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IT’S HALLOWEEN & MY 5th ANNIVERSARY, TOO!

October 27, 2019 by B.L. in Other

In October of 2014, I did something I’d been dreaming about for years. Here’s a little background about me first. When I returned to school in 1997 to earn my BA at the College of New Rochelle, I learned to use a computer for the first time to write my assignments, reports and papers. By 2001, I had graduated from Baruch College with a master’s degree. I was an expert at using my laptop to do research then write about what I learned.

During the same timeframe I was writing my papers for college, I was also playing around with writing romantic and erotic short stories. While most of my short stories never became novels, several did. One of them “Sweet Sarah’s Bluez” became an unpublished novel after I saw the movie “The Education of Rita.” The movie was a British hairdresser who wanted a higher education because she saw it as a pathway to leave behind a broken marriage and a low-wage job and attain success.

I caught the writing bug but I needed to find my voice. I needed to write better since I kept getting pesky rejection letters from publishers I admired. I had shoe boxes filled with them. I did what most writers do. I went back to school. I enrolled in courses at the New School, the 92nd Street Y and Gotham Writer’s Workshop. I joined several writing groups as well. By then I had quite a portfolio of short stories, novels, novellas and even a workplace memoir.

When my first publishing deal didn’t work out, it took me eight years to finally decide maybe I could become my own publisher. By then there were all kinds of helpful free publishing services such as Amazon’s Kindle and Createspace, Nook, Kobo and Apple’s IBooks. I decided to self-publish at a perfect time. I was leaving my job of 40 years in July of 2014. I couldn’t sit at home all day twiddling my thumbs all day. I needed to do something to fill my time. I tried volunteering. I did it for six or seven months; but I needed something more to fill my heart and my soul.

I decided to publish my portfolio of books. I published three books on Halloween of 2014. “Old Man Peterson” is a mystery about how 60-years of a Black family’s secrets destroyed one family. The second book “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” is a romantic comedy about two women who can’t stay away from each other. Their scandalous but sexy activity at a Halloween party proves it. The third book, “Safe Haven” is romantic suspense tale of survival and love after domestic abuse.

To date, I have published 28 novels in the two years I started my own little company. While I may never be the best-selling author I sometimes dream about, I’m doing what I love. That’s enough for me.

I should add an update. I have been publishing for 5 years. I published 58 romance, mystery and adventure novels for and about African American lesbians. I still dream about becoming a best-selling author. And I still love what I do.

Thank you to all my fans who make it possible for me to live my dream.

Happy 5th Anniversary Patchwork Bluez Press

Thanks for reading my post

BL Wilson
Here are the links for: I’m Your Baby Tonight, but what about tomorrow?
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y6WG1NJ
Kindle Print: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y4LQLRP
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/959433
Book trailer: http://youtu.be/-nJslQYMpL8
Ask David: http://askdavid.com/books/10892

Connect with BL Wilson at these links:
Blog: https://wilsonbluez.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/patchworkbluezpress
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/1BDmrjJ
Twitter: http://bit.ly/11fAPxR
Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B002BOJ19O Smashwords
Profile page: http://bit.ly/1sUKQYP
Smashwords Author Page: http://bit.ly/1tY3e27

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About The Author: B.L.

After an unpleasant publishing experience, BL decided to take control of her own fate and that of her books. She became a self-published writer two weeks before All Hollow’s Eve of this year. She enjoys writing. She loves using her writing skills to release her inner bitch through the characters she creates. Her novels and short stories allowed her to examine who she is, in black, white and various shades of gray. She can work out her ‘stuff’ through her characters. She finds it very liberating to do so. She vows to keep writing until she can’t.
TYSON, a sister’s love be limitless” is a winner
WHY I WROTE: I’m Your Baby Tonight but what about tomorrow?

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