The Writing Lane by Writer Janice Lane Palko: November 2016

Friday, November 11, 2016

Here's my latest post on the Catholic Writers Guild Blog

Click here to read my latest post on the CWG blog. Weak Tea

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Most Highly Favored Daughter Launches!

Happy Launch Day!

Thanks for stopping by my blog and celebrating the release of my newest book, Most Highly Favored Daughter. The book is getting great reviews, which makes me very happy!

While you are here, be sure to check out the raffle to the right where you can register to win some prizes. Tonight, I'm also kicking off the festivities on my Facebook page where you can also win some fun prizes. All you need to do is comment on my posts, and you will be entered in the drawings. The more you post, the greater your chance to win. I will be randomly awarding prizes at the end of the Facebook party.

Below is a sample of the prizes I'm awarding at the Facebook party.

PopularPittsburgh.com, where I'm employed as a writer, was founded by Tom Pollard. In addition to the website, he also owns Tom Pollard Designs, a premiere ornament design company, and he graciously donated some of his beautiful ornaments as prizes. Thanks, Tom!

Tomorrow evening (Nov. 3), I'm also participating in a book event, 2Friends Book-a-thon on Facebook. The hostesses of the site live in the U.K. so I will be featured at 5 p.m. EST. There are numerous authors participating too. Join in the fun tomorrow night and meet some new authors. The event runs through November 6.

Now, back to the novel. Most Highly Favored Daughter is available in paperback through Amazon and Barnes& Noble. If you prefer eBooks, you can purchase it from the Kindle or Nook stores and from Smashwords.

Since Most Highly Favored Daughter concerns a pair of sisters--Cara and Sophia Hawthorne--and their sibling rivalry, I'm soliciting your sibling rivalry stories. Now is the time to reveal those tales of how you read your sister's diary, or how she gave you a disastrous home permanent, or how you tagged along after her everywhere she went. Post those stories here, and the one I find the funniest, I'll be sending a prize. This won't be selected randomly, but on the basis of what I find funny or outrageous. Remember, keep it clean.

Courtesy of Clickypix.com

Also, if you're a Goodreads member, I'm hosting a Giveaway of Most Highly Favored Daughter on that site too. So there are many ways to win. Have fun and thanks for supporting my stories.

For those who live in the area, I will be appearing again at St. Teresa of Avila's craft show on November 5, and I've added a few new venues too. I will be at St. Louise de Marillac in Upper St. Clair on November 19, 9-3:30, signing and selling books at their craft show. I will also be at LaRoche College's Annual Light Up Night Friday, December 2, from 3-9 p.m., and at St. Margaret of Scotland on December 3 from 9-2 p.m.

Also, if you'd like a signed copy, I usually have a supply at my house. Remember they make great Christmas gifts. Just email me.

Finally, if you like Most Highly Favored Daughter (or any of my other books), please spread the word and review it on the site where you purchased it.

Please post your sister story in the comment section below.

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Read about The Morning Star!

Is the future the prisoner of the past? Freddie White has finally gotten her life together. The former drug addict and single mom now has a steady job, tidy apartment, and the love and support of her family. When she wows the crowd with her life story at a benefit for the Don Enzo Mission, a rehabilitation center that helped her recover, she is offered an opportunity with the local newspaper, The Morning Star, which could make for an even brighter future for her and her young daughter. Theodore Wright knows how to do two things—look handsome and be critical. Fired from several previous jobs because of his caustic personality, he desperately needs to keep his current position with The Morning Star. When he is sent to cover the Don Enzo benefit for the paper, he is struck by Freddie’s beauty, but upon hearing her story, he dismisses her as “damaged goods.” But Theodore has a past too—one he is desperate to keep concealed. Things look dim when Freddie and Theodore are forced to work together and compete for a new position at The Morning Star by going on a cruise and blogging about the trip. While aboard ship, they find themselves at sea, wrestling with their pasts, preconceptions, secrets, and emotions they never thought possible. The third romantic comedy in the Holy Hilarity series, The Morning Star, shines brightly with sparkling humor and is illuminated with charm and touching moments. All aboard for laughter and love!