Broken Pieces Three-Day Sale(3/22) and What Is #MartiniChat Anyway?
Two pieces of business today:
BOOK SALE
If you haven’t yet had an opportunity to check out my latest bestselling release (#1 Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, and as of this writing, #2 on Poetry) Broken Pieces, now would be the time to do so. It’s on sale today (Wednesday, 3/20) through Friday 3/22 only, and for just $2.99 (normally $5.99). I released it on December 19 and already have 75 reviews (55 5-star, 12 4-star, and a sprinkling of fairly lame one liner 1-stars.) Click to read a free sample.
Midwest Book Review gave it five stars. Yea, even I’m still pinching myself on that one!
It is rare when a writer puts so much of him or herself on the paper that you can see them bleed, but Rachel Thompson boldly steps out of the shadows and puts herself in the light that shows her wounds, her flaws, her heart and you can’t help but be moved.
This book was extremely hard for me to read, even though it is written in short, succinct bits. There is poetry mixed in with short stories that reveals for the entire world to really see just who Rachel Thompson is and all that she has battled, overcome, or made peace with to become the vibrant, confident, successful woman she is today.
Rachel is willing to put herself out there so we can see that even the worst kinds of pain can be overcome. That the human spirit really is indomitable, that while we can be hurt we are tough enough to disable the things that seek to destroy us and use them instead to recreate the person we will be in the future.
Broken Pieces left me in tears. It left me raw – the wounds still chafe, but it left me astounded at the courage Rachel Thompson had shown in writing this book, in breaking taboos, in speaking out and in refusing to use her pain and hurt as excuses to hide behind for the rest of her life.
This is a book about rising above; about becoming more than you can possibly believe you ever will be at those terribly low points of your life. It is about surviving, thriving and living and I recommend it more than any other book I have read.
~ Tracy Riva, Midwest Book Review, Tracy Riva Books & Reviews, Amazon Top Reviewer
My goal with this book is to encourage people – men and women – to speak out about sexual abuse and find strength from others. If you’ve already read it, please review it on Amazon and/or Goodreads, and purchase a copy for a friend!*
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MARTINI CHAT
One of my many ‘fun’ friends on Twitter is Jackie Bernardi. We always have great conversations and can relate to being moms and businesswomen (she does skincare: ‘Skin care tips for gorgeous skin at any age!). We also love snark.
So…the other night, Jackie had a brilliant flash: let’s do a tweet chat together and call it #martinichat. (She so knows me.)
If you’re unfamiliar with Twitter, this may not be all that fun for you. But if you’re one of our tweeps or just want to join in the craziness, please join us every Friday 5pm PST (we’re both in California) for an ‘anything goes’ type format starting THIS Friday, 3/22! No makeup required. (You could even get naked and we’d have no idea. Thank god.)
Tip: when participating in a chat, I find it so much easier to use TweetChat.com, rather than scrolling and searching on the hashtag. Sign in with your Twitter credentials, enter the #martinichat hashtag, and you’re good to go!
Thanks for reading my update. Please check out Broken Pieces, and let’s have a fun chat this Friday!
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