There are people living online and in social media spheres with serious maladies and diseases. Sandy Appleyard is one of them, but until she wrote about having scoliosis, a curvature of the spine. Sandy, as many others, doesn’t necessarily keep this secret secret, she just doesn’t share it often.
I am so admiring of people who will be forthright with a possibly judgmental audience and share this kind of personal information. She does intense yoga to help her get through the countless hours of writing.
Sandy Appleyard Authors Books
I first met Sandy in my Google+ community (which is on the rocks, by the way). She shared her blog posts about books she had written, and we exchanged tips about WordPress and commenting systems. When you dive in a bit deeper to learn more, here’s a giveaway:
“I always write happy endings because I want my readers to leave my stories feeling intrigued, uplifted and entertained. I never leave a loose thread.”
She writes a blog, too, and it’s full of her travails through and around the publishing world. As she gains more experience, she shares it, like with this piece about understanding publishers’ rejection letters or with this one about whether book sales are akin to product sales — hmm, interesting question!
I bet you most want to know about Sandy’s books, right?
From what I can tell, she has four available for the extremely reasonable price of $2.99 via ebook for Christmas and they are The Wife of a Lesser Man, I’ll Never Wear a Black Dress, Blessed and Betrayed, and The Message In Dad’s Bottle. The awesome quote on her website says she writes romance thrillers, but I leave you to investigate further.
Sandy is one of those authors doing it right. She engages on social media, she teaches others about her experiences, she is accessible and lacks arrogance, she’s responsive, and is so transparent about how she’s growing — page by page.
She’s a Canadian living in Niagra Falls (is that the U.S side or the Canadian side, Sandy?) with two kids who keep her too busy.
There’s one other secret I just have to share, a previous conversation had Sandy asking about whether she should use a pseudonym to write intriguing books of the sexual persuasion. Hmm, Sandy, how’s that going for ya, eh?
Thanks for writing for The Happy Friday Series: Finding Happy With Scoliosis.
Wow, Jayme! At first I thought you’d just mentioned me in a post, but I’m very pleasantly shocked! Thank you so much for writing such a beautiful post.
To answer your questions: I’m on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls…right by Marineland, in fact…in case that means anything to readers 😉
Yes, I am using a pseudonym to write my erotic suspense novels. I have one manuscript that is being distributed to several erotica publishers for publication consideration, and I have another novel in the works. My fingers are crossed!
How are you doing with your book, Jayme? I know it’s tough out there. Believe me, even with four books published, I still don’t get enough exposure, so I wish you my best 🙂
Thanks again for doing this, Jayme. I’ve never been so grateful….you’ve put a huge smile on my face!
If I don’t connect with you before, have a Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year!
So cool! SO wonderful! Sandy, I am so happy to see this here. YOU, my dear friend, are one of the first folks that chatted with me, when I first started and made me feel welcome. Your heart shows with each word you write and I always love it when I get caught up in one of your posts telling me what I am doing wrong! (ugh!)
I didn’t exactly thoroughly “abandon” Google+ but I certainly did get overwhelmed by what folks online call “noise”. I guess I will always be a small town girl ~ I love knowing the people I learn so much from.
AlaskaChickBlog I’m so happy to have helped 🙂 It’s strange how I wasn’t getting any responses to my blogs, but from what I’ve heard since Jayme’s post is that people are actually listening and reading my stuff 🙂
It is easy to get caught up in online information, but remember that there is always something useful to find if you look in the right place.
Thanks for your comment and have a great weekend!
SandyAppleyard ~ I am guilty of that too, Sandy- NOT commenting sometimes. When I really don’t have something to add ~ I don’t ~ I should more, I see that now, even if it IS to only say “Hey, Thanks! I didn’t know that!” You are a comfortable bright spot in my online world, Sandy and I appreciate that. AND (I must say) putting things in a language that I can easily understand.
I certainly know how it feels not to get many comments on posts- It makes you feel as if you just might be talking to yourself inside a cave (Ha! Can you tell I have thought about this?!). And then, I hear, read or find something and know that I wasn’t as alone as I thought I might be.
Merry, happy days to you and yours and all you hold dear, Sandy.
SandyAppleyardHappiest holidays to you both, Sandy and AL. Enjoy the children…it’s what makes the season!