10 Reasons to Buy Drawkcab Brown Meets Yuck Mouth Pete!

February 12, 2021February 18, 2021 / Rozkai / Leave a comment

10. The pictures are bright and colorful! If there is one thing kids love, it’s a colorful children’s book.

9. The story rhymes and has been known to make kids laugh.

8. Adults who read it to their children have been known to have a notable amount of fun.

7. There is a simple lesson at the end. It’s nothing too deep, but the kiddos will get it.

6. It’s Black History Month. Support a culturally diverse children’s book starring a little black boy.

5. A kid you know is likely having a birthday soon.

4. It has maps!

3. You have a child between the ages of 4-8.

2. It only takes about 7 minutes to read.

#1 You could win a free audible code for Drawkcab Brown Meets Yuck Mouth Pete!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway! For those who missed this one, I still have some more codes. I will doing more giveaways in the future.

A New Year, A New Release and What Comes Next…

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 / Rozkai / Leave a comment

First of all, it’s been literally over 2 years since I have posted anything here. It took me until the last part of 2020 to get my creative juices flowing enough to act on them. Why you may ask? 2019 was probably the harshest year of my life. My dad died in March; my mama died in June. I instantly became a Pseudo-Mom to my autistic sister. I lived in two states for while. Had to find a a new place to live. Then in 2020: The Pandemic started in March. I had my first major surgery in July. Recovery took a few months. But anyhoo, it’s now 2021, so Happy New Year! Today we changed Presidents. And we have our first woman Vice President! Historical! That’s all I am going to say about that.

A New Children’s Book!

I am super excited to announce that Drawkcab Brown Meets Yuck Mouth Pete is available for pre-order. It’s the sequel to my first Children’s book, Drawkcab Brown Stops a Bully. In this story, Drawkcab travels west and encounters a mean outlaw named Yuck Mouth Pete. It’s up to Drawkcab to stop Pete from terrorizing his new friends, the citizens of Cloverville.

Will Drawkcab save the day again? Or this time will the villain win? One will triumph; One will retreat, when Drawkcab Brown Meets Yuck Mouth Pete!

It’s a rhyming good time with a western twist and some fun surprises along the way!

An Audiobook too!

Also, I just finished approving the master copy of the audiobook. This time I waited until the project was in post-production to announce anything about it. Not to repeat what happened with my novel, The Wages or the Gift (Audiobook still to come.) The audiobook is Narrated by James Cogan also known as Storyteller Jim Cogan, who has a long career of reading books to children. He even does workshops on bullying. Which is awesome, because thwarting bullies is Drawkcab’s favorite thing to do! Jim was awesome to work with, and he did an excellent job on the book. Stay tuned for more information on the release.

To the Drawing Board!

This month, I am working on the pictures for Drawkcab Brown’s Astounding Defeat of Peg Leg Petey and His Pirating Keet! It is the third Drawkcab Brown book and the first Drawkcab Brown Musical (Produced in 2015 by Spotlight Children’s Theatre in Tulsa, OK).

Also, Sharon Howard, my aunt and an amazing artist, has been working diligently on the pictures for yet another of my children’s books: Lucy Meets a Stinker. Lucy is a Luvbug, and she is pretty adorable. Her bug sound is, “luv, luv, luv”, her head is heart shaped, and she is super kind and sweet. Luvbug’s are loving by nature, of course. 😉 I will have more information on this book and Lucy after the illustrations are done.

Join me in OKC! Win a Glam Box!

October 14, 2018 / Rozkai / Leave a comment

It’s a Costume Book Signing Event!

On October 27, I will be signing copies of The Wages or the Gift at the Bricktown Freaky Book Bang in OKC. I know it may seem a bit weird for a Christian Fiction author to be signing books at a Halloween event, but there will be a great variety of authors there, and I feel like its a chance to be a light. Also to have some fun. There will be games, free massages, food, and a costume contest. My costume will be Ebony Reynold (the supermodel) from The Wages or the Gift. I will also have a few glam boxes to give away. If you are in Oklahoma City or near it, please come and see me. Tickets are on sale now, and I would love to meet you. For those of you who would like to preorder your signed copy, or at least reserve one (there are a limited number), you can fill out the this form.

Glam! Glam! Glam!

You automatically get two entries into the Glam Box drawings for getting your book in advance! If you choose to reserve and pay at the event, you get 1 entry. Of course there will be plenty of opportunities to get additional entries at the event. (The treasures inside are a surprise.)

The October 1st Announcement!!!!

October 1, 2018October 21, 2018 / Rozkai / 1 Comment

October 1 is almost over, but I could not let it end without making the big announcement that I promised! I am super excited to announce that I finally found the right producer for the audiobook version of The Wages or the Gift!

