I signed an agreement with Barbour Publishing the other day for another historical novella. My story is entitled Courting the Doctor it will be a part of A Teacher’s Heart novella collection (April 2020 release date)!
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Happy Easter!
Spring!
Are you planting a garden this year? If so, what are you planting?
Southern Comfort – Great Reviews
I’ve been getting some wonderful reviews for Southern Comfort.
If you haven’t done so already, you should come and taste this delicious novel today!
Racism In Romance Novels
Folks within the romance novel community have been talking about the RWA (Romance Writers of America) Rita Awards. A Black person has never won this prestigious romance award. A friend of mine shared this article with me. It’s a very informative article that gives a rundown of the history of African-Americans within the romance genre. I do recall some of the events in this article. Some of these events occurred before I joined the writing community.
One reason why I use silhouettes on the covers of all of my indie-pubbed romance titles is because I want ALL RACES to read my romance stories. I believe that most romance readers can relate to the stories that I’ve created.
I’ve blogged about similar topics here (see links at the end of this post):
Yes, I realize it’s a LONG LIST, but, I’ve been blogging (sporadically) for over thirteen years! The subject of race often comes up in the fiction publishing world, and it’s a subject which needs to be discussed!
http://ceceliadowdy.com/blog/2013/08/african-american-novels-by-white-authors.html
http://ceceliadowdy.com/blog/2013/02/posts.html
http://ceceliadowdy.com/blog/2010/01/bloomsbury-publishing.html
http://ceceliadowdy.com/blog/2009/12/should-publishers-get-rid-of-african.html
This was a post to which I referred in one of my blog posts – its’ hilarious!
http://crimesistahs.blogspot.com/2008/12/welcome-to-black-book-section-enjoy.html
http://ceceliadowdy.com/blog/2008/11/should-black-books-be-segregated.html
http://ceceliadowdy.com/blog/2007/02/shelving-black-books.html
http://ceceliadowdy.com/blog/2007/02/black-authors.html
http://ceceliadowdy.com/blog/2012/03/love-inspired-novels-with-african.html
Loving Luke – Now Available In Print!
I hope each of you has been having a good week! It’s in the sixties here in Maryland, and I’m glad to see the temps warming up!
Over, the last few years, since I’ve started indie-publishing, I’ve had readers to ask when my indie books would be available in print. Well, Loving Luke is now available in print! I plan on placing my other novels in print as time permits, either later this year or next year! Even if you’ve already read Loving Luke, you can purchase a print copy for a friend, relative, or church sister! Books make great gifts all year around!