Cynthia Harrison

Novelist

Category: the paris notebook

  • Not Even One

    Juggling multiple book projects this past year has been a real learning curve. Last month, was amazed and annoyed with myself because I didn’t manage to publish even one novel this September after my firm belief and often repeated vows that I’d have several out by now. Not. Even. One. But soon! I finished my last pass for…

  • Final Pass

    This weekend at  the conference I talked about indie publishing, which was ironic since I now have a novel being published by The Wild Rose Press. At the conference, I discussed the steps to take to self publish on Kindle. Write the book, then hire an editor to proofread it. Since I’ve been an English teacher for 20…

  • The Real Deal

    I’ve been working all week on edits sent by my editor on Monday. There was a time when I would have felt like the luckiest person in the world to have this opportunity. What’s interesting is that it has not been a comfortable process. It’s mostly just tedious. I really like my editor. She’s funny and smart…

  • Jacket Copy

    My editor wrote this jacket copy for The Paris Notebook: As the girlfriend of a rock star, Deena Smith traveled the world in style. Now she’s moved on and enjoys a quiet life as a college instructor. When she discovers her rocker ex stole a notebook of her song lyrics and claimed them as his…

  • Silver & Gold

    Big shout out to the universe today for sending me the right people to help things fall perfectly into place for me. Just sent my revised manuscript to my editor. Giving The Paris Notebook into a final polish has been my first concern for a while now, and now that’s done. For now. I expect to get…