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Darkest Summer manuscript finished

purplerebecca June 3, 2017 Regency Romance No Comments

My deadline for finishing The Darkest Summer manuscript was May 31st. I did it!! It’s sent to my editor for it’s first round of editing, which is the substantive/content edit.

The Darkest Summer is a clean romance, Regency retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone. There’s kidnapping, and kissing. 309 pages, around 90,000 words, coming out November 2017.

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Cover Reveal: The Darkest Summer

purplerebecca April 17, 2017 Fiction, Regency Romance No Comments

I’m very excited to reveal the cover design for my first novel, The Darkest Summer!

So pretty, and totally fits the story, which is awesome. Designed by the wonderful and talented Priscilla Chaves!

About the Book

Lady Cora Winfield’s life has always gone according to plan—her mother’s plan. So when she meets the dark Duke of Blackdale, Cora is fascinated. Knowing his dangerous reputation, Cora’s mother flatly forbids the match, and the duke decides to take matters into his own hands. Kidnapped and facing a scandal, Lady Cora must now decide whether love will be her downfall or the beginning of a new plan, one she never dreamed possible.

Set in the stormy summer of 1816, this Regency romance is a retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone.

Releasing November 2017.

First novel contract signed!

purplerebecca February 22, 2017 Fiction, Regency Romance No Comments

I’m taking the plunge.

I just signed the publishing contract for my first novel!

I wrote the majority of my novel, working title Persephone: a Regency Retelling, for Nanowrimo 2015. And now it’s getting published! It will come out November 2017 through Cedar Fort.

It’s a Regency romance set in the summer of 1816, when the weather is cold and stormy. There’s a tortured duke (of course), a beautiful young lady, and a mother who says “No! Absolutely not!”

The duke kidnaps his chosen lady and races to Gretna Green. Her mother chases after, dead-set on her daughter marrying another.

It’s fun.

And I have more novels in the works. I’ve finished the rough draft of a YA scifi romance, and have plans for more.

Thanks to Priscilla for the photos!

LTUE 2017 Panels

purplerebecca February 5, 2017 Live Events No Comments

I’ll be an Art Track panelist at Life, the Universe, and Everything 2017 in Provo, February 16–18.

My schedule at LTUE:

Thursday, February 16
8:00pm LTUE panel: Drawing the Mood: Visual Cues that Lead your Viewer’s Emotions

Friday, February 17
7:00pm LTUE panel: Making your Characters Look Unique: Face Structure to Color Scheme

Update: I’ll also be signing books at the AUTHOR SIGNING PARTY EXTRAVAGANZA! Friday, February 17th in the Ballroom. Only the first hour! From 6pm-6:53pm.

LTUE was my first and still is my favorite genre con/symposium. I love being involved with it.

Handlettered #LIGHTtheWORLD

purplerebecca January 30, 2017 Artwork, Design No Comments

This last December (2016), I participated in the LDS Church’s #LIGHTtheWORLD social media campaign by doing a hand-lettered quote every day.

Here are some of my favorites from my daily effort.

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You can follow me on Instagram, where I’m going to be posting more hand lettering, and sketches.

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Cover design

purplerebecca January 23, 2017 Design No Comments

I’ve been a graphic designer at Cedar Fort Publishing for several years now. I just updated my graphic design portfolio with some more of my favorite book covers from the ones I’ve done in the last few years.

Here are the new ones!

Type design by Shawnda Craig, cover design by Rebecca J. Greenwood

All these books are available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

I have even more of the cover’s I’ve designed on my “Book Covers I Designed” Pinterest board.

South Towne Barnes and Noble AUTHORPALOOZA Saturday

purplerebecca September 21, 2016 Live Events No Comments

Salt Lake Valley people! I’m doing a book signing on Saturday at the South Towne Barnes and Noble. Al Caraway and over 30 other authors will be there, so it’ll be signing fun! I will, of course, draw in your books if you come. 🙂 Get the Scripture Princesses coloring book and the chapter book there!

Scripture Princesses Coloring Book out now!

purplerebecca June 26, 2016 Artwork, Books, Products No Comments

Back cover with Eve and Mary Magdalene

The Scripture Princesses Coloring Book is in stores, including Deseret Book, and available online!

Great for Sacrament Meetings, quiet coloring times, or as a simple quick read about women from the Bible and Book of Mormon.

Product Details
Title: Scripture Princesses Coloring Book
Author and Illustrator: Rebecca J. Greenwood
Paperback: 32 pages
Specifications: 8.5 x 11 inches
Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc.
Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc.
ISBN: 9781462118328
Publication date: 06/14/2016
Price: $6.99

Check out some of the inside pages!

Miriam

Sariah

Mary Magdalene

Author: purplerebecca