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A not-quite-new 5-star review for Truck Stop

Posted on August 12, 2020 by AllieAugust 12, 2020

Okay, so I was a little late finding this, it was posted in April. The world has been kind of distracting, but I did find it, and was so thrilled! Just couldn’t out it down . What a beautiful brilliant … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Truck Stop | Tagged Review, Truck Stop

Animated Book Covers for ALL my books!

Posted on June 8, 2020 by AllieJune 8, 2020

I’ve now got animated book covers from Morgan Wright for all five of my published novels! I’m soooo very thrilled with them!!! I put them into a playlist, so you can watch them all without having to go find each … Continue reading →

Posted in Sons of the Desert, Truck Stop, Wishes & Dreams | Tagged Book Cover

OMG a Second FAN! And another FABULOUS review of Truck Stop!

Posted on June 11, 2019 by AllieJune 11, 2019

OMG I cannot believe it! Yesterday, I had my very first FAN! That is, a reader who actually sent me an email just to tell me how much she loved my book and couldn’t wait to read more. Then today, … Continue reading →

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TWO New Reviews of Truck Stop!!!!

Posted on June 10, 2019 by AllieJune 10, 2019

Not one but TWO new 5-star reviews of the Audible audiobook of Truck Stop! Both were also posted on Goodreads 🙂 This one by Patricia on June 6th: “This will suck you in! “ If you love a good story … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Truck Stop | Tagged aud, Review, Truck Stop

A GREAT review for Truck Stop Audiobook!

Posted on May 22, 2019 by AllieJune 10, 2019

This Audible audiobook review for Truck Stop came in this morning! I was so thrilled! This is a great, enjoyable story. It is original, well written and well told. The storylines are interesting and realistic, they captivated me from start … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Truck Stop | Tagged audiobook, Review, Truck Stop

Banners & Trailers from The Book Khaleesi

Posted on December 12, 2018 by AllieJanuary 2, 2019

I’m loving these banners and mini-trailer so much, I feel like I should show everyone, so they can go get theirs made too, LOL.  These are made by Eeva Lancaster of The Book Khaleesi. Truck Stop Banners: Mini-Trailer for Truck … Continue reading →

Posted in Truck Stop, Wishes & Dreams | Tagged book trailer, graphics, marketing, promo

It’s here!! Audiobook of Truck Stop is available NOW!

Posted on December 11, 2018 by AllieDecember 11, 2018

I got the news this afternoon from ACX, the audiobook of Truck Stop has gone live on Amazon, Audible and iTunes!!! Teri Campbell is on the run, on a bus ride to nowhere. An unscheduled stop on the wind-blown plains … Continue reading →

Posted in Truck Stop | Tagged audiobook, New Release, Truck Stop

My First-Ever Raffle!

Posted on December 4, 2018 by AllieDecember 4, 2018

I’m having my first-ever Raffle! This is just a quickie raffle as a kind of test run, as I’ve never done this before. I’m giving away a free Kindle eBook of Truck Stop to the winner… and remember, the audiobook … Continue reading →

Posted in Truck Stop | Tagged GiveAway, Raffle

I’m a Featured Author!

Posted on November 20, 2018 by AllieNovember 20, 2018

I had used Premium Indie Reads to promote my books… and they picked me to be a Featured Author on their website! OMG, I am so excited and thrilled! Click here to go read it… there’s a whole interview that … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Craft of Writing, Truck Stop | Tagged interview

My Audiobook Venture, Part 5: Credits, Dedication, etc.

Posted on November 7, 2018 by AllieNovember 7, 2018

Once we got the basics established, character voices, etc., Jay’s been busy finishing up a previous project. He got that out of the way this weekend, and now ready to go on Truck Stop. Yesterday he surprised me by sending … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Craft of Writing, Truck Stop | Tagged audiobook

Allie McCormack interview on Finding Elara Podcast!

Posted on November 7, 2018 by AllieDecember 13, 2018

I was invited by fellow writer Dianna Evans of Western Australia, to be on her Podcast, Finding Elara (which is also the title of her current work in progress, a young adult fantasy novel). She’d seen Truck Stop on a … Continue reading →

Posted in On Writing, Truck Stop, Uncategorized | Tagged podcast

Trick or Treat Reads! Free!!!!

