Category Archives: The Process of Writing, Publishing and Promoting Our Book

Check it Out…

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

When our book was first published, I spent quite a bit of time trying to promote it on-line. One of the methods I used was to contact book reviewers and ask them to review our book. One of the reviewers … Continue reading →

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We Have a Book. We Think It’s Pretty Good. Now What?

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

We now have a book. We’ve gotten good feedback from people who’ve read it. Recent reviews have been very positive. So now what? People who are experienced in the book publishing world will probably laugh at us, but when Robin … Continue reading →

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Our Book Got a Good Review!

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

I am very happy to report that we had our book reviewed by Self-Publishing Review.com and received 4.5 stars out of 5! The review can be accessed on their website through the link below. The Kirkus review, as I said … Continue reading →

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WE HAVE A BOOK!

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

I’m excited! Yesterday I received my proof copy of the paperback version of our book. I think it looks great! I approved it and today it is already available on Amazon.com. I have added a link to this website at … Continue reading →

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My Review of the Kirkus Review

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

About a month ago I posted that our Kirkus review was completed, and I would share it after I gave Kirkus permission to publish it on their website. I also said I would talk about my own reaction to the … Continue reading →

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We Have a Book Cover!

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

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The Kirkus Review Is In

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

Robin, Daniel and I have been anxiously awaiting the Kirkus review of our book. It arrived a couple of days ago. It can’t be excerpted or published in any form until after I give the go ahead for Kirkus to … Continue reading →

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HUGE Update for the Readers of Despair to Deliverance

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

It is almost impossible for me to believe this, but I just now submitted the final, final, final manuscript of our book to Kirkus for review. This is a moment that is over two and a half years in the … Continue reading →

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We Are Getting There…

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

Just an update for those still waiting for our book Despair to Deliverance: A True Story of Triumph Over Severe Mental Illness to be published. As I said in my last update, we had basically re-written the book in response to … Continue reading →

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I Love It When Things Fall Into Place!

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

I haven’t been blogging much lately because I’ve been working very hard to finish our book, Despair to Deliverance: A True Story of Triumph Over Severe Mental Illness. I remain very grateful to the people who read the final draft … Continue reading →

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