Ebook Sale at Smashwords

Hello, Readers!

It’s been a while since I’ve sent a newsletter or blog post out. It’s been busy in the Buikema household. I am revising The Hobo Code and hope to have it in good shape by June. There is a contest coming up that I plan to enter in hopes of winning a grant to help with its development. So far, those who are reading it chapter by chapter for critique are becoming invested in the characters, which is a great happiness!

The Sale!

We are fast approaching Read an Ebook Week, a week that encourages readers to pick up the digital device of their choice and download a new book to read.

I’m excited to announce that all of my Ebooks, The Adventures of Charlie Chameleon (New Beginnings, School Days, and Summertime)

as well as Parenting: A Work in Progress,

will be available as part of a promotion on Smashwords to celebrate 2025 Read an Ebook Week at a sizable discount! This is a chance to get my book, along with books from many other great authors, at a discount so you can get right to reading.

You will find the promo here starting on March 2, so save the link:
https://www.smashwords.com/ebookweek

If you wouldn’t mind taking part in promoting this Celebration of Ebooks and reading, please feel free to share this promo with your friends and family. Just forward this email to anyone who would love a chance to find their next favorite book and, as the name suggests, read an ebook!

I hope that you and yours are happy and well.

Thank you for your help and support!

Cheers, and Happy reading!

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About Ellen

Author, speaker, and former teacher, Ellen L. Buikema has written non-fiction for parents, and The Adventures of Charlie Chameleon chapter book series with stories encouraging the development of empathy—sprinkling humor wherever possible. Her Works in Progress are The Hobo Code, YA historical fiction and The Crystal Key, MG Magical Realism/ Sci-Fi, a glaze of time travel.

Find her at https://ellenbuikema.com or on Amazon.

The Making of The Hobo Code

The Hobo Code is a hero’s journey.

Fifteen-year-old Jack takes it upon himself to to help his younger siblings travel from the Midwest to the west coast. He doesn’t relish taking a trip with no money, no idea where they’ll stay, and little hope of success in finding their way across the country. But if they don’t try they may lose each other forever.

Researching information this novel sent me on an adventure with Jack, George, and Hannah. They helped me see things I never knew existed.

Did you know that Los Angeles once had a fantastic railway system?

Transit map of LA 1906

I cannot begin to tell you how many rabbit holes I merrily wandered through, searching for relevant information to bring the novel to life.

There is more information on the research for this not yet published work here to learn more about the journey.

Stories lurk all around.

Some hide in dark closets, under the bed, or in the far back of a dimly lit basement waiting to emerge. They might drift within the clouds on angel’s wings to bring us out of the darkness and into the light.

Stories keep life interesting.

Top photo is on Pinterest