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Kindle Launch and Tales of a Book Publisher

Elizabeth Barstone - Novelist

3 weeks ago

I stayed up late last night, working on our catalogue that has to be mailed to stores in January for Spring. I had so many resizing issues with it after working on it all day. I stayed up until 2 a.m., mainly because I was too tired to go to bed. This morning I want…

My Book’s Release Date is Nov 30!

Elizabeth Barstone - Novelist

3 weeks ago

Okay, so this week has been a whirlwind of marketing preparations. The book has been available for pre-order on Kindle since last week, but I think most of my readers prefer physical, tangible paperbacks. There has been so much to do and with getting ready for a Kindle release on Saturday and the...

A snippet from my book

Elizabeth Barstone - Novelist

November 18, 2024

A snippet of my book. The Main characters are Del (Philadelphia Powers) and Frankie (Frances Krane). This is a snippet from Chapter 3: “Now we’re just boring old fuddy-duddies,” she said. “What?” I asked in mock indignation. “Not me! Who knows, I could still be in a movie! It’s never too late to ...

Too Excited to write lol

Elizabeth Barstone - Novelist

November 18, 2024

I've gotten so much momentum going with my novel (think: a fun, feel-good escape—think The Golden Girls meets The Bucket List with a side of laugh-out-loud absurdity.) that I'm currently too excited to write this morning, lol. Sometimes this happens. I've only had this experience two other times,...

So Much Writing in on my novel!

Elizabeth Barstone - Novelist

November 17, 2024

I am so excited about my book! I've gotten over 24,000 words written on it in the past three days, writing nearly nonstop. The only other things I've been doing is eating and sleeping, and barely either. I eat at my laptop because I'm afraid if I stop writing I'll lose the ideas in my…

My Christmas Novel

Elizabeth Barstone - Novelist

November 6, 2024

Well, so far it's still not going too well. I did not write one word on it yesterday. I would say I have high hopes for today but I don't really. I have a lot of inflammation going on because of not sticking to my diet and sugar is highly inflammatory. Plus I stayed up…

Good to be back on Open Diary

Elizabeth Barstone - Novelist

November 5, 2024

Today is rainy. I love rainy days. I used to keep a diary here for years before it closed down. Since it opened back up, I tried to revive my old diary, but all the old memories made me sad, so after a long absence, I've decided to start a brand new one. It feels…