It’s already been a busy spring for Sharon, and Summer shows no signs of slowing the pace. It all kicks off next week, May 19th at the Kingman Area Books are Magical Festival in Historic Downtown Kingman.
Website: http://www.kingmankabam.org/index.htm
Sharon will spend the day (10am-4pm) in the Author’s Tent, signing books and having a tremendous time!
And then it’s on the Comicon, more signings, and the 2012 Fall SCBWI event…
It’s just over 10 days from today that The Healer’s Legacy is officially out, but activity is all over the map for this tremendous book. Here’s a quick recap:
Stay tuned for even more excitement in the coming days!
Hurray! Brick Cave Books (http://www.brickcavebooks.com) has opened up pre-orders for The Healer’s Legacy! Oh, but wait, there’s more… you can get a 3 chapter preview just for mentioning the page on your social media!
Here’s the website to pre-order your copy: PRE-ORDER THE HEALER’S LEGACY
Oh, and we have some more, too!
Join Sharon on March 29th for the official launch party, hosted by Brick Cave Books, at Lo-Fi Coffee in Mesa, AZ! From BCB (same info on Facebook):
Please join us as we celebrate the release of one of our most anticipated book titles of 2012!
Award winning author Sharon Skinner will be on hand to autograph copies, read samples and talk about the writing of the book.
Music will be provided by The Klute
Attendees are asked to reserve a copy online for delivery at the event, as limited extra copies will be available for sale. Pre-orders are currently being accepted at the following website:
About the Book:
Orphaned by war, haunted by unknown origins, and chased by a warlord and his army ofbrutal soldiers.
KIRA is a young woman with a secret. She can psychically communicate with animals. She is also on the run from her abusive mate Toril, the hero turned warlord, who led the country’s forces to victory against the outland raiders. Only that was before his love of power consumed him. Now, his only focus is on tracking down Kira and making her punishment an example of his power.
But the quest for freedom isn’t the only struggle Kira faces. She must also come to terms with her past choices, whose echoes drive her present. And now, the future of the land and people she has come to love depends on the decisions she will be forced to make.
From Skinner Central Herself:
“My Book review of LEADING WITH CARE: How Women Around the World are Inspiring Businesses, Empowering Communities, and Creating Opportunity by Mary Cantando has been published and posted on Charity Channel.
I believe you can read it without being a member and logged in.
Here is the link to the basic articles page:
http://charitychannel.com/charitychannel-press/we-review-book-reviews
Here is the link to the article:
http://charitychannel.com/charitychannel-press/we-review-book-reviews/article/1391/leading-with-care-how-women-around-the-world-are-inspiring-businesses-empowerin “
Hello everyone,
The lovely Ms S is a bit under the weather this week, so me the webmaster, would like to update you in the goings on in the Sharonverse.
As you may or may not know, Sharon has had 2 additional of her manuscripts picked up by Brick Cave Media. The Nelig Stones and The Healer’s Legacy. Originally, because Brick Cave had picked up Nelig first, that was the book scheduled to be released, in 2011.
Well, Sharon offered Healer’s to BCM as well, and they jumped at the chance. Unfortunately, that meant putting everything on hold and re-planning how to release both books. Additionally, an artist for the cover of The Healer’s Legacy also needed to be sought out. That search ended a week ago with a contract for the tremendous artist Thitipon Dicruen to produce the Cover for Healer’s, and both Brick cave and Sharon decided to release The Healer’s Legacy first.
So, The Healer’s Legacy, what is it?
Officially,
“Running from an abusive relationship with a powerful Warlord, a young woman flees toward the land of her mother’s people. She is harried by mercenaries and finally forced to fight, not only for her freedom, but for the lives of those she comes to love.”
At least, that’s all the hint I am able to put in this post. They’ll be some new websites popping up next week, and some more posts as we get closer to a firmer release date. If all goes well, the release date for the book should be February, 2012, and Sharon will be making appearances at the 2012 Leprecon with the book, as well as at the 2012 Phoenix Comicon.
