News from my quill!

I dream that I could write each of my books using a quill pen as they did in colonial times. Or a fountain pen as they did during the 19th century. Instead, I am blessed that I have a computer so the task is less daunting, more efficient and expedious! Now, with  wrist in cast, while recovering from surgery in two areas, I am attempting to use Dragon Naturally Speaking. Those early American writers would have never been able to imagine such a feat!

Today I received my first cover flat for Colonial Courtships and my author copies of the book will arrive any day! Hopefully by Thursday so I can bring it along with The Shadow Catcher's Daughter to a women's conference in Alton Bay, New Hampshire where I'll do my first official book signing. Before my surgery I signed many copies of TSCD and signed labels for Colonial Courtships since it will be difficult to write, though I might manage a few. And I do have some promotional bookmarks to share.

I have a mention on the USA today blog about my book Colonial Courtships which is releasing Oct. 1st! The article was written by the founder of our Colonial American Christian Writers group and the Colonial Quills blog I designed, help facilitate, and contribute to. I'm so proud to be among the group of talented authors who belong to this group and write historical fiction set in the earliest years of our country!

USA TODAY ARTICLE


Colonial Courtships is available now for pre-order! 

Christian Book Distributors
Barbour Books
Amazon
Barnes and Noble

Ooops! Looks like I have a stowaway!

I'm off to surgery today for the injury I obtained in the vehicle accident I was in back in February. The second MRI (with dye this time) indicated a TFCC tear (ligament tear on the ulnar side) and I also have De Quervain's Tenosynovitis which is on the thumb side.  Both of these are a result of the impact as while my hands were gripping the steering wheel. So please pray with me for a complete recovery so that I may get back to my writing. Pattern for Romance is waiting to be finished! In the meanwhile, The Shadow Catcher's Daughter is still available in the link to your right at Signed by the Author and Colonial Courtships will be out in October and is available at online bookstores for pre-order.

Thank you for your support and your patience while I'm away. In the meanwhile, you may wish to visit the above interview links and stop by my website carlagade.com!

Peeking in...

Just peeking in. I've been rather busy dealing with my injured wrist and trying NOT to write. I'm working on my galleys (final edits) for Carving a Future, my novella in October's Colonial Courtships collection. My generous editor at Abingdon also gave me a new deadline for Pattern for Romance, much to my great relief. November 1st it is with a new release date of August 2013, only two months later than the original release date. Hoping I don't have to have surgery on my wrist this summer, but at this point I'll take anything to get it working and pain free.

Today you'll find me posting over at Colonial Quills. I will also be visiting with Elaine Stock at Everyone's Story later in the afternoon and there will be a book giveaway of The Shadow Catcher's Daughter. It's been lots of fun doing interviews and all these book giveaways. Come along and say hello and maybe you'll win a free autographed copy!

How are YOU doing, friends? Have a safe and fun week ahead celebrating our country's freedom!

Posting over at Colonial Quills today in the Spinning Room where were chat around our "spinning wheels".

Today's topic: Memorial Day We are discussing those who served in history (including our ancestors)and those soldiers commemorated in historical fiction.

Please join me there...