Posted on October 31, 2018 by AllieNovember 1, 2018

That’s right, Truck Stop will be FREE for Halloween. as part of the #TrickOrTreatReads Book Blog Hop event! This is the first, and possibly only… time I’ve made it available for free, so click here to head over to Amazon … Continue reading →

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My Audiobook Venture, Part 4: Character Voices

Posted on October 27, 2018 by AllieNovember 7, 2018

Before starting with any narration, Jay did a read-through of the full book. Then he narrated some dialogue for each of the major characters, plus a couple not so major but who were crucial to the plot so we wanted their … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Craft of Writing, Truck Stop | Tagged audiobook

My Audiobook Venture, Part 3: After the contract is signed

Posted on October 23, 2018 by AllieNovember 7, 2018

So last night I offered the contract to Jay Dyess to produce my audiobook through ACX, and he accepted, but wanted some tweaking of the deadline dates, which was fine. However, apparently you can’t edit the contract once it’s accepted … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Craft of Writing, Truck Stop | Tagged audiobook

My Audiobook Venture, Part 2: Choosing an Audiobook Narrator

Posted on October 22, 2018 by AllieNovember 7, 2018

Choosing an Audiobook Narrator One of the ACX narrators who sent an audition for Truck Stop was Jay Dyess. The instant I heard him speaking, I forgot to be embarrassed and feel awkward about hearing my book read aloud; he … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Craft of Writing, Truck Stop | Tagged audiobook

My Audiobook Venture, Part 1: Getting Started

Posted on October 16, 2018 by AllieNovember 7, 2018

Over the past year, I’ve become increasingly interested in audiobooks. I’ve been following threads on it in the various RWA loops as well as on Twitter, and at RWA National Conference this summer I went to workshops and one panel, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Craft of Writing, Truck Stop | Tagged audiobook

Audiobook… taking the plunge!

Posted on October 13, 2018 by AllieOctober 13, 2018

I’ve been following several indie authors who’ve been reporting their progress with producing audiobooks in the RWA member loops. Then when I went to RWA National Conference, there were several audiobook publishers present as well as some workshops on audiobooks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Craft of Writing, Truck Stop | Tagged audiobook

Truck Stop is now available on Kindle Unlimited!

Posted on January 28, 2018 by AllieJanuary 28, 2018

That’s right, now you can read TRUCK STOP for FREE if you’re a Kindle Unlimited customer on Amazon! Check it out now! And please please please, leave a review! Thank you sooooo much! 🙂   … Continue reading →

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TRUCK STOP is featured this week! Twitter Hashtag Event!

Posted on January 10, 2018 by AllieJanuary 10, 2018

TRUCK STOP is being featured this week, Jan 10-16, on #IndieFeature. Hollie Hausenfluck, one of the event coordinators, wrote a wonderful review of Truck Stop as well… you can read it here!  The way the event works, every day a … Continue reading →

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How I came to finish my first novel

Posted on July 8, 2017 by AllieMay 18, 2018

Year 2000 was a turning point in my life; that year, I completed not only my first, but also my second-ever novels, both contemporary romances. So this is the Cliff’s Notes version *laughs* I’d been writing on and off all my … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Craft of Writing, On Writing, Truck Stop | Tagged finished

“Truck Stop” is officially re-released!

Posted on June 11, 2017 by AllieAugust 8, 2017

“Truck Stop” was officially re-released on June 8th! It’s as both Kindle and paperback (for now.. I’m working on an ePUB format). You can sign up on my website to read the first chapter for free!! In the meantime, I’m … Continue reading →

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Slowly but steadily!

Posted on June 4, 2017 by AllieDecember 16, 2018

The proof of Truck Stop in paperback arrived last night. I poured over it carefully last night and most of today. I only found 2 errors, minor formatting stuff that only someone OCD like me would even notice, much less … Continue reading →

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A new cover for Truck Stop!

Posted on May 21, 2017 by AllieMay 21, 2017

It’s official!!! Back in January I decided to do a re-release of Truck Stop, which was originally published in 2000, then I’d self published on Amazon in 2012. I started researching for a professional book cover, and several members of … Continue reading →

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