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We at Pikes Peak Writers love to celebrate the successes of our members.  Please browse through this news about recent sales by PPW members. If you happen to see them, give them a hearty congratulations. If they have a booksigning coming up, be sure and stop by.

If you are a PPW member, and would like to include your sales on the Sweet Successes pages, please click the "Submit Sweet Success.." link in the Members Hideaway Menu (left side of screen).



Deb Buckingham - Vision online Mag

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Deb has a "paid gig" in issue #51 or the online magazine Vision

 Check out the article about your writing career... To Be or Not to Be

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 May 2009 03:09
 

Laura DiSilverio - Berkely Prime Crime

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Laura DiSilverio recently signed a three-book contract with Berkley Prime Crime (a Penguin subsidiary) to write a mystery series set in a beauty parlor in small town Georgia. The first book, TRESSED TO KILL, will be on bookshelves in June 2010.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 May 2009 02:59
 

Sweet Success - Maureen Anderson

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Maureen Anderson broke into print with the publication of her short story, "Bridges", in the Sept./Oct. issue of "Writer's Journal" Magazine. The story took first place one of the magazine's contests, a win that included $150.00 in prize money.

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 February 2008 06:28
 

2007 Member Sales

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These Pikes Peak Writers Members made sales in 2007.

Carol Hightshoe

While I had several stories published in '07 - it looks like most of those were "sold" in '06

Here are the official sales for 2007:

  • 07/12/07 - Chaos Reigns - Fantasy series - Double Dragon ebooks -- The first book Call of Chaos is scheduled for release in November 2008
  • 09/01/07 - The Sword of Power - Short Story - Tales of the Talisman - September 2008

Carol Hightshoe

SF/F Author - http://www.carolhightshoe.com/
Acquisitions Editor - http://www.flyingpenpress.com/
Editor/Publisher - http://www.loreleisignal.com/
Editor/Publisher - http://www.sorceroussignals.com/


Rod Summitt

Multi-Media Publications of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada purchased Crystal Dreams Publishing of Berlin, WI in October.  Crystal Dreams is now a subdivision of MMP for fiction (MMP had previously not published fiction).

  • My romance-mystery novel,When Pasts Collide, (original publication date January 2006) has been re-released by CDP/MMP
  • My mystery/suspense novel (with Richard Edgerton), Reunion with a Killer, (copyright 2006) while still available in limited quantities from CDP/MMP will be released June 1, 2008 with a new cover and a reworked format.
  • My romance/suspense novel, The Nurse and the Deputy, not previously published, will be released July 1, 2008.

The contract date with MMP on all of these was October 22, 2007.  Reunion with a Killer and The Nurse and the Deputy will be available in paperback, adobe PDF ebook, Microsoft LIT ebook, Mobipocket PRC ebook, and Palm PDB ebook.
 
Rod Summitt


Beth Groundwater

The info about my book is in my tag line. The date of sale was January, 2006. Also, the large-print edition of A Real Basket Case will by published by Wheeler Publishing in January, 2008.

Short story sales include:

  • Audio MP3-format production of "Covered Dish Casseroles" short story, Sniplits.com, TBD, 2008. Acceptance was August, 2007.
  • "The Extra Gift" short story in the online Crime and Suspense magazine, January/February, 2008 issue. Acceptance was November, 2007.
  • "Flamingo Fatality" short story reprint in Mouth Full of Bullets, June,
  • 2007 issue. Acceptance was January, 2007.
  • "Lucky Bear" short story reprint in Burst, Winter, 2007. Acceptance was January, 2007.
  • "The Murder Cache" short story in The Map of Murder anthology, February, 2007. This anthology was an Award-Winner in the Short Story Fiction category of the National Indie Excellence 2007 Book Awards. Acceptance was June, 2006.

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Beth Groundwater,
www.bethgroundwater.com A REAL BASKET CASE, Five Star Publishing, March, 2007 "Drugs and jealousy add up to a Rocky Mountain murder. A tense, exciting debut." -- Kirkus Reviews, January 1, 2007

 


Last Updated on Saturday, 23 February 2008 06:36
 



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