Look for The Nelig Stones to appear in the second half of 2012, and more information forthcoming on that book. In the meantime, any questions regarding the book can be ushered over to Sharon’s Official Facebook Page.
Hello,
As the duly appointed webmaster and site updater, I (Bob) thought I would share some Skinneresque news with you. So, I’ll start with what Sharon’s been up to. She just got done working on the 2011 edition of the Steampunk Street in DT Mesa, hosting the fashion show and showcasing her two newest creations,
Book News
Now, you might say to yourself, “Self, that’s alot of work, that keeps me pretty busy”. Alas, dear Reader, that’s just the beginning. Finally, we have some news here on the home front about Sharon’s next book. For those of you that need an update, Sharon had agreed to terms with Brick Cave Media to publish her children’s fantasy, The Nelig Stones. So, BCM started working on the illustrations to pull a cover together.
Before they could get very far down the path, however, Sharon came BACK to BCM and offered an additional manuscript, and adult fantasy/romance The Healer’s Legacy. It was a bit of a coup so to speak for the small publisher, and it created a sort of embarrassment of riches, when combined with J.A. Giunta‘s Ascension Trilogy, and the existing lineup of books that BCM still has to get published.
So, where does that leave Sharon’s next books?
BCM is working to line up an illustrator for The Healer’s Legacy, and will set the release date for that book based on that timetable. The Nelig Stones, which will be illustrated in house, will be released after Legacy. Both should be out before the end of 2012, but don’t quote us on that. BCM has also broached the subject of additional manuscripts with Sharon, but those talks are ongoing so nothing new to report there.
And there you have it, fine Readers, news from the Sharonverse…
We got ‘em! These are the bookmarks that will be making their way to bookstores around the country! You of course can get one free if you order a copy of Sharon’s book from the Brick Cave Media Store.
And an even better difference, your book (and bookmark) will be signed!
Updated Sharon’s pages, removed the separate fiction and poetry pages and replaced them with just a Bibliography page… so anything she has available in print (the audio will come in a bit), is now easily accessible. Links to all the major ebook stores as well as places to order print copies where they are available. so grab that story you’ve wanted to read.. and.. well read it 
- web guy
Yummy!
Looks like Sharon had a tremendous time at the 40th Anniversary conference for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, judging by the tasty desserts! The rest of August looks to be fairly quiet, not much book-wise happening, but the pace starts to pick up again in September, Looks like Sharon will be at the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fashion Show as part of the Mesa Second Friday Block Party. And we may have a couple additional appearances for her as well (details still in the works).
Oh, Yeah, We will start sharing information about the new book, The Healer’s Legacy, as well in the next few weeks. The artwork is coming along, and so you can expect to hear alot more about Kira and her exploits in the coming weeks.
Stay on Sharon’s Twitter, as she is vary active with her tweeps!
Dear Fry’s Electronics,
After waiting ten years for our local Fry’s Electronics store to get a theme, I was crushed to discover that, unlike the stores I have visited in northern California and those I have heard about elsewhere, wherein the theme is related to geekdom in some way, ours is . . . Golf.
I would have been thrilled to see Egyptian statues, Mayan temples, or, as in the Dallas store, space related NASA icons, but . . . We got golf.
Honestly?
Golf?
It isn’t that I have anything against the fine sport of golf. It’s just that my inner geek is, well, teed off that after ten years of waiting for a theme you couldn’t come up with something more appropriate.
Even a Sonoran desert theme would have been better than:
Floors inlaid with green and blue tile shaped like greens and water hazards.
Giant golf balls holding up green carpeted display tables.
Huge wall hangings of famous golfers.
Now, I admit the new layout is nice and clean and has a more spacious feel than the old, but golf?
Bottom line: it just isn’t on par with what you’ve done in other stores.
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