2018 - MONTH 4 - THE PLAYWRIGHT WRITERS

Most of the readers of our Grandmothers, Incorporated book series may not know it, but L. Barnett Evans and C.V. Rhodes aren't only authors of one of the funniest cozy mystery series around, but both of us are playwrights.  If you check our website out at www.grandmothersinc.com you will see that we've written two plays together.  The first one, Grandmothers, Incorporated, is a Two Act comedy based on the characters from our book of the same name, and it enjoyed a successful run Off Broadway.  The second play we co-wrote was Stakeout, a One Act Comedy.  It was one of the Top Ten Grossing plays in the 2014 Indy Fringe Play Festival.  

Evans and Rhodes not only write the book series and write plays together, but we also write plays and novels separately.  Last year, both of our individual plays, The Diary of Annie Mae Franklin and Take My Hand, were selected to be read at the prestigious National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 

During the month of April, L. Barnett Evans' One Act play, Take My Hand,  enjoyed a successful run at the Indy Fringe Onyx Festival. It was a hit!  Here is L. Barnett Evans below addressing an overflow audience!



So, the writing continues for both of us.  Look for the next Evans and Rhodes writing adventure.  Who knows what it will be!! 

2018 - Month 3 - ANNUAL BOOK SALE

We're excited about the 9th Annual Read an Ebook Week Sale!  Starting March 4 - March 10, 2018 each of the books in the Grandmothers, Incorporated cozy book series will be on sale at Smashwords.

Grandmother's Incorporated, Saving Sin City, There's Something Wrong with Miss Zelda and From the Page to the Stage will each be on sale for only .99 cents!  Our latest novel Whose Knife is it Anyway will cost only $1.50.  Simply go to Smashwords.com, and apply the coupon provided at checkout so that you can purchase your favorite titles.  Better yet, read the entire series!    

You'd better hurry, because the sale only last a week!  Until next time...

2018 - MONTH 2 and COUNTING!

Yes!  we're on top of this.  It's February and we remembered to post this month.  Just for an update Whose Knife is it Anyway is still rolling along.  The authors have a Book Club presentation in March and the discussion will center around Whose Knife is it Anyway?  We're looking forward to that.

The first draft of our mystery trilogy is finished, and it's a good story, even if we have to say so ourselves.  If we keep on schedule the first book in the trilogy is on point to be released later this year.  We hope to give readers of this blog a sneak preview of the heart pounding excitement soon.

The play L. Barnett Evans wrote and is producing titled Take My Hand:  A Blue's Man's Path to Gospel will open in March 2018.  As stated in last month's blog, Take My Hand... is the riveting story of gospel legend, Thomas Dorsey.  Take My Hand:  A Blue's Man's Path to Gospel enjoyed a reading at the prestigious National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in August 2017 and received rave reviews.

C.V. Rhodes is still busy trying to get her latest play, The Diary of Annie Mae Franklin, produced by theatres, however, she should be releasing Someone Like You, the second book in her Stillwaters Book Series, in 2018.  In addition, she should be releasing the third edition of her romantic suspense novel, Sinful Intentions this year.  February is turning out to be a good month.  Until next time...

2018 Month 1 and Counting!

We're trying to keep our commitment to post every month in 2018 and although we barely made this month, we're here! Whose Knife is it Anyway is doing well. It's available on Amazon.com and Smashwords.com. However things have been crazy for both of the Grandmothers, Incorporated creators ! 

L. Barnett Evans and C.V. Rhodes have finished the first draft of the first book in the trilogy of new mysteries we're working on.  This trilogy will not be a cozy mystery series, or connected with the Grandmothers, Incorporated series.  It's heart pounding excitement this time, but we'll be posting more on that later. 

L. Barnett Evans is producing a play she wrote titled  Take My Hand:  A Blue's Man's path to Gospel.  It's the riveting story of gospel legion, Thomas Dorsey.  C.V. Rhodes is busy trying to get her latest play, The Diary of Annie Mae Franklin produced by theatres and that's an ongoing process.  Finding time for all of this is a miracle, but we manage.  Until next time...

A HOLIDAY END OF YEAR BOOK SALE

Okay!  We confess!  We haven't updated our blog since July 2017 and it's now December.  Our bad.  We truly hope to do better in 2018!  We are still here and the latest installment in our Grandmothers Incorporated book series, WHOSE KNIFE IS IT ANYWAY, is doing well.  Our three amateur sleuths are still kicking butt and solving crimes!  As the year ends we would like to offer Ebook readers another generous discount offer on the SMASHWORDS.COM book website.

The SMASHWORDS 2017 END OF YEAR SALE will run from Christmas Day, December 25 through January 1st, New Years Day.  Three books in the Grandmothers Incorporated cozy mystery book series, Saving Sin City, There's Something Wrong with Miss Zelda and Whose Knife Is It Anyway will be offered at 50% off.

To  purchase any one of the four Grandmothers Incorporated books in the series simply click on the book cover on this blog and it will take you  to Smashwords.com.  Starting December 25, 2017, use the special Coupon Code for the book you want to purchase at discount and receive 50% off your purchase!  The offer ends at midnight on January 1st.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!  

BOOK SALE IS ON FOR THE SUMMER!!

It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere, which can mean only one thing: It's time for the 9th annual SMASHWORDS SUMMER/WINTER SALE!

From JULY 1st through JULY 31st the following books in the Grandmothers, Incorporated Cozy Mystery Book Series: 

Saving Sin City

There's Something Wrong with Miss Zelda

and the latest release

Whose Knife is it Anyway?

WILL BE ON SALE for 50% OFF

Simply go to Smashwords.com, look up any of the books above and type in the code SSW50 to purchase any of the titles above, and remember that the title, Grandmothers, Incorporated, can always be purchased on Smashwords at its usual affordable price.

Until next time...

HOORAY FOR BOOK CLUBS!

We missed blogging last month.  It was a busy time for all, and these last few months since WHOSE KNIFE IS IT ANYWAY was released have been very good ones.

Through WHOSE KNIFE IS IT ANYWAY, The ladies of Grandmothers, Incorporated, have been introduced to very enthusiastic members of a Book Club who, to our delight, keep on ordering books.  Readers may not know it, but authors we know love to interact with readers.  This is how we know whether or not what we write works.   Book Clubs are particularly good at providing face to face interaction.  The questions asked, the analysis of the characters and the critique of storylines all enhance us as authors.  Our job as writers is to entertain the reading public.  Book Clubs let us know whether or not they have been entertained, and that's invaluable.

So, if you're a member of a Book Club and you would like to discuss the latest book, WHOSE KNIFE IS IT ANYWAY, or any other book in our series--or all of them--drop us an email at grandmothersinc50@yahoo.com. If we can't come to where you're located, we'll see if we can make other arrangements to address you Book Club.  Meanwhile, WHOSE KNIFE IS IT ANYWAY is available not only Amazon.com, but on Smashwords.com as well.  Until next time...