2017 February

where I’m at from A-Z (2/2017 version)

February 23, 2017 12 Comments

I haven’t written a “Where I’m at from A-Z” blog in a long time. Since my followers seem to enjoy it and I have fun doing it, it’s on! I’m stressed out and feeling a bit out of control about all those things I can’t make happen exactly when I want them to, so we’ll see if these emotions are reflected in my A-Z:

Anxiously awaiting returned emails from several parties, all writing and marketing related.

Busy at my day job and not happy about it. (Although it’s what pays the bills.) I’m on my lunch hour if you’re wondering what I’m doing writing a blog if I’m so busy at work…

Cautiously optimistic about the status of my current work-in-progress. It’s the third book in my Blogger Girl series and the pressure is on to make it as entertaining as the first two. It’s only forty-one pages so far, but you can’t get to page three hundred without first passing page forty-one.

Desperately in need of a cocktail. Thank God tomorrow is Friday.

Enjoying The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins. It’s the second book in her Blue Heron series and it’s inspiring me to dig deeper in my own writing to bring on the funny and the conflict.

Finding it hard to summon the patience to build a new audience for my chick lit collection. I love my old audience, but unfortunately, I can’t force them to buy the new editions of the books. (Can I?)

Grateful to my fellow Henery Press authors for being so supportive and helpful.

Happy the Amazon reviews for four of my five books merged and hoping the last one will follow soon.

Interested in possibly teaching a class in writing chick lit. They used to offer them at Media Bistro and when things calm down, I’m going to look into it.

Jane! I worked so hard on the revisions of A State of Jane and am so happy with the changes. Some new reviews are in from folks who got the book on Netgalley and they love it too!

Kim vs. The Mean Girl, the young adult prequel to the Blogger Girl series, will be released in April and I’m so excited to share it with you.

Loving the second half of this season of The Walking Dead. I hated seeing Rick and the gang so defeated. I can’t wait until they take down Negan.

Missing my eight-month-old twin nieces, Sammie and Maddie, something fierce. I met them for only the second time last weekend, but I love them so much. I can’t wait to see them again in June for their first birthday.

Not entirely sure this blog post is working for me…

Oh, crap. My lunch hour is over.

Prosecco. I’ll be drinking lots of my favorite bubbly beverage tomorrow night. Tomorrow is Friday, right?

Quantico. I gave up earlier this season. It was too confusing for me and everyone was ridiculously pretty even when they were in the midst of combat. It annoyed me.

Rankings of my novels are not good right now. I know it’s because the books are new and I’m building an entirely new audience from the ground up, but it’s so frustrating. See F above regarding my lack of patience.

Single living is getting old. Does anyone know any eligible men for me? Preferably 38-50 and kind, funny, and good looking (at least to me). Creative is a plus.

The. The title of my next romantic comedy novel from Henery Press (releasing in November) starts with “The” but that’s all the scoop you’re getting from me until at least this summer.

Ugly cried. That’s what I did last night when I watched This is Us.

Virtually drawing a blank for this letter, but not entirely because I came up with “virtually.”

Wine. Wine. Wine. Wine.

Xerox machine. I almost killed the one at my office today. I shook the part of the machine where you enter a billing number and spewed out a string of curse words. I was very irritated with its failure to perform properly and having a moment. I’m not proud of it, but I’m positive it will happen again.

Yellow plays strongly into the cover of Kim vs. The Mean Girl. I’ve never had a yellow cover before and I love it. It’s still being tweaked, but will be revealed in March.

Zee End! (I’ve used that before, I know. It’s my thing.)

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: A State of Jane, Blogger Girl, chick lit, chick-lit, chicklit, Henery Press, Kristan Higgins, Media Bistro, Meredith Schorr, Quantico, romantic comedy, The Walking Dead, This is Us

Happy release day (times 5)!

February 14, 2017 9 Comments

Happy Publication Day to me!

With one click (times five), my sassy and humorous romantic comedies with an edge can now be downloaded to your e-reader. If you prefer print copies, don’t despair as all the books are also available in paperback AND hard cover!

Even if you read the previous versions of these books, I encourage you to download the new ones, particularly Just Friends With Benefits as it has been re-written in its entirety. This was my first novel and I think the new version benefits from my writing experience and improved skills (and a fantastic editor…) A State of Jane has also been modified significantly. The other three books are relatively similar to the earlier renditions, but with fun bonus scenes. (hint: more evil Daneen J )

Just Friends With Benefits

“The perfect vacation read. The dialogue flows like beer at a beach party.” – K.C. Wilder, Huffington Post Contributor and Author of Fifty Ways to Leave Your Husband

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Friends-Benefits-Meredith-Schorr-ebook/dp/B01N8RTCJ2/ref=pd_sbs_351_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01N8RTCJ2&pd_rd_r=86YH0FWCVHBK2SFB4Z9Q&pd_rd_w=52ewi&pd_rd_wg=NI1FK&psc=1&refRID=86YH0FWCVHBK2SFB4Z9Q

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/au/author/meredith-schorr/id562888020?mt=11

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/just-friends-with-benefits-meredith-schorr/1110025419?ean=2940156935550

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/just-friends-with-benefits

A State of Jane

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“I laughed my way through this novel. A must-read from Meredith Schorr.” – Chick Lit Plus

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/State-Jane-Meredith-Schorr-ebook/dp/B01N52WTXY/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1480787282&sr=1-6&keywords=meredith+schorr

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-state-of-jane-meredith-schorr/1112799844?ean=2940156935604

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/au/author/meredith-schorr/id562888020?mt=11

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-state-of-jane-1

How Do You Know?

