Hi everyone!

Still waiting for word on the release date for my new novel.  In the meantime, I've been creating some promotional images.  Here's my latest:​

I created this image on Canva and it was very easy. The window picture was free at the website, and then I just added a few more items. Best of all, the website saves the image for future use or edits. Let me know if you have any suggestions in the comments below. 

I'm also looking for beta readers so I will have reviews for the book release. If you're interested in reading the book before it's released and leaving a review, let me know at sandie@sandiewill.com. I'll be setting up an easy form on my webpage that will provide review questions to make the process simpler. I need lots of reviews, so feel free to pass my email to anyone you think might be interested. More to come!

Hope you're all having a fantastic weekend and thanks for your support!

Sandie

Such an exciting day today! I received notification that my employer made an announcement to all their website followers to see my book trailer. And then, later found out they did a nice post announcing the trailer and blog they wrote on their website. It was nine hours ago, and I've had over 70 views of the book trailer since then. I can't tell you how much it means to have my employer support my new book - The Caging at Deadwater Manor.  What a great way to spread the word!

Learn how one of our staff members has turned her passion for the paranormal into a published novel. Plus, get a sneak peek by watching the trailer. ​

Watch the Video Trailer of an Upcoming Book by a District Staff MemberSouthwest Florida Water Management District sent this bulletin at 08/11/2016 09:24 AM EDT

Learn how one of our staff members has turned her passion for the paranormal into a published novel. Plus, get a sneak peek by watching the trailer.

​This is the link to the wonderful article they wrote about it too! www.watermatters.org/ZCQXc​

Thank you for helping SWFWMD! --Sandie

Hi everyone - this is a continuation of my blog series titled, "First Book Cover Reveal." I chose to do this so that you can see the posts from this Facebook event in case you weren't able to go and to help other authors. This was a special post to me, because I talk about my dad - the inspiration for the story.

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POST #3 - COVER REVEAL FOR THE CAGING AT DEADWATER MANOR

When I was brainstorming for the book, I thought I was going to write a ghost story because I wanted to see if I could write a dark novel. Since my dad used to work at a psych hospital, I asked him if he saw anything strange there. His discovery in the hospital is the basis for the book, hence “Inspired by true events” is on the cover. 

He recently died of Alzheimer’s but while he had a lucid moment, I was able to tell him I dedicated the book to him. He became emotional, so he I knew he understood. He’ll never get to see the book in print, but at least I know he knew the book was dedicated to him. 

He always wanted me to make sure I tell everyone that the father I wrote about in the book was NOT him!  My dad was a wonderful, caring, funny man who would do anything for us. Here’s a couple pictures of my dad:

I miss him very much - such a good man. 

Take care, everyone.  Sandie

This weekend, I announced that my employer was doing a feature on me in the employee newsletter.  I met with one of the communications specialists last week and she interviewed me on everything from why I write to how I got started to information regarding my new novel, The Caging at Deadwater Manor.  Here's the newsletter!

Sandie Will, geohydrologic data manager, will publish her first novel this year, The Caging at Deadwater Manor.

At 16 years old, Sandie Will, geohydrologic data manager, set out to pen her first work of fiction – a haunted house story based on her love of horror flicks. Years later, her passion for the paranormal will be printed on the pages of her first published novel, The Caging at Deadwater Manor – a young adult, psychological thriller from Caliburn Press scheduled for release by the end of 2016.

The story, inspired by true events, follows Jeannie Kynde, a 14-year-old girl who’s left in the care of her distraught father after her mother drowns. Four years later, Jeannie’s father eventually turns on her and imprisons her at Deadwater Manor, a psychiatric hospital with a dark past.

The idea for the story came from a conversation that Will had with her father. “This book was inspired by daily routines and a discovery my dad came across while working at a nearby psychiatric hospital here in the Tampa Bay Area,” Will said. 

Will’s novel first caught the eye of Caliburn Press two years ago. “I was on vacation when I got the email that they wanted to publish my book,” she said. It was a welcome surprise for Will who had started writing as a creative outlet.

“There’s just this side of me that likes to create something,” she said. “I need to write. I don’t have a choice. I have to get it out.”

Since The Caging at Deadwater Manor was picked up by Caliburn, Will has been busy promoting it on her website, social media, as a guest at book events for various authors, and with her new book trailer. “I’ve become a webmaster and social media expert through marketing the book,” she said. These are skills that Will says aspiring writers need to have along with a dedication to the craft. “Write because you love to write. You have to enjoy it,” she said.
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For the latest news on The Caging at Deadwater Manor, visit SandieWill.com.

Published by SWFWMD, Employee Newsletter, Currents Update, August 1, 2016.