Audiobook Cover/Producer Reveal!!!!!!

You know how I said earlier that the surprise is what is missing from the cover? You might have guessed that it was the narrator. I am overjoyed to announce that Christopher Lane, winner of numerous Audie and Earphone Awards, has agreed to produce the audio version of The Wages or the Gift (Life Choices Book A)!

Have a Listen!

The book is in production and will be released sometime before the end of this year on audible and i-tunes. I will announce the release date in a later post. However, to whet your appetite, I am posting the first 20 minutes here now. Please enjoy this audio excerpt narrated by Christopher Lane for The Wages or the Gift.

Also, Thank you!

I truly appreciate you stopping by this site and reading the blog. Let me know what you think of the sample.

September to Remember Giveaway Extravaganza!

September 4, 2018 / Rozkai / Leave a comment

Today I noticed that I finally made it to ten reviews! Granted I need about 50 before Amazon starts to pay more attention to my novel, but ten is a really good start. So a big thank you to everyone who has left a review so far. If you have read the book and have not left a review, you could be among the forty others that I need to reach my goal of fifty. 🙂 At any rate, the enthusiasm of number 10 really blessed me. Here it is:

A big thank you to the reader who left this review! I am so glad you enjoyed the book! To celebrate the first ten reviews, I am running a giveaway. Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of The Wages or the Gift.

Talent, Research, and Betas! Oh, My!

August 17, 2018 / Rozkai / Leave a comment

Happy Friday all! As my title might suggest, many exciting things are happening with regard to Author Roz. I would like to share some of them with you today.

Before I get into today’s blog, I want to let everyone know that I finally finished reformatting the e-book. For everyone who had a previous version, you should receive an update. Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

Talent

First of all, I am looking for the right male voice talent for The Wages or the Gift. Yes, that’s right, my next step for the novel is to make it into an audio book. I am super excited to get started, but first I need to find the right guy for the job. I have invited numerous voice actors to audition, but the auditions are trickling in slowly. At this point, I have no clear trajectory as to when audio book enthusiasts can expect to listen to The Wages or the Gift, but as soon as the voice has been chosen, I will update.

Research

I have started working on the next book in my Life Choices series: God or Mammon. I am super excited because this book is going to be a medical thriller. This is a fun genre that will require a lot of research. I am studying everything from medical terminology to hospital administration. Fun stuff!

Betas

Right now my second novel (completely unrelated to The Wages or the Gift) is with a wonderful group of people called Beta Readers! My Beta readers include my publicist (Jen Thomas), my editor (Martha Lowe) and a group of around 7 or 8 random lovers/readers of Christian Fiction. Most of them are still in the process of reading the book, but I have gotten a few of the results. So far, the general consensus is that I am on the right track (ie. they already really like/love the book), which is good. After I hear back from everyone, I will start working on draft two.

Oh, My!

I am super excited to draw your attention to The Voice of Literature Ezine at www.voxlit.co.uk. It’s a great publication out of the United Kingdom that features book reviews, excerpts from novels, author articles, and a section called Writer’s Notes. I am excited to share that an article I wrote on the technique of zooming is featured in this month’s Writer’s Notes section! It’s the first one you’ll see. Check it out! If you are a writer, or a person who loves literature, this is a great e-zine to follow.

Fun Interview Share (And other items…)

January 15, 2018January 19, 2018 / Rozkai / Leave a comment

Checkout this interview that I did with www.ilikeebooks.com! It’s been a couple of weeks since the interview, but I have been trying to decide the best way to approach announcing it. I think in addition to making an announcement on my blog of interviews, live talks, author chats, and the like, I am going to add a media section to this blog to archive all such instances.

In other news, I got a new review that truly touched my heart. This is review is from a friend of mine who is not a Christian, and does not at all care for the message of my novel. However, she still enjoyed the story, and she said a lot of nice things about my writing. Hats off to Kathleen, for being able to put aside her personal preference and still appreciate the book. I think that’s awesome, but that is not what touched my heart. Keep in mind that I did not tell Kathleen anything about my writing process, so what I am about to point out is a major compliment.

She recognized my research!

That made me so happy. As a person who reads a lot of reviews. (Okay, I just let you in a little secret about me. I occasionally go onto Amazon and read book reviews. Lots of times I read reviews from books that I really liked, or books that are currently on the bestseller’s list. Often times I read five stars and the one stars to two star reviews. And see what naysayers are saying about otherwise renowned works of fiction.) Even with most five star reviews, I don’t see many reviewers noticing the research that went into creating the novel. I did so much research for The Wages or the Gift. (Not my favorite pass time. I do it when necessary.) It was so cool that someone noticed my hard work. 🙂 I am impressed, thankful, and humbled that someone actually noticed that aspect of my story.