Computers and I have a love/hate relationship. And I do mutter a lot while I’m using mine. It probably thinks things like: Yeah, ain’t my fault. Or, So learn, already. Or, Pfft, it ain’t THAT hard.
Sassy little machine, don’t you think? But all of that is true, which, sadly, doesn’t it make any easier.
So, thanks to my friend, Stanley Trice, who not only knows computer stuff but writes interesting and slightly off-center books, I now have a well-designed website with a much simpler name. Allow me to introduce you to https://sarahmauryswan.com.
According to Stanley, my old site’s name, https://sarahmauryswanlovesbooks.com was too wordy making it less likely to get computer search hits. I’m looking forward to seeing if I get more responses with the new name. I wanted to make
Computers and I have a love/hate relationship. And I do mutter a lot while I’m using mine. It probably thinks things like: Yeah, ain’t my fault. Or, So learn, already. Or, Pfft, it ain’t THAT hard.
Sassy little machine, don’t you think? But all of that is true, which, sadly, doesn’t make it any easier.
So, thanks to my friend, Stanley Trice, who not only knows computer stuff but writes interesting and slightly off-center books, I now have a well-designed website with a much simpler name. Allow me to introduce you to https://sarahmauryswan.com. According to Stanley, my old site’s name, https://sarahmauryswanlovesbooks.com was too wordy making it less likely to get computer search hits. I’m looking forward to seeing if I get more responses with the new name. I wanted to make it stand out from Sarah Swan, who is also a writer, though I’ve never seen any of her writing.
But one of the things that makes using someone else to do the computer end of things is to have a useful newsletter. I write the article and my computer smarty, Virginie, sends out my post through my newsletter. (BTW, don’t you just love Virginie’s name?) My blog is linked to my site now. Ain’t that the Cat’s Meow?
Since the purpose of this particular post is to entice people to stay connected, and because I sorta think I’m starting over, I’m giving everyone who signs up for my newsletter a chance to get a free e-book. Take your pick and I’ll send you the link for the e-version of either Terror’s Identity, 2015; Emily’s Ride to Courage, 2018; Earthquakes, 2019; or Little Bits: A Collection of Short Stories. After you get and read your book, please do let me know what you think of it. If you hate it, I’ll be a little sad, of course. If you love it, picture me doing a happy dance. But, in either case, I’ll learn from what you say.
Writing is always a learning process and the business of selling one’s books is the hardest part, at least for me. Still, the stories keep coming to my head from one source or another, which means I do have to tell them to somebody. And, no, not many people snore or find excuses to go elsewhere. Means I must be doing something right, if only for me.
Usually on my blog posts, I do reviews of children’s books I have read, but now I’m going to make changes. After 15 or so years, I am no longer reviewing for the Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database: https://clcd.com. I’ll miss doing that, but I don’t relate to lots of modern children’s books. The grammar is way too confusing for an eighty-two-year-old woman. And my reviews probably don’t help potential readers find the books they’d like.
I am branching out to write books for “Grown Ups.” I have always loved reading spy stories, fantasy, and mysteries; particularly cozy mysteries. The first mystery is titled SERENDIPTY’S CONUNDRUM, which features an old woman’s adventures. I’m hoping to have the first one done by next spring and would like you to come along on my journey to being a literary grown-up.
Take care of yourselves and enjoy what you’re doing.
Sarah, the loquacious.
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