Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Make Believe Anthology authors revealed!

On December 3, 2012, J. Taylor Publishing will release Make Believe, an anthology of six short stories, ranging from contemporary romance to fantasy, written based on a photo prompt with a wintry setting and a woman in red.

The anthology will open with Terri Rochenski’s Sacrificial Oath, a story of self sacrifice. J. Keller Ford’s The Amulet of Ormisez will follow—a story of success in failure. From there, Birthright by Australian author Lynda R. Young will delve into secrets revealed. Kelly Said returns to this anthology with Petrified, taking the reader on a journey of finding one’s purpose. Last Winter Red by Jennifer M. Eaton finds us in a post-apocalyptic world where not all is as it seems. Rounding out the anthology is our headline author, J.A. Belfield, author of Darkness & Light and the to-be-released Blue Moon, with Escort to Insanity.

Did you notice something odd? Yep, my name is among the authors. How super exciting is that? This news comes a little late because I was away on a cruise during the official announcement, but it's never too late to celebrate.

Virtual chocolate cake for all!!!

I also have a new author picture to show off in the sidebar (I hope it doesn't scare too many people) and a slightly new look to my blog. And next week I'll be able to show off the cover of the book. Exciting times!


Photo: Even though the photo has nothing to do with snow, it has everything to do with my cruise and I promised to share some photos. While the authors were being announced for Make Believe, I took this photo on the Isle of Pines last week. Wow, was it only last week?

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63 comments:

Rachna Chhabria said...

Congrats Lynda.Its super news. Hope you will tell us a little more about the story. I love the new author picture in the sidebar, you look great. Hugs.

Denise Covey said...

Hi Lynda. Thanks for the chocolate cake. This is super cool news. Congratulations! I hope your cruise was just the best! Now you'll be all fired up to get writing again!

Your new pic is super cute.

Denise

Joanne said...

That is so wonderful. Congratulations!
I like your photo too, and the new blog make-over.

Grover said...

Yay you! Well done! Very happy for you :)

Thumbs up for the new blog layout and picture.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

That is too awesome, Lynda!! Congratulations. Not until December? Well, plenty of time to plan a party.

Ciara said...

Congratulations!! This sounds awesome. Good luck with the release!

Jenny said...

Congrats fellow anthology author!!! Nice to meet you. I am super excited about the antho and Dec. 3 can't get here soon enough! I'm looking forward to hearing more about your cruise. Sounds completely wonderful.

Anonymous said...

CONGRATS! Very exciting.

I noticed your new picture right away. Very nice. : )

Kelly Said said...

Yay! So happy you're back from vacation so I can come by here and give congrats to my antho-buddy! :D Here's some *wheee's!* and *woohoo's!* I've saved up for you! hehehehe! :D

S.A. Larsenッ said...

Super excited for you!! So awesome! Congrats. Can't wait to read.

DEZMOND said...

sounds exciting, I do love short stories! And the new pic is nice.

Unknown said...

Well done you!

Unknown said...

Congrats, what exciting news!

Tonja said...

Congratulations. I noticed your new picture right away. You look very professional. :)

Suze said...

'From there, Birthright by Australian author Lynda R. Young will delve into secrets revealed.'

Yay! Great cake, btw! :) :)

J.L. Campbell said...

I agree, it's never too late to celebrate! Congrats!

Cherie Reich said...

Congratulations!! And your new author picture is great. :)

Tyrean Martinson said...

Congratulations!!!!

Carol Riggs said...

Major congrats to ya, and we look forward to seeing that cover! Love the new author pic. :)

Summer Ross said...

Congratulations to you! That is wonderful news.

Morgan said...

Lynda... Sooooooo cool!!!!!! :D

Meradeth Houston said...

Woot! That is super exciting! Can't wait to pick this one up!!!

Unknown said...

I love your picture. You're beautiful. And super congrats on being included in that collection.

Jess said...

Congratulations, and the photo looks great!

Old Kitty said...

Yayyayayay! Super exciting for you!! And that's a great author pic!! Congratulations!!! Take care
x

Anonymous said...

