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The Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Focus on Julie A. Sellers

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On August 28, 2023

In Latest book releases, The Warm Mug of Cozy Corner

Welcome to our mini-series on A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology, which celebrates the writers whose stories are featured in our inaugural volume.

Today, Julie A. Sellers is telling us what inspired her story “The Mystery of the Frisky Deer.”

A laughing confession by a friend about a mistaken identity that led to a hot tip to the police inspired “The Mystery of the Frisky Deer.” Her situation was so humorous that I knew it would be the basis for a good story. I blended my friend’s experience with one of my own involving teenage pranksters and Christmas decorations. I added a pinch of humor and a dash of observation about human nature in small towns, and the result is a cozy mystery about community, misunderstanding, and ultimately, understanding.

Julie A. Sellers began writing at an early age. She has published three academic books, and her creative prose and poetry have appeared in many publications, including 105 Meadowlark Reader, Wanderlust, and The Very Edge. She was the Kansas Author’s Club Prose Writer of the Year in 2020 and 2022, and the Overall Poetry Winner (2022) / Overall Prose Winner (2017, 2019) in the Kansas Voices Contest.

Julie has authored Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables (Blue Cedar Press, 2021) and the novel Ann of Sunflower Lane (Meadowlark Press, 2022).

Website: https://julieasellers.com

Thank you for sending us your story, Julie! We know people will love reading it as much as we have.

See you soon for the next instalment in our series.

In the meantime, don’t forget to pre-order your copy. It is 50% off the retail price until September 3, 2023!

(You will only have to pay $2.99 $5.99.)

CLICK TO GRAB YOUR COPY

Cendrine & David

The Auroras & Blossoms Haiku Anthology: Volume 2 Is out Today!

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On August 22, 2023

In Announcements, Latest book releases

The wait is over! The Auroras & Blossoms Haiku Anthology: Volume 2 is here!

Welcome to an incredible series of haiku and senryu compiled by Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis from Auroras & Blossoms.

Feast your senses on a unique collection that is moving, thought-provoking, inspirational, hauntingly beautiful and deeply insightful.

This anthology is a delightful showcase of superbly crafted poetry that is extremely easy to get into but handsomely rewards the reader with each subtle nuance and twist. It is like spending time with loved ones and old friends, comforting in the extreme, endlessly endearing and so compelling, you will never want the experience to end!

Contributors to Volume 2 include Sissel Almgren, Kristen Balyeat, Julie Blitzer, Bonnie L. Boucek, Bill Cox, Prisha Dalal, Erinola Daranijo, Mawadda Elbanhawy, Hanna Melo Fugulin, Patricia Henery, Jane Hunter, Tom Islava, Raveena Kaur Potiwal, Jim Landwehr, Robert Miller, Sean Patrick, Abby Pepple, Larissa Pereira Moraes, Moe Phillips, Nicole Reese, Lydia Ruanna, Isabella Stoddart, and Jasmine Wang.

Price: $3.99 $1.99. (This limited offer ends on September 5, 2023.)

Click here to purchase your copy

NB: We do not accept direct payment for the anthology. You have to purchase directly from one of the online stores on the page. That is how our contributors can be paid.

If you don’t see your favorite online store in the list, please wait a couple of days, and it should appear.

Promo Banner for Our Contributors!

For those interested in sharing the news with their audiences, here is a promo banner. Display it proudly on your website, blog, and/or social media!

Don’t forget to link to the book’s page: https://abpositiveart.com/haiku

The banner for volume 1 is below.

What’s Next?

Volume 3 will be released on September 28, 2023.

Next week, we will resume our series of blog posts, in which some contributors share what inspired the haiku we selected.

That’s it for today! We hope you will enjoy Volume 2 as much as we do!

Have a wonderful week!

Cendrine & David

The Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Focus on Jake Collins

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On August 17, 2023

In Latest book releases, The Warm Mug of Cozy Corner

Welcome to our mini-series on A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology, which celebrates the writers whose stories are featured in our inaugural volume.

Today, Jake Collins is telling us what inspired his story “The Mystery of the Cave.”

The inspiration for the content of the story is based on my recent travels to Perth and Bussleton in Western Australia. The latter place is where I visited a winery at Margaret River and also visited a cave which was very much as described in the story, including the red soil, shop, entrance, and two areas (amphitheatre and tunnel). The cave was named after Ngili – a good spirit according to the local aboriginal people. I wanted a bad spirit relating to red and I found that the colour red was known as Wilgee, hence the name.

Jake Collins is an emerging writer living in Sussex, England.

Thank you for sending us your story, Jake! We know people will love reading it as much as we have.

See you soon for the next instalment in our series.

In the meantime, don’t forget to pre-order your copy. It is 50% off the retail price until September 3, 2023!

(You will only have to pay $2.99 $5.99.)

CLICK TO GRAB YOUR COPY

Cendrine & David

The Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Release Date!

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On August 10, 2023

In Announcements, Latest book releases, The Warm Mug of Cozy Corner

Hello folks!

We are super excited to announce that A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Volume 1 will be released…

…on September 4, 2023!

Yes, you read it right. Only a few weeks left until you can open the digital pages of our incredible anthology.

In the meantime, pre-orders are in session. We have a special price for you: 50% off the retail price until September 3, 2023!

(You will only have to pay $2.99 $5.99.)

CLICK TO GRAB YOUR COPY

If you don’t see your favorite online store in the list, wait for a few days, and it should appear there. Please note that the anthology will not be available through Amazon.

And now, we have a surprise for you. A video trailer! Check it out below.

We cannot wait for this wonderful anthology to be out. Each story is unique and will keep you entertained for hours!

Next week, we will start a series of blog posts, in which several of the contributors share what inspired the cozy mysteries they sent us. Their insights are sure to tickle your fancy. 😉

Have a wonderful weekend!

Cendrine & David

The Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Cover Reveal Day!

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On July 21, 2023

In Announcements, Latest book releases

Hello everyone!

We are back with another exciting piece of news.

It is Cover Reveal Day for our Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology!

As you can see, we went for something simple but that totally fits the cozy mystery mood. That’s how we enjoy reading our favorite stories anyway. 😉

Once again, we would like to congratulate the writers whose stories will appear in the first volume of our anthology. Their names are below.

Saffron Amatti, Jake Collins, J. Ivanel Johnson, Denise Johnson, Natalie Klein, Caitlin McColl, Sam Morris, Julie A. Sellers, and Ian Tucker.

We are now in the last phase of manuscript editing and should be done in a couple of weeks. And then, we will announce a release date. So, watch this space…

We don’t know about you, but we cannot wait for this wonderful book to be out in the world. The variety of content is phenomenal—to say the least.

In the meantime, be sure to leave a comment below to congratulate our featured contributors.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Cendrine & David

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