It's Book Release Day + GIVEAWAY - Celebrate with Me!

The day is finally here and Silent Hearer is now available at all major retailers. YAYYY! It’s been a little over a year since I started to write this book on a sudden inspiration and the release has been both overwhelming and exciting. Overwhelming because the build up and hard work put into it was very consuming at times, and as anyone can imagine, hard to balance with the rest of my daily life, but exciting because it’s been incredible to see so many people as excited about the release as I am.

And to celebrate the book release and one of my big dreams to come true… let’s have a GIVEAWAY! Five (5) lucky persons from anywhere in the world will win a copy of SILENT HEARER! How exciting is that?!

TO ENTER THE CONTEST

Each person is allowed to enter up to 3 times as follows:

Mandatory entry:You have to leave any comment here, on the blog or my Facebook Fanpage —and that all, no other  obligations ;o).

Optional Entry #2: Blog about this giveaway, linking to this post and leave another comment on this post with link to your blog post.

Optional Entry #3: Share this post/picture (see below) on any of your accounts: Google+, Facebook, Twitter , Instagram (Copy and paste blog Link for Instagram)… etc. with hashtag #SilentHearer

a Rafflecopter giveaway

TERMS

This giveaway starts today, July 14th and will end Sunday, July 19 2015 at 11:59pm PST to coincide with my Launch Party.

The winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible Entries received throughout the Giveaway Period. Winner will be selected using Rafflecopyer random generator and I’ll notify the Winners by email on Monday, July, 20th. 

 So, what are you waiting for? Post your entries now and good luck to everyone!

So tomorrow is the big day, at least for me

Well, tomorrow is the big day.  Finally Silent Hearer will hit the shelves. Barnes and Noble pre-copies are sold out temporally before the release date. WOW!. So grab your copy while you can from Amazon or Tate Publishing! 

Today, I’m reminding myself of what a wonderful woman named Sis P said to me years ago in Guyana when I was going through a rough spot.  She said “Marcia never exchange a cross for a bigger cross, exchange a cross for a crown.”  Little did she know the effect those words had on me that day, it is one of my uplifting motto when things seems to be going to the left field.

Writing this first book was unbelievable for want of a better word. Now that the book is heading out into the world and on its own journey, I continue to pray that my story will touch others no matter what their challenges in life may be and hey will aim for their crowns.

Here are some snippets of what has been happening since the book has been published.

Hullaballo Books of Brooklyn, NYC was eager to host my first pre Book Signing events and it was a great success.

Guyanese Girls Rock, ran an article about the book and you can read it here…

Thanks for your patience with my self-promotion on Social Media.  In these days of fewer bookstores and shrinking book coverage, we writers have learned to be pretty pushy. I’ve worked so hard on this book; I want to give it a good shot at reaching an audience. Because truly, I think that Silent Hearer will change lives and inspire people to look beyond their challenges.

Release is tomorrow, which is a kind of an end to the long wait to see what would happen to this book after sending off the manuscript that frustrating afternoon of October 21, 2014. 

The frustration is long gone and it’s an exciting time ! As always, thank you, my dear readers, for your enthusiasm, your support, and your encouragement, I appreciate it so much.

If you are in Brooklyn, NYC see you Sunday at the Launch Party!!!! 

Pre-Order now On Amazon or Barnes & Noble

I am excited to let you know that with just 8 days to go for the Official book Release you can now pre-order copies of my book Silent Hearer from either Barnes & Noble or on Amazon. Just click the logo to go to the websites and get your copy today!

Pre-order Silent Hearer

Voices

Recent events have me pondering a lot of things both past and present when it comes to life especially my own.  Looking at various events in their perspective I can truly understand why some people feel alone even when they are surrounded by others.

I've  learned that some may say they love you but are not really in love with you. I've learned that when some get everything they want from you and you have nothing more to give you become useless and easily get discarded. I've learned that some say they understand but they really don't or want to. I've learnt that as long as you are doing what you are expected to and supposed to do it your up thoughts and feelings does not matter.

I've learnt that if you can't keep up with others ideal of what you should do or how you should act, you won't be able to be a part of their clique. I've learnt that no matter what you just won't be able to bring out the same feelings, happiness and joy in some people. I've learnt that you may be intelligent, hard working and the best, but that won't be enough for some.

I've learnt that if you sit long enough and observe some people actions and behaviour when you are around them, you can tell whether they really want to be around you or you are in their way but because they don't want to hurt your feelings they won't tell you anything.

I've learnt to speak less especially when my feelings and thoughts are being ignored but others are given free pass any time of the night and day to air theirs.  I've learnt how to move away and give others their space when my presence cause conversations to turn to whispers and others to walk away when I'm about so they can have privacy because I'm not supposed to hear or j ow what's happening.

I've learnt how to hold back my tears when all I want to do is cry. How to calm my emotions when I want to just scream. I've learnt how to smile through my pain and act like nothing has happened. I've learnt how to sing through it all while hurting inside.

Being strong is hard work, but for my own sake and sanity I had to learn how to be strong and hold on when all I want to really do is give up, let go and say to hell with love and life.

#SilentHearer

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

This is one of my many favorite Facebook group.  Check it out and show them some love https://www.facebook.com/groups/1564069560529854/

500 Invitations in One Day

Yesterday June 14th, I had an interesting day in Brooklyn.  It was the Guyana Victory Celebration parade, celebrating 49 years of Independence and the election of a new president as well.

In the spirit of sharing, I printed 500n invitations for my Official Book release and Launch party and every last one was accepted with interest.  The funny thing is others were sharing out promotional materials as well, but at the end of the parade and the end of it all, while I was expecting to see some of my invitations on the streets, I saw nary one of mines but hundreds of others.

My new fear now is will 500 plus people turn up on July 18th and 19th for the book signing and party? 0_O Guess I will have to wait and see

Silent Hearer Pre-release Book Signing

Yayyy! The first pre-release Book Signing was a roaring success.  A big thank you to all who came out and support on May 30th at Hullabaloo Books in Brooklyn, NYC.