EEEEEEEE!!!!!! SO exciting! Congrats, Linda.

Your photo looks GREAT. Really, couldn't ask for a better author photo. ;)

anthony stemke said...

Congratulationsm Lynda, we are very happy for you. Best of luck to younand Good on 'ya.

Shallee said...

Yay Lynda!! Congrats, that is such great news!

And your author pic is lovely. :)

Tracy said...

Lynda, how cool is that!? WEll, you may have been away when the news came but it is still worth celebrating!

Neurotic Workaholic said...

Congratulations! I think that seeing one's name in print is something that never gets old for writers. :) And I like the new look of the blog! I wish that I could redesign my blog, but I don't really know how to do that. You'd think Blogger would have more templates to choose from.

Romance Book Haven said...

Yay! Linda! Mega congratulations! And the photo is awesome! All cool and author looking!

Unknown said...

Super exciting and thanks for the cake. Delicious. Congratulations! Now I must go Google The Island of Pines. Never heard of it before. . . Welcome back.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Yep, you'll hear a little more about the story soon :)

Leovi said...

Chocolate is one of my passions.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

The cruise was soooo brilliant. I loved it sooooooo much! So much, in fact, I want to go again! hehehe

Thanks :)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Yay!! December 3rd will be on us in no time! So exciting!

And yes, the cruise was brilliant!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Thank you for saving up those wheee's and wooo's! It's so exciting and fabulous to be able to share the joy.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Thanks so much. I hope you'll like my story :)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

The cake is homemade. I'm a master of cooking virtual chocolate cake. It tastes awesome and has no calories ;)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

It takes a lot of time to deviate from the blogger templates. It's funny with those templates because initially it looks like they have heaps...until you have to choose one, lol.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

The Isle of Pines is a tiny place. It's part of New Caledonia. The people there speak French and a native tongue (forgotten the name of it, oops).

Karen Lange said...

Congratulations, Lynda! How exciting! :) Love the author pic - it's too lovely to be scaring anyone away. :)

Betty Alark said...

Welcome back,Lynda!

Your picture looks magnificent!

I'm so happy for you; congratulations!

I'm looking forward to the release!

Ummm- the cake was yummy!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the cake! How about some virtual wine?

Charmaine Clancy said...

Congratulations on the anthology Lynda! I did notice the new look, and the new pic, very nice profile picture! And I like the clean look of your blog, I need to clean mine up, but it's just one of those jobs that keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the list :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Woohoo! Awesome news! I love the new profile pic! :)

Emily R. King said...

Beautiful picture, Lynda!

Thanks for sharing the news about the anthology. Sounds like a good read!

shelly said...

Congrats!

Luanne G. Smith said...

How great is that! Congratulations. That is good news. :)

vic caswell said...

YAYYYY!!!! LYN!!!!! CONGRATS!!!! :)

Nick Wilford said...

Congrats! How exciting. I'll keep an eye out for this. :)

That pic looks idyllic - my cruise feels like ages ago too although only got back Sunday. Back to normality with a bump!

Cynthia Chapman Willis said...

Wow!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! So exciting! And that's a lovely picture! Cheers to you!

M Pax said...

Major awesome, Lynda!! Congrats. Woot.

Libby said...

I like the new author pic! Can't wait to see the cover!

Mark said...

Thanks for the cake;) Pic looks good:)

Jay Noel said...

Great picture, Lynda! Congrats on the anthology!!!

Golden Eagle said...

Congratulations! :)

I really like your new author picture.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Welcome back!!! I hope your cruise was as good as mine because mine was awesome! (Despite the 3 metre swells)

Romance Reader said...

Hi Lynda,

Congratulations! I'm so happy for you!

Riya

Sherry Ellis said...

Congratulations! That is wonderful news! I wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the Kreativ Blogger Award. You can stop by my blog, Gone Gardening, to pick it up.

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

wow..awesome pic..Lynda ! My heartiest wishes for you..:)
Tasty Appetite

Anonymous said...

Huge congrats... so exciting:)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Thanks again to everyone for the congrats :)