CHILDREN'S QUIET TIME by Sherry Boardman

Children's Quiet Time, a collection of four short stories, has been published on Amazon for children ages 6 and up. They can be read aloud to those who can't yet read, or more experienced readers can read to themselves. A variety of stories are included:

Bump in the Night - five girls at a slumber party have an uninvited guest. (a little spooky)

The Whirlybird - a young boy is ecstatic when a helicopter has to land on his roof.

One Is A Lonely Number - a little lady has trouble finding a playmate

How Are You, Mr. Ryan? - a young boy must decide how he can protect his treasures, one being an autographed baseball glove, when flood water threatens his home. (This is a title previously published as a single.)

Children's Quiet Time can be found on Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Quiet-Time-ebook/dp/B008F27RY2, and will soon be listed on my website, http:sherryboardman.com.

Hope everyone is staying cool!!

Shadows o'er Killarney

Just pushed CreateSpace's Publish button. Shadows o'er Killarney will soon be available in print. Editing took some time for the longer novel since the author must use a specific trim size and the manuscript must be reformatted, then edited over and again.This historical romance-fantasy will be 6x9, 313 pages. I'm excited to have my third one is print following Portal to Loch Doon and The Other Side of Midnight. An autograph party is definitely in the near future since I now have something to sign. Feels good.

To view all of my work, you can visit my Website and click on the links to take you directly to a selected book site. http://sherryboardman.com

It's getting hot here is Texas. However, it is summer. After a lifetime here, why would I expect any different?  If you have special vacation plans, be safe, but have a great time!

The Other Side of Midnight in Amazon's top 100

The Other Side of Midnight (pub Mar 2011) has quietly moved up in Amazon's ratings and sits in the top 100 in two categories, Family Relationships and Grief. The non-fiction work discusses how one (as well as those around him/her) deals with the illness after being diagnosed with bipolar. This is a personal account of my adult daughter's struggle after learning her years of various ailments came under one large umbrella. Treatable, but not curable, the stigma one attaches to self becomes a daily mountain of mixed emotions about life's upside-down world. Through faith, love of others, and knowledge of the illness, a person can live with bipolar. There are certainly worse illnesses. Many go on in life to become even more successful once their world has been set on the right track. I am so pleased that others have found my offering worthwhile and have often stated if only one person finds relief from their emotional turmoil through my words of encouragement, then I have accomplished what I was led to do. Any readers who have experienced this malady personally or know of others who have are welcome to share their words from within.

Available on Amazon (Sherry Lane), Smashwords, Nook, Apple, Sony, and other e-book sites. Also available in print through Amazon and CreateSpace. A trailer video can be viewed on You Tube. See my website for links. http://sherryboardman.com

Why Scottish Dialect?

A few queries have been received regarding the use of Scottish dialect in my time travel historical romance, Portal to Loch Doon, with possibly the same results for my upcoming time travel Mistress of the Keep. I say a few, meaning only five or six out of 1700 sales. When I began writing the book, it really was not my intention to use it. However, once the story began to unfold, how could I not? Even a visit today to some areas of Ireland, Wales, or Scotland, one strains to understand the language. Although I've endeavored to temper some of the words/terms, I have not strayed too far from the translator used. To most, it makes the story more believable when thinking of traveling several centuries back in time to another part of the world. Why would their language suddenly become American?  During my visit to England, I felt like a foreigner (and was). Even the English language spoken there was difficult to decipher at times. Alas, Americans have certainly butchered the king's English and continue to do so by writing less formally.

As authors continue to write to please their audiences, I do not believe we should completely abandon the art of authentic writing. Historical events are thoroughly scrutinized by readers. Why should they be so picky about a few phrases with thau, cood, Ah'll, hae, etc. After all, reading is not only for pleasure, but another avenue for learning. Put the shoe on the other foot. How do you think those who speak other languages feel when trying to read some of the material published in the U.S.? I love the flavor of the dialect written and find myself using some of the words in daily conversations when working on that type of writing. However, I will heed the pleadings of some and temper future dialogues...somewhat. If you would like to view examples of what I've discussed, see them in the sample offered on Amazon's Portal to Loch Doon, http://www.amazon.com/Portal-Travel-Historical-Romance-ebook/dp/B0058KS2NO. (I think it allows you to get that far into the book.) And have fun with it.

Cheers to all.

A Book for Mother's Day

The perfect gift for Mom to escape her day-to-day hectic schedule is an e-Book delivered directly to her tablet or PC. Easy shopping for you, too. Wishing all you Moms a special Mother's Day. http://sherryboardman.com

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Finally, I found time to create a personal website with information on all my books. Any comments are welcomed. Use the contact page. This is exciting! I'm truly in the writing business as a real author. http://sherryboardman.com

Ping Pong Easter Eggs

Just published for the holiday. The bunnies have a problem. The bridge washed out during a storm and the trucks to deliver the eggs cannot get across to the countryside soon enough for the bunnies to get the eggs decorated and delivered before the children's hunts begin. However, Whitey has an idea. Will it work in time to save the day? Ping Pong Easter Eggs now available on Amazon this week, $1.99. Children ages 3 and above will enjoy this fun story.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QUYFEE