This week author John W. Howell and I learned that The Contract between heaven and earth was selected as a Finalist in three categories by the Independent Author Network’s 2018 IAN Book of the Year Awards.

The three categories were Thriller/Suspense, Paranormal/Supernatural, and Romance.

This is an honor of no small measure, because John and I attempted to co-author a story having not met each other or having partnered with anyone else on such a project. We literally epitomized the concept of the blind leading the blind. We stumbled, we got up, and somehow, we found our way. One reason we were able to do so is because of the helpful advice of beta readers and the patience of our spouses.

I’m ever so grateful for those who have read our book and especially grateful to those who have offered their thoughts, either in a review or in an email. You are the reason we writers write. 

by Gwen M Plano

Dear readers, I invite you to join me at my new site: www.gwenmplano.com as I will keep an active blog at that site. Thank you very much. 

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​This week author Ronovan Hester challenges writers to use LOVE and PEACE in a Haiku poem.  I thought about our political climate and the barricades that reside in people’s hearts. As well, I considered the hope for healing. 
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If you’d like to try your hand at this art form, just click on Ronovan’s name, and you’ll be taken to his site, where there is helpful information on writing Haiku.