Lots of excitement over here as the publication of Baby Grand approaches. Copy-editing. Cover design. Blurbs trickling in. It’s all feeling very REAL now, so today’s debut author, Sophie Moss, sprinkles us with a healthy dose of Irish fantasy to return our heads into the clouds, where, of course, writers’ heads belong. :) Name: Sophie [...]
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Meet Sophie Moss
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, eBooks, Publishing Process, tagged Amazon, Arts, Ireland, Publishing, Secret of Roan Inish, Selkie, Sophie Moss, The Selkie Spell, Twitter on April 10, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Meet Author Sidney Bristol
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, eBooks, Erotica, tagged Amazon, Contemporary romance, Ellora's Cave, erotica, Facebook, Flirting with Rescue, New York City, publish, Sidney Bristol, Twitter, Writer on March 27, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Is it hot in here or is it just my interview with Sidney Bristol? :) Please help me welcome today’s featured debut author and self-described “smut writer” who enters the erotica genre at a time of great excitement and an explosion in sales led most notably by ‘Fifty Shades of Grey.’ Name: Sidney Bristol Name [...]
Meet Author Sherry Foley
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Arts, Author Facebook, oprah, psychological thriller, publish, Sherry, Sherry Foley, Switched in Death, Thriller, Twitter, Winter Goose Publishing, Writer, Writers Resources on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s featured author is Sherry Foley, a fellow thriller writer. Welcome, Sherry! Name: Sherry Foley Name of book: Switched in Death Book genre: Psychological thriller Date published: February 17, 2012 Publisher: Winter Goose Publishing What is your day job? Writer What is your book about? The power of the mind. Any one of us can [...]
Meet Tracie Banister
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Academy Award, Blame It on the Fame, chick lit, debut author, Glenn Close, Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, Oscar, publish, Rooney Mara, Tracie Banister, Twitter, Viola Davis on February 14, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Today’s featured debut author is Tracie Banister. I LOVE the concept for her chick-lit book, Blame It on the Fame – following the five nominees for the Best Actress Oscar from the time they learn about their nomination until the winner is revealed during the awards ceremony telecast. Which of this year’s nominees do you [...]
Meet Olivia Boler
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon, Michael Chabon, Olivia Boler, publish, San Francisco, Siobhan Fallon, The Flower Bowl Spell, Twitter, Wicca, You Know When the Men Are Gone, Young-adult fiction on February 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today’s featured author, Olivia Boler, is a fellow freelancer who has made the leap back into fiction writing. Olivia published her first book in 2000 with a small press, and her latest novel, The Flower Bowl Spell, represents her first self-publishing endeavor. I’m thrilled to have her share her experiences with us today. Name: Olivia [...]
Meet V. Morley Johnson
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged author, Books, Daughters of Pahol, debut author, publish, Self-publishing, Twitter, V. Morley Johnson on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s debut author (yes, I’m a few days late, but I won’t tell if you won’t…) is V. Morley Johson, a fourth grade teacher who wrote her debut novel so that her students could finally see a girl be the hero of a story. That’s actually one of the reasons I wrote my own [...]
Meet William Kenney
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged A Dream of Storms, Facebook, Fantasy, Goodreads, In the Shadow of the Black Sun, Lord of the Rings, oprah, publish, Starbucks, Twitter, William Kenney on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today’s featured debut author is William Kenney, whose dark epic fantasy made its debut last summer. I agree with William when he says that one of the most challenging aspects of writing a book is “keeping my facts straight.” In fact, next week’s writing tip will offer helpful ways for you to do just that. [...]
Meet John W. Mefford
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Arts, Book cover, Committed, Firm, John Grisham, John W. Mefford, mystery, publish, Self-publishing, Short story, suspense, Thriller, Twitter on November 15, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Ah, I wonder if John Grisham knows how many writers he’s inspired… Today’s featured debut author is John W. Mefford, a fellow Grisham reader and the author of his own thriller, the first in a planned series. Name: John W. Mefford Name of book: Committed Book genre: Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Date published: November 1, 2011 Publisher: Self-published [...]
Meet Vidster
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Blog, E-book, ebook, LinkedIn, Nook, publish, true crime, Twitter, Vidster, Writer, Zeigler on November 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today’s Debut Author Q&A represents my first chat with a writer who goes by a nom de plume. Oooh, how mysterious! Name: Vidster Name of book: Zeigler, through Vidster’s Eyes Book genre: True Crime, Wrongful Convictions Date published: October 2011 Publisher: Vidster via NOOK Pubit What is your day job? Lawyer/educator What is your book [...]
Writing Tip #56
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Arts, Daylight saving time, Dictionaries, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, Standard time, Twitter, Vocabulary Lists, Word count, Writers Resources, writing on November 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Fall back or spring ahead? Today’s writing tip is inspired by the shift back to standard time this morning and the glorious 9 hours of sleep that I got last night, which I soon realized was actually 10 hours of sleep! Go, me! Yesterday evening, I asked my fellow tweeps if I should go ahead [...]

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Making 'Baby Grand' chronicles the road to publication for my first novel, Baby Grand. I also blog about the writing life, interview debut authors (Tuesdays) and offer writing tips (Sundays) that I've picked up along the way.
About the Novel
A curly-haired toddler, a down-on-her-luck writer and the bad guys who brought them together. Set in present-day New York.
Represented by Stonesong in New York City.
Status: 'Baby Grand' will be released as an eBook through Amazon's KDP Select program in spring 2012 and also made available as a print-on-demand paperback later this year.
About the Author
Dina Santorelli has been a freelance writer and editor for 15 years. She served as the "with" writer on the book, Good Girls Don’t Get Fat, by Robyn J. A. Silverman, Ph. D., which was published in October 2010 by Harlequin.
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