news from the Scriptorium
WINTER STORYTELLING - DECEMBER 27, 2020
The Perfect Story for a Winter's Evening
We're streaming a reading of Ellen L. Ekstrom's fairy tale, "The Shop Girl of Flowergate" on December 27, 2020. The perfect story for a winter's night, "The Shop Girl of Flowergate" tells the story of Ella, a shop girl who was once a princess and who became a shop girl so that she might become a princess again. Hamstrung at times by her royal upbringing and assisted by a less than heroic charming prince, Ella begins an unforgettable quest to recover her throne.
Come back on December 27, 2020, and settle in with a cup of cocoa, a glass of wine, and a comfy sweater to hear the story of "The Shop Girl of Flowergate."
The link to the video will be posted here on December 27, 2020.
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Small Business Saturday!
Tomorrow, November 28, 2020, is "Small Business Saturday," and WRV urges you to support the local small businesses in your cities and towns when you consider holiday shopping. Although not a brick-and-mortar store, Whyte Rose & Violet, Scribes has goods to sell: go to the leading online bookstores and purchase one of our trade paperback titles or purchase an electronic version for your reader app online at Amazon.com. We hope to sell our titles directly from our website by the end of next year. Local small businesses are your neighbors and friends!
We give thanks!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Whyte Rose & Violet, Scribes wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and gives thanks for our readers and fans,who have inspired us and kept us going these past seven years.
STORYTELLING ON SAturDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020, 6:00 P.M. PST
Ellen L. Ekstrom Reads "Armor of Light"
Join Ellen L. Ekstrom of Whyte Rose & Violet, Scribes for a reading of "Armor of Light" on November 21, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. PST. The hour-long program will feature storytelling, questions and answers, and background on the story, and a preview of the forthcoming prequel to "Armor of Light" and "Ascalon," "George of Grasmere."
To receive the one-time passcode for the event, send an e-mail to ellen@whyteroseandviolet.net
Here is the link, but you will need the passcode:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83657319428?pwd=N2taMVNpckdBUXFGTXJEMUxZS2dXdz09
"ARMOR OF LIGHT" and "ASCALON" in the indie author project
Two more of our titles were added to the Biblioboard.com/Indie Author Project - "Armor of Light" and "Ascalon," stories based on the St. George and the Dragon Legend. If you live in California you'll be able to check out electronic versions of them at your participating libraries. Alameda County Public Library is one participating library.
And speaking of "Armor of Light," we're getting ready for the virtual reading on November 21st. The Zoom link and passcode will be posted here on November 14th.
"Armor of Light" may be found here:
http://library.biblioboard.com/content/c41f16b4-c960-4e76-b1cd-6fe8d66c739e
"Ascalon" may be found here:
http://library.biblioboard.com/content/b4f5c07c-4ef5-4f65-adc7-16a78e81212b
St. Michael the Archangel with the flaming sword.
First look at "GEORGE OF GRASMERE"
Continuing With a Theme
Using the stained glass illustration style from "Armor of Light" and "Ascalon," the cover for "George of Grasmere" continues the look and medieval theme, but more dramatic.
"George of Grasmere" will be released in 2021 in trade paperback and e-book editions.
If A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS . . .
Is our book "Tallis' Third Tune" really worth that much???
While copying the link to "Tallis' Third Tune" at Amazon.com for this week's featured book, we came across offers for used/new copies available from other sellers. Wow! We're wondering if this is the first edition published in 2011, and if there's any chance of getting a cut of the sale if someone likes literary fiction by one of the best unknown, mid-list, authors in the business.
Sales information for "Tallis' Third Tune" at Amazon.com on November 1, 2020
Yep, those really are the prices.
WRV ON BIBLIOBOARD
We’re excited to announce that Ellen Ekstrom’s fantasy novella, “The Shopgirl of Flowergate,” has been selected by the BiblioBoard Library for “Indie California,” a curated collection of books from local indie authors available exclusively on the BiblioBoard Library mobile and web platform.
A New Month - a New Look and Domain Site!
We wanted to give our customers and readers the best and safest experience while visiting Whyte Rose & Violet, Scribes and starting today, we are with a new plan and location at GoDaddy. My thanks to the hosting support team that guided us through the process.