My book Not My Story To Tell has reached number one status in its category on Amazon. It’s been out a little over a month and has seven reviews on Amazon.ca and one on Amazon.com. It got its first European sale this week. To date over three hundred and fifty copies have been sold. I’m… Read More #1 New Hot Release on Amazon!
I wrote yesterday about my book Not My Story To Tell ranked 16 on Amazon in its category. You can read about that here. On the sideboard the book was listed as Hot New Release.
I’m happy and proud to announce that Not My Story To Tell is number sixteen in it’s category on Amazon. That’s amazing! Thanks to everyone who ordered a book on Amazon and especially those people who took the time to leave a review. I have six reviews on Amazon.ca and Amazon.com and they’re all five… Read More Not My Story To Tell is Rated on Amazon Top 20!
Last night I went to a book signing by a woman I greatly admire. She’s a famous Canadian musical talent that I’ve loved for decades, Jann Arden. Her memoir is about her mother and the relationship they have now that her mother has Alzheimer’s disease. It’s called Feeding My Mother. Jann Arden is funny and… Read More I Met A Fellow Author and Gave Her My Book
Not My Story To Tell has been out for three weeks and I’m thrilled that almost two hundred and fifty books have been sold to date. I have another hundred copies on the way. The book has been reviewed on Amazon four times in Canada and once in the U.S. If you’ve read the book… Read More Justine’s Story Has Been Published and is Ready for Review
Yesterday I attended my third Tell Me A Story Challenge. You can read more about the challenge here. I’m happy to say that I exceeded the 2500 word challenge and wrote 2988 words. The other times I wrote short stories but this time I worked on my novel. I’m up to 13 029 words for… Read More Great Writing Day!
How is everyone doing with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWritMo)? I have had a really busy two weeks promoting my memoir Not My Story To Tell so I have not been writing every day but I have written 10 000 words. That’s a pretty big accomplishment in two weeks. Tomorrow, I will be writing all… Read More I’ve Written Over 10 000 Words of My Novel
I received an email today inviting me to do a talk and book signing at the library in my hometown. You can find out more about my book, Not My Story To Tell and get your own copy here. The library is called the Alice Munro Library because Alice Munro is also from Wingham. I… Read More I’ve Been Invited to the Library for a Book Signing
When Justine was three years old a salesperson brought a brochure into the school I was working in. I fell in love with this print for two reasons. One was that my mother had just bought Justine a pair of red baby janes shoes, just like the little girl in the painting has. Two is… Read More Justine’s Red Shoes
I have had nothing but positive feedback about my memoir Not My Story To Tell. Here is what people are saying: I could not put it down. So beautiful and written with so much love and tenderness . You are an amazing woman to share this beautiful story about Justine. Thanks for sharing this incredible… Read More I’m Overwhelmed with Positive Feedback
Rachel McAlpine writes, blogs, draws and podcasts here
Author of contemporary & mystery fiction: where family drama meets suspense
I'm on a life changing journey to 40. There will be ups, there will be downs. I'm like a roller coaster but with more agoraphobia.
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