Reviews – Cry Baby Cry

“The Perfect Read”

9 Aug 20189 Aug 2018

Starza Thompson from Windy City Reviews has reviewed all four books in the Street Stories series, so her opinion means a lot to me. Which means it is especially wonderful…

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And Another 5 Stars

13 Jul 201813 Jul 2018

Wow. As I was posting news about Cry Baby Cry's first five star rating by Sheri Wilkerson, I noticed a five star review on Amazon from Marydale S. Listen to…

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The First Accolade

13 Jul 201813 Jul 2018

Sheri Wilkerson, who previously reviewed Box of Rain and gave it a five star review, provided the first online response to Cry Baby Cry. She also rated this book five…

New Year, Old Work in Progress

Wow! 2019 was pretty much a bust for me. After publishing Cry Baby Cry in mid-2018 I vowed to rework one or two old manuscripts that I thought showed promise. But either I was burnt out from publishing seven books since 2012 or the lukewarm reception of Cry Baby had me discouraged, because I barely […]

Refreshing. A Perfect Read

Starza Thompson from Windy City Reviews gave Cry Baby Cry a mixed review, suggesting I give the characters more depth. I appreciate her insight, though, especially since she had so many other great things to say about it, like: “Her ability to create characters that are LGBT without having that be their only characteristic is […]

The Rating Race Begins

It’s almost 1:00 in the afternoon already and I swear I only intended to spend a half hour updating by Cry Baby Cry website. The thing, is, though, that in the process of doing that, I discovered the book had received its first 5-star rating on Goodreads, which resulted in a whole flurry of postings […]

Pride

The title to my latest, and last, post on my Birthing the Next Book blog has a double meaning. Pride that I am finally finished with Cry Baby Cry and ready to launch my baby into the world. Pride in celebration of Gay Pride month, an event dear to Avril McCartney’s fictional heart. I hope […]

Help! Looking for Beta Readers

Help! Having finally finished the first draft of Cry Baby Cry, I am now in the process of editing in preparation for a July 1 book launch event. The problem? I’ve been working on this book so long–one year–that I either hate everything I read or love it too much. I need beta readers, people […]

“The Perfect Read”

Originally posted on Cry Baby Cry:
Starza Thompson from Windy City Reviews has reviewed all four books in the Street Stories series, so her opinion means a lot to me. Which means it is especially wonderful to hear the nice things she had to say about Cry Baby Cry. Here are my favorite parts: “Perhaps…

The First Accolade

Originally posted on Cry Baby Cry:
Sheri Wilkerson, who previously reviewed Box of Rain and gave it a five star review, provided the first online response to Cry Baby Cry. She also rated this book five stars on Goodreads, which I hope will tempt other readers to see what it is she liked so much. …

Pride

Originally posted on Birthing the Next Book:
When Lonny moved on, Avril walked over to the mirror on the far wall just to check that the woman hadn’t been making fun of her. Nope. Still fabulous. Still sparkly with the glitter and hairspray she’d spritzed on before leaving the house. With the pre-order for the…

Cat Pee and Deadlines

Originally posted on Birthing the Next Book:
Jo threw her toothbrush into her makeup bag, the other hand holding the phone to her ear. She tried not to let annoyance get the best of her as she listened to Avril make life more complicated than it needed to be. The bad news: At 5000 words…

The Cheese Stands Alone

Originally posted on Birthing the Next Book:
Like the nursery rhyme game, each Street Story novel stands alone. What does progress throughout the series, though, is Jo growing as a person. Jo’s relationship with Jack is one way to show that growth. Once the two of them were settled, Jo pulled Jack out into the…