds like a book you’d love, and would like to support me, click the link below for more details. But first, here are the advantages you can gain as a valued member.

  • By joining, you will not only experience the joy that comes with helping an author, but also inspire others to read.
  • You will meet new team members, some of whom may even become lifelong friends.
  • Serving on a private book launch team also allows you to interact directly with the author and witness the results of the team’s collective efforts.
  • It only requires a few minutes of your time, yet the impact you make will leave you feeling great.
  • By participating, you play a crucial role in getting a book into the hands of readers.
  • By helping to launch a book, you become an integral part of the author’s dream, boost their confidence, and validate their hard work and dedication.
  • As an essential part of the launch, your contribution ensures that the author’s dream becomes a reality.

I hope you will join us. Here’s the link to sign up for my private FB Book Launch Team. We are a small, but impressive, friendly group.

https://diannemarieandre.com/dianne-marie-andres-street…

Ebook Pre-order: It took a miracle or two

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Let’s pretend you have a dream you want to accomplish. Now, imagine you are one step from achieving it when something goes wrong and there’s nothing you can do to change the outcome.

Most of us will experience this at least once in our lifetime.

Writing novels requires hard work and determination. Sometimes this isn’t enough. Sometimes an author’s only option is to pray and wait for a miracle. This was the case with my new novel Dress Shop Miracles.

But first, how Dress Shop Miracles came about:

I was going through old college papers when I came across a Christmas story I had written for a creative writing assignment. I sat down to read The Victorian Lady about a widow who owned a dress shop. Prior to reading it, I had been thinking about writing a Christmas story and this one had the potential for a novel.

I began retyping the story, weaving in new ideas and before I knew it, I had a new plot, theme, and characters. Instead of a middle-aged woman, I created a young lady, Molly who is in love with a dream, and her boyfriend Ted, a former city guy turned small-town farmer. 

I had a great deal of hope for Molly and Ted’s story, and for readers. I planned to release the novel in 2021 for the holidays. Then the unexpected happened. I kept getting knocked down with various ailments. My dream, like my character’s, came to a halt more times than I care to count.

It wasn’t until mid-July of this year that I turned the manuscript over to my editor. Several weeks had passed when I learned she was dealing with a family emergency. I had to find a new editor.

Often, reserving a date with an editor is three months out! I had three weeks to meet my deadline!

Was my Christmas story going to be delayed for another year? I felt all the emotions Molly and Ted experienced in unfortunate hardships.

Disappointment

Doubt

Fear

Friends reached out to me with suggested editors. I researched possibilities and made inquiries. The only thing left to do was pray and wait for a miracle. It came! I hired an editor who was willing to squeeze my manuscript into her busy schedule. I had to hustle but instead of another year’s delay, I had a suitable, extended deadline.

Then I needed more miracles!

There was a 10-day delay in receiving the proofed copy, and two days before announcing the preorder I kept getting an error message with my software program. Again, prayer was my only resource. Faith in this project—small as it was at this point—was all I had to hang on to.

My dream like my characters’ hopes came to a halt more than once. Maybe I should take extra thought to the next book’s plot. I’ve certainly grasped that “To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)

Will Molly and Ted learn this as well?

How about you? Have you experienced a period of waiting for a dream to bloom? If so, please share in the comments so we can encourage one another.

Release day is November 1, so be sure to get it now on Amazon while it’s discounted. 

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