Bubba & Squirt’s Legend of the Lost Pearls and the Insecure Writer’s Support Group

I am posting early for IWSG because Dancing Lemur Press has a new release today. The final book in the series:

Bubba and Squirt’s Legend of the Lost Pearls
By Sherry Ellis

Journey to the past!

Bubba and Squirt embark on their most dangerous quest yet. Whisked away through the vortex to Japan, they must find two fabled pearls that hold the key to saving their father.
To top it off, they must go back and change the events of the past. As they race against time, the fate of their father, and their own lives, hang in the balance.
Will they outwit the cunning creatures that stand in their way or face their own demise trying to save their father?

Print ISBN 9798988625124 $8.95, eBook ISBN 9798988625131 $3.99
Juvenile Fiction - Action Adventure / Fantasy & Magic / Legends, Myths, Fables – Asian

“This story is a great culmination to the adventures the pair has taken to China, South America, France, and Greece. Congratulations to Author Sherry Ellis for her awesome world-building and character development skills”! – June Jacobs, author

“There is heaps of danger and drama crammed into this final installment. If anything the stakes are higher than ever as failure would lead to great calamity. I couldn't stop turning the pages as new dangers emerged.” – Nayu’s Reading Corner

“…plentiful action help the book appeal to confident middle grade readers because the pacing of the novel moves quickly even without the inclusion of illustrations. Fans of series fiction like The Magic Treehouse will appreciate the predictable structure and well-rounded approach to Bubba and Squirt's stories, and their confidence in reading will increase with these novels, as well.” - Mary R. Lanni, author

“…this was a satisfying end to an exciting quest! The Bubba and Squirt series is perfect for young readers looking for a quick read.” - Stephanie Robinson, author

Sherry Ellis is an award-winning author and professional musician who plays and teaches the violin, viola, and piano. Her book Bubba and Squirt’s Big Dig to China won the Reader’s Favorites Silver Medal for the Children's Grades 4-6 category. Website / Bubba & Squirt site / Facebook / Twitter-X

Book links: Amazon / iTunes / B&N / Kobo / Goodreads

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It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

The question for today: Ghost stories fit right in during this month. What's your favorite classic ghostly tale? Tell us about it and why it sends chills up your spine.


My selection is a movie – The Changeling. Released in 1980 and starring George C. Scott as a man who has lost his family, he restarts his life in an old house that is haunted.

Don’t let the year deter you – this is still an effectively chilling ghost story! The moving wheelchair, the séance, the discovery of the medallion worn by the child…all very spooky moments. It will give you delightful chills. If you can find it, I highly recommend it.

What ghostly story chills you?
Ready to dive into the fifth and final book of Sherry’s series?

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, Marketing Seminar, and Art Posters

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

The question for today: Since it's back to school time, let's talk English class. What's a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer?

I can’t think of a writing rule, but just using proper, stifled, passive phrases and sentences-which works for school papers-doesn’t work for writing a story. Eliminating words such as “was”-I had to learn that.

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My last seminar/talk of the year is next Tuesday. It’s a webinar-online only-so anyone can register for free.
Book Publishing 102 – Marketing
6-8pm, Tuesday, September 10.
PowerPoint presentation and handout provided!
Register HERE

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Some of you may have seen this on Facebook, but since Dancing Lemur Press doesn’t have another event scheduled until next May, we are closing out our 11x14 art prints. They are $8.00 each (just above cost.) Shipping is $6.00 but that covers multiple posters. These are custom designed on the computer by our illustrator. If you are interested in any, let me know!


What writing rule messed you up?

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, AI and Writing, and Greenville Comic Con

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

The question for today: Do you use AI in your writing and if so how? Do you use it for your posts? Incorporate it into your stories? Use it for research? Audio?

Unless I am using it without knowing, I don’t use AI for anything. Spellcheck and Google searches are merely programs. So is Publisher Rocket. PhotoShop recently offered me the new AI tutorial and I said no. If you’ve been dabbling with it, let me know what works best for research because that I would use.

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Dancing Lemur Press will be at Greenville Comic Con in Greenville, NC this Saturday, August 10th from 10-5pm!

This is one of our favorite cons. Well attended, reasonable cost, and people who like to spend money. We’re always one of the first booths by the entrance, which really helps.

If you live anywhere in Eastern NC, come check it out. We're waiting for you!

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group and Garden Booming

It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.

The question for today: What are your favorite writing processing (e.g. Word, Scrivener, yWriter, Dabble), writing apps, software, and tools? Why do you recommend them? And which one is your all time favorite that you cannot live without and use daily or at least whenever you write?

Word I use daily, but I also use Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software. (It works better for nonfiction than fiction.) Plus Word Cloud is always fun to see what words one uses the most in a manuscript.

Those of you who are members of the IWSG Facebook, don’t forget to add your link there to the Wednesday IWSG post.

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Some of you saw this on Facebook, but it’s a good portion of my garden, growing like crazy. Quite a few herbs are on the back deck and the blackberries are out of sight to the left.

Through with raspberries and now blackberries in full swing. Also harvesting squash (which I DIDN'T plant!), lettuce, green beans, basil, cilantro, rosemary, catnip, and oregano. (I love my Hydro dehydrator.) Soon we'll have tomatoes (also DIDN'T plant), potatoes, jalepenos, more lettuce, garbanzos, carrots, green onions, more herbs, and a squash Kerri sent me from Texas. (Plus I grow sprouts year-round in the house.) Hope to try rhubarb in the fall along with fall lettuce.

Good thing I have a freezer in our garage!