January Newsletter 2018

Hello Readers & Fellow Writers! We made it to the other side, 2018 is here. I have SO MUCH planned, changes are coming, new releases galore, events, and so much more. Part of the incoming changes include some freebies, newsletter devotion increased, volume sets, unique Battle Goddess Production edition of public domain books, the next…

Newsletter December 2017

Hello Readers & Fellow Writers! 2017 is coming to a close as we all hunker down for Winter and Holiday preparations and events. I am settling in, after a crazy year of really pushing myself out there. Fall was overwhelming for me, and even for some of you with hurricanes and wildfires tearing up east…

Revisions & Editing Workshop

If you missed my workshop with OCLS at the Downtown location, here is a chance to grab a copy of the PDF and/or PowerPoint Show. It was a heavy 2-hour course and we covered a lot of content and questions to help guide your revision efforts. Be sure to “enable outside links” since this does…

NaNoWriMo 101 – 2017 Edition PowerPoint

Yesterday, on behalf of Orlando Nanowrimo at the South Trail location for OCLS I had the honor to introduce and inform writers what this “Nanowrimo” thing in November means. I had a great group and it was fun tackling the questions many still had after the presentation. Per my promise, here are links to the PowerPoint I…

Newsletter October 2017

Hello Readers & Fellow Writers! My goodness! September was a hot mess betweenHurricane Irma flipping Central Florida upside down and then Indie Bookfest 2017 swept me off my feet. Now we’ve already ventured into October and I can’t help but feel I am falling forward with the speed of things unfolding. This month is filled…

Post Indie Bookfest 2017

WOW. I cannot express the amount of fun I had at this event! Whether you are a writer, author, or reader – you should definitely plan to attend in August 2018. In fact, I have signed up again to have a table as a Featured Author next year and look forward to this weekend of…

Are You Coming to Indie Bookfest?

What Is That? Indie Bookfest celebrates Indie, Hybrid, and Traditional Authors and Artists and their freedom of expression. Join some of your favorite Authors for a convention filled with workshops, panels, parties and more! You won’t want to miss the sessions throughout the day, where several panelists will be speaking on a variety of topics…

The Oracle – FREE for Kindle

My birthday wish is to hit #1 or Top 25 Best-selling Book! In celebration of my birthday and my 5th novel release, THE ORACLE will be up for free on Amazon. Below are links to go directly to the book. Be sure to download a copy and let friends and family, reading groups, . Each…

#BloggersWanted – The Cedric Series Blog Tour

Hosted and Manged by the amazing Silver Dagger Scriptorium, we are planning a wonderful Blog Tour in honor of The Oracle‘s release. Head over and sign up here: http://silver-dagger-scriptorium.weebly.com/tour-sign-ups/the-cedric-series-tour-sign-up I am looking for help spreading the word of book 3 being out as well as to get some reviews for this latest installment in my high rated…

Newsletter July 2017

July is here and I am running out of time, how about you? Lots happening this month and even more preparing to unfold for Fall. From events to book releases to workshops, I am juggling what I can. Regardless, thank you for signing up for the newsletter and know that there is more than news about me inside this blast. I want to expose what events are going on that I am and am not part of, share a little writing advice, and share links to some resources. If you want to sign-up so you never miss one of these, head over to my website (www.WillisAuthor.com) to sign-up via email OR follow my Blog for the post!

#AFO2017 Triforce of Fanfiction Panel

First off, myself (Valerie Willis), Racquel Henry, and Laura (L.E.) Perez want to say thank you for the warm welcome and great turnout for our first panel at an Anime Convention here at #AFO2017! We hope we were able to aid fellow writers and fans to jump into their stories and grow to new heights….