CHANGING DIRECTION, HOWEVER DIFFICULT, CAN BRING BLESSINGS

A few years ago, we (my publisher Oaktara and I) chose to change the dog's name in my books as well as my first book's title and series name.  Suffice it to say that an individual planned to sue if we didn't, saying he/she had placed a trademark on the name I had used.  Although my dog's name was not really under a trademark, we decided that years of court battles and hundreds of thousands of  dollars in costs were just not worth the battle, although we were not in the wrong.  My book would have been shelved during those years as well.  I've found that the individual in question has also gone after other authors and entities for that same reason, citing that he/she was planning a TV series using the dog's name that I (and they) had chosen.  That TV series, by the way, has never happened. 

ANNOUNCING: OAKTARA BOOKSTORE!

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Thank you for your support!

DACHSHUNDS FOREVER UPDATE

Shadow and Duke

**NEWS FLASH:  Since writing this post, the manuscript was completed and sent to my publisher in early August.  It is now awaiting publication!**

Several readers I met at a recent book signing asked about this book, so I promised I would keep them posted.  Therefore, here's my DACHSHUNDS FOREVER update:

Bat impression!

I now have over 95,000 words and still have a few chapters to go! Maybe I should split it into two books--because I don't want to say good-bye to THE DACHSHUND ESCAPADES . . .

Piper

There is so much I want to include in this supposed-finale of the series!  I have already written in more of Papa Duke's stories, Sarge's encounter with "Elvis," his long RV trip out west, his take on several of his human family's birthday parties, and his training and mentoring of Duke.

SHERRI WILSON JOHNSON and TO DANCE ONCE MORE

I am pleased to host an interview today with fellow Oaktara author Sherri Wilson Johnson and feature her latest release, To Dance Once More.  Sherri and I are definitely kindred spirits--we first "met" through our publisher's website, where our mutual values have become apparent over the past year or so.  I am therefore pleased to welcome Sherri and have her share something about herself.

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Welcome!  So glad to have you with us today, Sherri.   Tell us about yourself.

Posey Johnson

Hi, folks! I am Sherri Wilson Johnson, author of To Dance Once More. I am from Georgia—never lived anywhere else. I have been married since 1988. I am a former homeschooling mom of my two children (now 21 and 17) and I have a twelve year old Labrador and a two year old Chihuahua who doesn’t know she’s a dog. 


Well, we'll have to name your Chihuahua an honorary dachshund, since she seems to have traits like our doxies--Duke and granddog Shadow!

Now on to your novel, To Dance Once More.  Tell us  about it.

To Dance Once More is the story of Lydia Jane Barrington, a Victorian debutante. Lydia lives on a plantation in Florida under the watchful eye of her father. She’s quite an independent young lady who does not want to fall into the trap (as she sees it) that her mother and sisters have fallen into—marriage and motherhood. She wants to travel the world and experience life before giving her heart to a man. One day, her eyes are opened to love and no matter what, she cannot forget the blissful feeling it causes. She begins to believe that love isn’t such a bad thing after all. Then she discovers a secret that prohibits any of her dreams from ever coming true. She begins a quest to free herself and her family from a future of bondage. Hearts are broken and lives are torn apart because of Lydia’s own selfishness. Will she surrender to a call that God placed on her life and be able to experience love after all? You’ll have to read the book to find out.


Well, you've certainly piqued readers' interest now, Sherri, especially those who love a good Victorian novel.