June 2020 – penelope j bristol writes

My first verified review of The Truth Lucy Saw! I adore EVERY review I get but because Amazon puts so much weight on verified reviews….this one had me singing in the shower! I am also testing new covers for the books this week. Those are the good things that happened. On a downward note, someone hit my car yesterday and ran!! Who does these things? Someone with red and white paint on THEIR car does these things. This is life, the up and the down of hit. I had to laugh because my husband had the same exact thing happen to his car several months ago and so now we have matching, ugly dents. Mind you, both these cars were made before 2010, they are basically antiques. The glamorous life of a teacher, want to be best selling author, don’t get too jealous.

All my best ~Penelope

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020

Sneak Peak of The Truth Turned Upside Down….the audiobook!!!!!!

The voices of Lucy, Anne, Dianna and John….Take a listen…..I hope you love it as much as I do~Thank you Kathleen Li!

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Audiobook is underway!

I secured my narrator for the audiobook version of all three books, The Truth Turned Upside Down. It was so difficult to choose, but I am over the moon-excited with the talented individual ( Kathleen Li on Amazon ACX ) who will be the voice of Lucy, Anne, Dianna, John and Finn. I want to put her audition on my blog, but need to ask her first if this is acceptable? I am again, like a fish out of water, learning my way in the world of authorship. The audiobook needs a cover of course -tag you’re it Diana Nemesu! I am also going to use this image as the cover for the novel as I think it deserves it’s own cover. Here is what I sent her today as a rough sketch, Lucy, Anne and Dianna- she will work magic with it! What do you think? Of course, the rabid, anime bunny, is just for kicks!

All my best ~Penelope

June 11, 2020

Gotta love some puppies by my side!

My brain is tired this week, anyone relate? For some reason, I thought launching The Truth Turned Upside Down series and writing Red Rock Redemption at the same time was feasible. This only strengthens my notion about the fleeting state of my sanity. However, I push on with the unconditional love of two, ying and yang pups!

I see this sometimes when I take walks, an owner with a large and small dog, walking unbalanced and happy down the sidewalk. My large dog is the kindest, most anxious of creatures; but to look at him might cause you a fright. He is HUGE and has a very loud bark when he decides to sound off. My little guy is dreadfully disobedient and believes himself to be quite intimidating, all eleven pounds of him.

The one thing they share in common is close proximity to me when tied to my computer, writing and deciding what to work on next. Just a brief stoke of their fur reminds me that this is not the big scary thing I imagine it to be, this new author role, this casting of stones in life’s stream. They are here and I am just me, still me but with a new endeavor. I hope that whatever you are miring in this week, you remember you are still just you, a great you that deserves to relax and just breathe. We are all about to begin, in the middle of, or wrapping up endeavors. We are here and greatly loved, that is enough!