It Takes A Village To Raise A Child, And To Support Writers: Author Ann Best

Blogsphere is an amazing community where those involved share, help and support one another’s endeavors. With that in mind, I’m delighted to welcome author Ann Best here today to talk about a wonderful new village created to help writers.

Born in 1940, I’m old enough to remember villages. I was raised in a small city (Salt Lake City) that was kind of like a village where you knew your neighbors and felt a sense of community. 

I felt like I was in a community when I rode the streetcar and chatted with people, most of them my neighbors. I felt like I was in a community when I went to the library that was only a mile and a half from home. In good weather I walked to it or rode my bicycle.

I miss these communities of my youth, especially now that I’m mostly housebound with a disabled daughter; now that I spend most of my waking time in front of a computer.

Is there a community--a “village”--somewhere in Cyberspace?

There is! It’s called Celery Tree, a place where writers, published and unpublished, can meet; where readers can find good books. Of course they’re not free, but if I buy from Celery Tree I’m supporting the authors in a way that I can’t on the large Internet sites.

And like that brick library of my past, Celery Tree has an inviting exterior with its bright and cheery logo. The exterior was so inviting that I wanted to open the door. Which I did, and discovered that we can dialogue with each other. Unlike a library where we have to speak softly, on Celery Tree we can shout our words and no one will shake a finger at us.

I hope you’ll stop by and digest some Celery today. Its enzymes are good for the body.

And books are good for the soul.

 

To learn more about Celery Tree you can follow its blog tour at these stops next week: 

* Mon, Jan. 23: Promo Post @ Ann Carbine Best's Blog.

* Tues, Jan. 24: Promo Post @ Author Karen Walker...Following The Whispers.

* Wed, Jan. 25: Promo Post @ Nicki Elson's Not-So-Deep Thoughts.

* Thurs, Jan. 26: Promo post @ The Alliterative Allomorph.

* Fri, Jan. 27: Wrap Up @ Coming Down the Mountain and @ Celery Tree blog.

In addition, Karen Gowen will be available at karen@celerytree.com to answer your questions about Celerytree.com during the Big Blog Tour. Feel free to email Karen about any questions you may have at this time on joining, registering, buying books, submitting books or any other issues. 

For additional information check out the Celery Tree blog, Facebook Page, Twitter account, and of course, the website itself which is celerytree.com. You can also get the Celery Tree button to display here.

Ann is the author of IN THE MIRROR: A MEMOIR OF SHATTERED SECRETS. She blogs at Ann Carbine Best's Blog.

If you’re a writer, Celery Tree is a great place to promote your books. If you’re a reader, it’s a great place to find new authors and intriguing reads. Thanks so much for stopping by today.