Friday, March 16, 2012

Covers for DAISY & A SISTERHOOD OF STRENGTH

The moment of seeing a cover of your book is one of the best parts of the publishing journey. Your manuscript finally looks like a book and feels real.

DAISY by Josi S. Kilpack will be out in May 2012. It's the 2nd book in the series I am co-writing with Julie Wright, Josi Kilpack, and Annette Lyon, called The Newport Ladies Book Club. The first book is OLIVIA, and it recently came out. The first four books in the series will all be out in 2012, released every few months. We are currently writing the next four books, so that the readers will have a complete book for each of the 8 women in the book club.


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This next book is by author Diony George, who put together a compilation of essays about how service between women has the power to change lives. She asked me to submit an essay and I couldn't decide between two stories, so I sent them both. Diony ended up using both stories. I can't wait to read the other contributions. This book will be out August 2012:




Wednesday, March 7, 2012

First Blog Reviews are in!


It's always a bit of a knuckle-biter waiting for the first round of reviews to start coming in. Last week I mailed out review copies for Christ's Gifts to Women. So when the first two were posted, I was a bit nervous to read them. But, so far, all is well.

Colleen of For the Love of Books, said, "Being out of work for so long and having some personal struggles right now in my life, this book has opened my eyes and gives me the strength to not give up and move on with my life, it could be worse." Full review here.

Sheila of Why Not, Because I Said So, said, "Even though I loved the entire book, the chapter that meant the most to me is, The Gift of Nurturing. The words found there brought a sense of peace to my heart." Full review here.


Upcoming signings:

March 23, 2012- I'll be signing during the CITY CREEK grand opening week at the Downtown Deseret Book, SLC, Flagship Store. 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

March 24, 2012 - I'll be signing at Celebrating Sisterhood, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., Seagull Book in American Fork.

March 31, 2012 -
Angela Eschler and I will be signing at Ladies Night, Deseret Book, Valley Fair Mall, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Upcoming Events

Most Exciting:
Julie Wright, my c0-series author, is having her book launch for OLIVIA, the first book in the Newport Ladies Book Club Series. February 18, Fort Union Deseret Book, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Very Exciting:
The Writing Snippets podcast is doing a book giveaway for ABINADI. Details here.

Next Most Exciting:
March 3, 2012 - Join my editing team for a Live Critiquing Workshop

March 28, 2012 -
I'll be teaching a writing workshop at the Utah Valley Chapter, League of Utah Writers, Provo Library, 7:00 p.m. Free to public

May 4-5, 2012
- I'll be teaching a workshop on Writing Historical Fiction at the LDS Storymakers Conference
in Provo, UT.

June 18-22, 2012 - I'll be teaching at the Writers for Young Readers & Illustrators Conference

September 20, 2012 - I'll be teaching a workshop as part of The Professional Writers Series hosted by the PG Library Board, 7:00 p.m., Pleasant Grove Library

November 1-3, 2012 - I'll be the "writer-in-residence" at the ANWA Women's Writer Retreat in beautiful Puget Sound, WA.

February 2013 - I'll be a guest workshop lecturer at the 2013 ANWA Writer's Conference in Phoenix, AZ. Dates TBA.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Congrats to the 2011 Whitney Finalists!


The Whitney Award Finalists have been announced! Check out the list of finalists.

If you are an LDS author and would like to be part of the voting academy to choose the winner contact: whitneyawards (at) gmail (dot) com

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Reviewers Needed: Christ's Gifts to Women


2/6/12 update: I have all the review book assigned. Thanks, everyone!

February is finally here, which means only one month until the release of Christ's Gifts to Women. I'm very excited to offer this book to reviewers. When Angela Eschler contacted me Fall 2010 and asked if I was interested in co-authoring with her, I was very honored. But I didn't want to commit unless I felt that I could be a contributor and the project would be something I was passionate about.

When I read Angela's introduction, I knew it would be a perfect fit. We submitted the book in November 2010, and it will be 16 months from submission to the time it hits stores. When you get the book in the mail, you'll understand why. The book is a work of art. Literally. There are 25 paintings/illustrations throughout the 37-page gift book.

Just to give you a flavor of the text . . . in The Gift of Mercy chapter, in discussing the New Testament story of the woman taken in adultery, we learn that after all the accusers have left, "Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst" (John 8:9).

We can compare this to our lives: "The implications of this detail are thought-provoking. Like our sister who was left alone, we stand in our daily courtrooms with no one but Christ. In spite of the many self-appointed juries in our mortal sphere who may heap harsh judgments upon us, we too are 'left alone' with the only Judge who matters. And He is a merciful judge. He, our only legitimate accuser, does not condemn" (Christ's Gifts to Women, 2).

You can also see sample pages on Deseret Book's website.

I'm currently seeking 15 reviewers who are willing to read a copy (will be mailing beginning of March) and take the time to also post a review.

If you are interested, please email me: heather (at) hbmoore (dot) com

I'll send you the details once I get your email.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Reviewers needed: OLIVIA


Jan 23 update: We have enough reviewers for OLIVIA now. Thanks! If you would like to be a reviewer, please stay tuned for my next review request for Christ's Gifts to Women. Will post in February.

Yes, I'm looking for reviewers for Julie Wright's book OLIVIA, because she is my co-author in The Newport Ladies Book Club series.

But this request is a bit different. I'd actually like to find 10-15 reviewers who are willing to review the WHOLE series. Every three months, a different book will be released. So I'll send you each book as it comes out.

Books will be:
OLIVIA by Julie Wright (Feb 2012)
DAISY by Josi S. Kilpack (May 2012)
PAIGE by Annette Lyon (Summer 2012)
ATHENA by Heather Moore (Fall/Winter)

For more information on this unique series, visit The Newport Ladies Book Club blog.

Reviews need to be posted on your blog and review sites such as Amazon, Goodreads, Deseretbook.com, Seagullbook.com, etc. (it's really easy to cut & paste once the review is written).

Please let me know if you are interested, and I'll send you more details.

heather @ hbmoore (dot) com

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Cover Reveal: Daughters of Jared


I'm excited to post the cover for my upcoming novel, Daughters of Jared. Release date: May 2012.


ABOUT THE BOOK:

Daughters of Jared

From the Book of Ether comes a haunting story of two royal sisters. The elder sister, Ash, will do anything to bring her father, King Jared II, back to the throne. The younger sister, Naiva, only wants to save her family from destruction. Greed and the quest for power blend together in H.B. Moore’s volatile new novel, Daughters of Jared. The bond of sisterhood becomes precariously fragile when one man . . . named Akish . . . falls in love with the younger sister, Naiva. Yet he chooses to marry the elder sister.

The sisters’ hearts are divided. And when Ash becomes queen, seduced by the promise of power and wealth, Naiva watches her world crumble away. She sees only one way out. But it will require forsaking all that she holds dear.