Join me at this year’s Chalk Fest where you’ll find tents of creative vendors!

The “WE Chalk Festival” is a chalk art festival located in the West End of St. Louis Park, MN. Festival Dates are July 20-21, 2024.
I will also exhibit as a vendor at the Lake Elmo Farmers’ Market on August 17th. Hope to see you there where you can learn about fiction books I write and editing services I provide. Pick up a copy of The Moments Between Dreams novel, and Minnesota Stories, an anthology of short fiction by 20 local authors, including my story, “The Final Game.” I also am taking pre-orders for the next anthology, “Winter” which includes snowy stories penned by friends of the Iowa Writers. My contribution is called, “Iced Out.”

Read how this editor started a career in writing and editing, overcame obstacles, and finally started her own publication, editing and freelance business. See a profile and other change makers in Voyage Minnesota Magazine.

Join me at the book launch / Author Talk to celebrate the publication of The Moments Between Dreams. I’ll sign books and read from the novel, and you can hear more about the themes of the book that takes readers back to the 1940s and 1950s when feminists had fewer options to leave a bad marriage. It also covers the wonders of medicine in treating polio cases, and how a mother empowers her children to follow their dreams and break the cycle of domestic abuse. It’s a courageous story in the heartland, and one that is relevant today. Register here! for the zoom session when Judith Brenner will be in conversation in front of a live audience about her novel, The Moments Between Dreams. This hybrid event takes place Tuesday, May 24, 6:15 pm. Want to attend in person? Visit JudithfBrenner.com Author Website to link to the in-person registration on EventBrite.

I’ve been honored to edit books by three authors this winter that are closer to their path to publishing. From a man’s memoir about his escapades with bears and wolves, to a woman whose memoir covers childhood trauma and a bipolar condition, to a spiritual devotional, I love the variety of work.

While I self-edit my work for several drafts, even after beta readers reviewed a manuscript, I hired an editor through my publisher. The editor reviewed my novel and discovered overused words or unclear passages. Sometimes we know what we want to communicate, but are too close to the subject and read what we think we know it says. It went through a proofreading pass as well. I’m proud to know the product is now worthy of readers who purchase the book, The Moments Between Dreams. It will be at bookstores and on Amazon as well as in some libraries this summer, with a kick-off May 17 when books ship from warehouses across the nation to satisfy preorders. A book launch celebration / Author Talk will be held May 24. Want to hear if this book is a good pick for your summer reading stack? Sign up for the May 24 Book Launch event to get the inside scoop, with Polish pride flare. The book is set in Chicago’s Polish-American community in the 1940s. Today as I post this, I say, “Na zdrowie!” This Polish cheers toast means you send good wishes when you clink a beer or Polish vodka martini with a pal! I will be saying this today while looking up to heaven wishing my late mother happy birthday as I post this. She was a polio survivor who encouraged me to write the novel which reveals tidbits of the struggles she faced as a child.

Why read The Moments Between Dreams: 

    The timely themes of the novel blend a backdrop of war, a virus, and an increase of domestic violence during the 1940s-50s that parallel issues relevant today. The novel follows Carol and her disabled daughter as they rally to walk together, drive a car, work, and gain liberties that women are held back from during the times. A hot-tempered husband/father causes chaos, making an escape paramount.

Visit my author website, Judithfbrenner.com and see the Events page for details.

Novel Title Announcement and Book Cover Reveal!

Watch for Pre-order opportunities at year-end. Endorsements accepted through December 2021. Release date in Spring 2022. Published by Greenleaf Book Group. Join my mail list for updates.