Celia Yeary's Page

Now, how many of you have read THE GOOD EARTH? How many of you have ever heard of it and the author, Pearl S. Buck? How many of you were born when she wrote it? Ahh, I will retract that question, because there are but one or two, if any, and perhaps we don't really need to know such a thing? You see, Pearl S. Buck was born in 1892 and this novel, her second, was published in 1931. Her real name was Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker, and her birthplace was Hillsboro, West Virginia. However, she spent m… Continue

Dear friends, one and all, I am experiencing a "first". This is an event that will NEVER happen again. It is impossible that it will ever, ever take place again. As of this moment, I am half-way through this "first event" in my very happy, interesting, eventful life. It's something that ten years ago, I never knew existed. What is it? Have you guessed? If you are an author with at least one published book you know exactly what I'm talking about. EDITING A GALLEY. Yes, I am on page 145, halfway t… Continue

Dear Friends, one and all--So, I am the most stupid, slow person of the group, because when I set up MY PAGE, I somehow got the photo of my book cover in my PROFILE photo, and have worked now, for lo, these many months to correct the situation so you could what "CELIA" looked like. Not that my visage is any great thing, but with Lynda Coker's help, finally, I converted my book cover for ALL MY HOPES AND DREAMS (A Cactus Rose romance, historical, COMING SOON,from THE WILD ROSE PRESS) to ME! I am… Continue

Dear authors and readers: You might find it difficult to believe, but I only just one week ago learned that I have a BLOG site on MY PAGE. Now, this caused me to be very excited, because I want to blog--only a little--and I didn't know how. Yes, I am a member of a group blog--AuthorsandBooks.blogspot.com--but I usually just read what others have written. I have a big imagination and write fiction--Western romance--until the world looks level. However, when it comes to blogging on my own, I found… Continue