Status: I'm giving away free copies of my novella, THE MAN WHO INVENTED WRITING! http://amzn.to/11XvLO3 (2 months ago)

bakerlawley

Name	Baker Lawley
Location	Minneapolis
Member Since	Dec 07, 2011
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When I was about six, I defaced my copy of Stuart Little. I didn't like the ending, so I rewrote it, right there in pen on the last page. I've been a writer ever since--and I still have that copy of Stuart Little.

I've worked as a septic system tester, a lifeguard, a school uniform salesman, an editor, a freelance writer, and currently I'm a Professor of Creative Writing and English, and every one of those jobs taught me a lot about writing.

I love to write and talk about writing. I write young adult novels, a Southern Gothic paranormal series, short stories, and writing guides, and I've had stories published in literary journals like Copper Nickel, The Cream City Review, Eleven Eleven, and The Southeast Review.

Besides the things here on Wattpad, I have lots of other books for sale, both as ebooks and paperbacks. You can see them all and read excerpts on my website right at http://www.bakerlawley.com/books

And you can get FREE EBOOKS from me, too! Just sign up for my newsletter at http://www.bakerlawley.com/contact

You can find me on the web at:
Tumblr: http://blog.bakerlawley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bakerlawley
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BakerLawleyAuthor
Amazon: www.amazon.com/author/bakerlawley
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/baker-lawley

I really love it here on Wattpad and I look forward to interacting with all y'all!

Yours in writing,
Baker

P.S.--My novel, THE BATTLE HYMN BLUES, is rocking 5-star reviews! You can check it out here:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Battle-Hymn-Blues-ebook/dp/B007OVUJ0O/

Works

The Battle Hymn Blues

12 pages, updated Oct 05, 2012

Stoney Nix can play anything, from Beethoven to the Blues, on his old rattletrap piano. It’s just a gift, and a good one. Music is his ticket out of Pinewood, Alabam... read more

362 reads

Stealing The Show (Such Sweet Sorrow Trilogy, Book One)

21 parts / 63 pages, updated Oct 01, 2012 PG-13

Lewis Champion is in love--total, hopeless, unrequited love--with Jubilee Marshfield. Which is complicated, because she's his best friend.... read more

253,476 reads

1,049

283

Funeral Games

5 pages, updated Apr 13, 2012 PG-13

tags / gothic humor literary southern

204 reads

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Chicken - Chapter 1

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bakerlawley
23 hours ago

@tangylemons Hey, thanks for your note.  Yeah, I really debated over changing the title for a long time (I like BOTH titles!) but I think Stealing the Show makes more sense as part of the trilogy; once the second book comes out this summer, maybe the titles will start to work together.  I hope so, anyway.  Thanks again!

tangylemons
4 days ago

Hi,@bakerlawley. I really enjoy "Stealing the Show," but I liked the title "This is the play" much more.

bakerlawley
1 month ago

@Jhibril Thanks for your message--and I promise promise promise I'm working hard on the second book!  I think it will be out sometime in April or May, as soon as possible (I'm writing the last five chapters now!).  

If you want, you can sign up for my email list on my website and I'll send a note when it comes out.  It's on my contact page where you sign up--I'd put the link but Wattpad doesn't allow that :(  

(Oh, and everybody who signs up for the list gets 4 free ebooks, too!)

Thanks again--your note is very inspiring for me to get to work on this second book today!
--Baker

Jhibril
1 month ago

hi! will there finally be a second book of suchsweetsorrow? i really enjoyed reading the first, and i saw it was finished so i looked for the next and found... nothing :( 
is there any possibillity to find it on some other websites or as an eBook? 
:) Jhib

curiousnessa
2 months ago

Hello :-) Thank you so much for following me - I absolutely adore 'Stealing The Show' and I'm looking forward to reading your eBooks on my Kindle! I hope you like what I've written and you books are awesome

FragmentThought...
2 months ago

Oh wow, I don't even know what I did to deserve a follow from you :) Anyway, thank you so so much. I hope you can check out my story. It would just mean the world. I'm still enjoying 'Stealing the show' by the way. Really great story :)

Oddojotam
2 months ago

Thank you for following!

pink896heart
2 months ago

Thanks for fanning (I know it says following, but that sounds way too awkward to put in a message, so I shall stick to fanning) me! It really means a lot to see a published author taking the time to come look at my work. :)

bakerlawley
2 months ago

Crazy fun: I'm giving away my new novella, THE MAN WHO INVENTED WRITING, for free this weekend on Amazon!  Hope you'll grab a copy!
http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Invented-Writing-ebook/dp/B00AKHNV54/ref=la_B005N8255W_1_2_title_1_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1361562556&sr=1-2

YoursTrulee
3 months ago

heyy I was wondering, how do you create book covers ?

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