Author Devon Ellington builds her career with two serials, numerous articles, and an increasingly popular blog.
May 24, 2004 (Press Release) --
How does a writer build a career? Word by word, project by project, and by weaving threads of projects together. Author Devon Ellington does just that.
Tapestry is one of the strongest threads in this writer’s blossoming career. What do you do when your boss turns up murdered, the cops want to know why you’re carrying $10,000 cash, your boyfriend tries to mug you, and you’re running out of Jack Daniel’s? Tapestry is a lively, comic mystery set in New York City’s East Village of the 1990’s. Gentrification has begun, but it’s still a bastion for aspiring artists with big dreams. Nina Bell’s friends are all pursuing their creative goals. She’s wondering when she’ll figure out what she’s dreaming.
“Nina’s a great character,” Ellington smiles, “with an avid fan base. Her fans are truly crazy about her. She’s smart, feisty, resourceful. She’s not sure when her life is going to start and she doesn’t play by other people’s rules.”
Tapestry is a serial, a format with a rich history of authors including Charles Dickens and Harriet Beecher Stowe. “I love the format and am honored to be part of is renaissance,” Ellington states. The serial runs on www.keepitcoming.net, edited and published by Kelli Ballard. Subscribers get a fresh episode every Tuesday and Friday, along with an alternate story. For more information and to receive a free issue, go to: http://www.keepitcoming.net/tapestry.html.
Tapestry is only a single thread in Ellington’s busy writing life. She writes another serial, also on Keep It Coming, a western called The Widow’s Chamber Visit http://www.keepitcoming.net/widows-chamber.html for more information and a free issue.
In addition, Ms. Ellington is in the midst of a series of articles on the 2004 Triple Crown, appearing in The Rye Sound Shore Review. Several years ago, she wrote a thoroughbred handicapping column on the internet. An avid racing fan, she is delighted to share her view of history-in-the-making, should Smarty Jones sweep the Triple Crown. The only other sport with a similarly strong hold on her is ice hockey. She spent months with minor league teams to research a series of five novels following a fictional minor league team over the course of four years.
Ellington also reviews books for www.NewPages.com and www.CurledUp.com. She’s working on the text for her website, www.devonellingtonwork.com, scheduled to launch this summer. The site will include historical notes and sources for The Widow’s Chamber, along with information on horse racing, ice hockey, and other projects. Her increasingly popular blog, Ink In My Coffee (http://inkinmycoffee.blogspot.com) offers an intimate look at the ups and downs of a writer’s life.
“I’m a writer,” she says with a laugh. “Everything is material.”
Tapestry is one of the strongest threads in this writer’s blossoming career. What do you do when your boss turns up murdered, the cops want to know why you’re carrying $10,000 cash, your boyfriend tries to mug you, and you’re running out of Jack Daniel’s? Tapestry is a lively, comic mystery set in New York City’s East Village of the 1990’s. Gentrification has begun, but it’s still a bastion for aspiring artists with big dreams. Nina Bell’s friends are all pursuing their creative goals. She’s wondering when she’ll figure out what she’s dreaming.
“Nina’s a great character,” Ellington smiles, “with an avid fan base. Her fans are truly crazy about her. She’s smart, feisty, resourceful. She’s not sure when her life is going to start and she doesn’t play by other people’s rules.”
Tapestry is a serial, a format with a rich history of authors including Charles Dickens and Harriet Beecher Stowe. “I love the format and am honored to be part of is renaissance,” Ellington states. The serial runs on www.keepitcoming.net, edited and published by Kelli Ballard. Subscribers get a fresh episode every Tuesday and Friday, along with an alternate story. For more information and to receive a free issue, go to: http://www.keepitcoming.net/tapestry.html.
Tapestry is only a single thread in Ellington’s busy writing life. She writes another serial, also on Keep It Coming, a western called The Widow’s Chamber Visit http://www.keepitcoming.net/widows-chamber.html for more information and a free issue.
In addition, Ms. Ellington is in the midst of a series of articles on the 2004 Triple Crown, appearing in The Rye Sound Shore Review. Several years ago, she wrote a thoroughbred handicapping column on the internet. An avid racing fan, she is delighted to share her view of history-in-the-making, should Smarty Jones sweep the Triple Crown. The only other sport with a similarly strong hold on her is ice hockey. She spent months with minor league teams to research a series of five novels following a fictional minor league team over the course of four years.
Ellington also reviews books for www.NewPages.com and www.CurledUp.com. She’s working on the text for her website, www.devonellingtonwork.com, scheduled to launch this summer. The site will include historical notes and sources for The Widow’s Chamber, along with information on horse racing, ice hockey, and other projects. Her increasingly popular blog, Ink In My Coffee (http://inkinmycoffee.blogspot.com) offers an intimate look at the ups and downs of a writer’s life.
“I’m a writer,” she says with a laugh. “Everything is material.”
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