“Maggie Piper navigates a version of Manhattan that’s as fun and original as Woody Allen’s or Sex and the City’s. You won’t forget this delightful cast of characters or Schorr’s sharp, candid insights about the plight of the modern woman.” – Diana Spechler, Author of Who by Fire and Skinny

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/How-You-Know-Meredith-Schorr-ebook/dp/B01N2NDQ5O/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1480787282&sr=1-5&keywords=meredith+schorr

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Meredith+Schorr?_requestid=728911

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/au/author/meredith-schorr/id562888020?mt=11

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/how-do-you-know-5

Blogger Girl

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“Sassy, sexy, endlessly entertaining, and full of laughs (as well as some heart-wrenching moments), Blogger Girl is one of those books that keeps you up at night because you can’t wait to see what happens next.” – Tracie Banister, Author of Mixing It Up

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Blogger-Girl-Book-ebook/dp/B01N75RPVX/ref=la_B0042Y3T2Q_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1481505506&sr=1-1

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blogger-girl-meredith-schorr/1116358028?ean=2940156935376

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/au/author/meredith-schorr/id562888020?mt=11

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/blogger-girl

Novelista Girl

“A great chick lit book: a strong and confident heroine, a sexy boyfriend you can crush on, supportive friends, and plenty of conflict leading to comical results, culminating in a very satisfying ending.” – Erin Brady, Bestselling Author of The Shopping Swap

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Novelista-Girl-Blogger-Book-ebook/dp/B01N64BBDJ/ref=pd_sbs_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01N64BBDJ&pd_rd_r=JHV7GMCHDB9KTJTD67TK&pd_rd_w=2xb9F&pd_rd_wg=VUj1R&psc=1&refRID=JHV7GMCHDB9KTJTD67TK

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/novelista-girl-meredith-schorr/1123197472?ean=2940156935512

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/au/author/meredith-schorr/id562888020?mt=11

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/novelista-girl

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: A State of Jane, Blogger Girl, chick lit, Henery Press, How Do You Know?, Just Friends with Benefits, Meredith Schorr, new release, Novelista Girl, publication day, romantic comedy

how I spent my “vacation” from being a published author

February 5, 2017 7 Comments

You might recall the blog I posted in May of 2016 when I told you how my publisher was closing its doors and my books would be temporarily unavailable. I confessed that I had no idea what would become of them, but promised I was working on it. I posted another blog in July, 2016 reporting that I’d signed a seven-book publishing contract with Henery Press, who would be re-publishing modified versions of the novels in February, 2017.

Last summer, I remember thinking that seven months was a really long time to wait for my book babies to be available again for sale. I didn’t know how I was going to get through it! Believe it or not, the time flew by and now the wait is finally (almost) over. The release date of February 14^th is next week!

You might be wondering how I spent those long seventh months. Well, even if you’re not the slightest bit curious, I will tell you. I was a busy bee, or more accurately, a busy chicken! (Henery Press, Hen House, chicken, *clears throat* you get the joke, right? Moving on…)

Since I signed my contract on July 13, 2016, here’s an overview of how I spent my time:

Edits of Blogger Girl – moderate in nature.
Edits of Novelista Girl – minor revisions.
Brief break from editing during which I worked on my seventh novel (due for publication in November 2017), details to be disclosed at a later date.
Edits of A State of Jane – heavy lifting.
Edits of How Do You Know? – minor revisions.
Edits of Just Friends With Benefits – completely rewrite from the original version! Same characters, same basic premise, but a different story for sure.
Brief break while I continued working on my seventh novel.
Reviewed proofed ARCs of Blogger Girl and Novelista Girl for final changes.
Reviewed proofed ARCs of A State of Jane and How Do You Know? for final changes.
Additional round of edits of Just Friends With Benefits and review of ARC for final changes.
Wrote acknowledgments and dedications for all five novels.
Finished first draft of seventh novel, conducted several rounds of self-edits, and sent to beta readers.
Started eighth book (third installment of Blogger Girl series due for publication in March, 2018).
Revised seventh novel based on thorough comments from beta readers.
Made final adjustments to my sixth novel, Kim vs. The Mean Girl, to be self-published in April, 2017 and sent to formatter. Scheduled cover artist to begin work in mid-February.
Finished seventh novel and sent to my editor at Henery Press (yesterday!)

And there you have it—how I spent my seventh-month hiatus from being a published author. It was far from a break. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever worked harder in my life. That being said, I wouldn’t change a thing. It got me to where I am now—nine days away from the big release day.

How will I ever wait that long?