Writers are nothing without book readers, so I want to offer a HUGE thank you to the readers of The Secret Sense of Wildflower who have stepped up to show their support. The book has only been out a few weeks and I’ve had friends, as well as strangers, email me or tell me in person that they have done one or more of the following:
-Bought the book as gifts to give to their friends, sisters, children and grandchildren for birthdays or other events.
– Talked to their favorite librarian and asked for the library to carry it.
– Suggested it to their book groups as an upcoming read.
– Sent me lovely emails about how much they enjoyed the book.
– Offered to do blog posts about the book and how I got the idea for the story.
– Posted comments on facebook, twitter, Goodreads
– Posted reviews on Amazon.
-Talked to local bookstores and other merchants about carrying it in their stores.
Every year, approximately 300,000 new English-language works of fiction are published globally (100,000 traditional & 200,000 independently published titles). To get attention in a sea like that you can see that The Secret Sense of Wildflower depends on readers who have enjoyed it to spread the word through word of mouth, online reviews, gifting and social media posts.
Dear book readers: for all the support you have given this book, please accept my sincere gratitude for helping to get out Wildflower’s story. Also, if you haven’t already, please email me and let me know of other things you’ve done so I can thank you individually. It means more than I can say. For once, this writer is at a loss for words.










I left out a very important one:
A dear friend of mine for many years, also a writer and poet, was going to a week-long writer’s conference and offered to take Wildflower books with her. I gave her 5, with a huge grateful hug.
That week, she sold 3 books and gave one to award winning writer, Ron Rash, who was a presenter at the conference. If you don’t know Ron Rash, you might want to check him out. He is our resident writer celebrity here in western North Carolina and also a writer of southern fiction.
As you can imagine, I would nominate this friend, and many others, for the Friendship Hall of Fame.