July Jungle Times
Writing, writing, writing!
I’m going to keep this puppy short and sweet, because I’m almost to the big exciting moment near the end of Chewed Up by the Jungle (Book 3 in the Dig Site Mystery series), and I want to get back to the jungle with the Dig Site crew before I miss out on what happens next.
Want to keep up on what’s going on here in my writing land in just a few minutes each week?
One of the easiest ways to find out what I’m doing in story-writing and story-marketing land is to “Subscribe” to my Ann Charles YouTube page and watch for my weekly Write-On! check-ins that are only 3 minutes long (or less).
There is NO COST to subscribe to my YouTube page and watch my videos. You only pay for YouTube IF you want to watch videos without commercials.
Me? I just use those commercial breaks to do what we used to in the old days when we had just 3 channels to watch … run to the kitchen and grab some chips from the cupboard.
Below is one of my latest Write-On! videos (only about 3 minutes long) where I show you some of the books I’m reading/using for research for the third book in the Dig Site Mystery series. Oh, and one of our cats makes an appearance.
Click on the video below to watch.
Anyway … onto July’s lowdown:
I have some great free stuff in store for you this month.
Next month, I am thinking I’ll split the newsletters in two, sending one in early August and another in late August, diving up the content so that the newsletters are shorter and quicker to read through.
If you have any thoughts on that, feel free to reply to this newsletter and let me know.
- Ann’s & Sam’s schedule for Deadwood in August 2025
- A FREE Ebook from the hilarious Robyn Peterman
- A chance to win one of TWO prizes this month
- And … another recipe from Moon the Cook
Happy Jungle-filled July!
Ann
Fun with Ann & Sam: Deadwood 2025August 21st-23rd (plus August 28th Sioux Falls Event)Thursday, August 21st—Rapid City Library from 5:30-6:30pm – Join Ann for a book signing and talk titled, “New Tricks in a Wild Publishing World” (including a reading from her new book). Friday, August 22nd–History on the Lawn: Ann Charles & Sam Lucky – Bring a lunch and a chair and enjoy the Historic Adams House lawn; 12:00 p.m.; free for members and $5 for non-members. In case of rain, the lecture will be moved to the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center (HARCC). The talk is titled: “Undertaking: A History of Coffin Joints.” Saturday, August 23rd from 11am-2pm – Book signing and chocolates galore at Chubby Chipmunk Hand-dipped Chocolates (on Ann’s birthday–yay!) Thursday, August 28th–Siouxland “Downtown” Library in Sioux Falls, SD, 6-7pm – Join Ann for a signing and talk (including a short reading) on the eastern side of the state. * * * * * NOTE: “Kool Deadwood Nites” will be going on during this week in Deadwood with daily free bands in town, classic cars, and so much more.You don’t have to stay in Deadwood if hotels are hard to land. You can stay in neighboring towns and drive in for the events in Deadwood. REMEMBER: I will be back in western South Dakota at the end of September for the 2025 South Dakota Festival of Books (set in Spearfish this year). So, if August doesn’t work out for your visit, September is a beautiful time to visit the Black Hills! |
Robyn PetermanNYT and USA Today best selling author, Robyn Peterman writes because the people inside her head won’t leave her alone until she gives them life on paper. She writes snarky, sexy, funny paranormal and snarky, sexy, funny contemporaries. Her addictions include laughing really hard with friends, shoes (the expensive kind), Target, Coke (the drink LOL) with extra ice in a Yeti cup, bejeweled reading glasses, her kids, her super-hot hubby and collecting stray animals. A former professional actress, with Broadway, film and T.V. credits, she now lives in the south with her family and too many animals to count. Writing gives her peace and makes her whole, plus having a job where she can work in her sweatpants works really well for her. |
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Congratulations to last month’s winners of the audiobook copies (CD-Rom) of Book 2 and 3 of the Deadwood Undertaker series: Karen Evans and Kaite Rian!
All the details for my prize drawings are included in my monthly newsletter: https://anncharles.com/connect/
July’s recipe:
Pumpkin Bars
Another recipe from the Ann Charles MOON THE COOK cookbook, with recipes compiled by Mark and Michelle Davis.
Enjoy this recipe courtesy of Mark Davis himself!
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More recipes are available in my past newsletters…
This cookbook sold out in 2020, but you can access some of the recipes via my newsletters.
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