What’s Not Said by Valerie Taylor

Adult Fiction 18+

Genre: Women’s Fiction, Chick Lit

Publisher: She Writes Press, 300 pages

Release date: September 2020

2021 International Book Awards Finalist in Fiction: Women’s Fiction

2020 Canadian Book Club Awards Finalist in Fiction

Chosen as an August 2021 Pulpwood Queens Book Club selection

Featured by the international NoMo Book Club in May 2021

“Taylor’s dialogue is snappy and contemporary . . . A witty and often amusing marriage drama.” ―Kirkus Reviews

Synopsis

What’s Not Said is a story about Kassie O’Callaghan, a middle-aged woman on a mission to divorce her emotionally abusive husband and start a new life with a younger man she met while on a solo vacation in Venice. When she learns her husband has chronic kidney disease, her plans collapse until she pokes around his pajama drawer and discovers his illness is the least of his deceits.

Then again, Kassie is no angel. The separate lives they lead collide head-on into a tangled web of sex, lies, and DNA. As she helps her husband find an organ donor, Kassie uncovers a secret, forcing her to decide whose life to save: her husband’s or her own.

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Guest Post

Eleven True Obstacles to Writing that Novel

By Valerie Taylor

Author of What’s Not Said (She Writes Press, 2020) and What’s Not True (She Writes Press, August 2021)

Writer’s block is often blamed as the primary obstacle why people don’t write. “I just don’t have the time,” also ranks high as an excuse. Spending countless hours on research can clearly divert attention from the ultimate goal of creating a singular, unique work of art: your novel.

But then, I digress. Here are eleven true obstacles to writing that story that’s burning inside you:

1. You have nowhere to sit—your “To Be Read” pile has appropriated your chair.
2. The fingers on your keyboard are screaming, “Get a Manicure!”
3. It’s raining. Better check if the roof is leaking.
4. It’s sunny. Who wants to write, when you can be outside?
5. Your dog brought you the leash. Time for that walk!
6. Your cat is sprawled across your keyboard. Purrrrr. Now what?
7. The trash needs to be brought out to the curb.
8. The trash cans need to be brought in.
9. The garden needs weeding before the neighbors start talking.
10. You have 300 new emails to read; and at least 100 to write.
11. Better count how many rolls of toilet paper are left…just because!

So, why eleven obstacles and not the typical list of ten? When I sat down to write this article, I envisioned ten. But as I wrote, more ideas flowed, proving once you start writing, obstacles fade and magic can happen.

Your magic.

The best reason to write is because no one knows your story but you, and there are millions of readers out there whose life will be better served when you sweep your obstacles aside. After all, tomorrow is another day.

About the Author

Valerie Taylor was born and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. She earned a B.S. Marketing degree and an MBA from Sacred Heart University, as well as a graduate certificate in health care administration from Simmons University (formerly Simmons College). She had a thirty-year career in the financial services industry as a marketer and writer. Valerie is a published book reviewer with BookTrib.com; and a member of Westport Writers’ Workshop, Independent Book Publishers Association, and Women’s Fiction Writers Association. She enjoys practicing tai chi and being an expert sports spectator.

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