Category: About Toi

Most of these posts are purely biographical in nature, but can shed light on what inspires Toi’s writing and tend to be quite entertaining. As of October 2015, these posts have all been combined under the About Me label.

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A Book Feature & Garden Tale

So, here’s what I’ve had going on the last two days,
over at A Small Gang of Authors.

Yesterday, I put my new children’s book in the spotlight.

Meet Carnie the Bookworm who loves reading books.

and today, I’m sharing part 2 of my Gardens of Good and Evil Series.

Discussing Rappaccini’s Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

I hope you’ll consider popping over to check them out. For those of you in the US, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow. For everyone else, please know, that I wish you all the best as well. Like every year, since I started this blog, I’m grateful to all of you who come back from time to time to read my posts, and like and or comment on my posts. It means the world to me.

I’ll be back on December 5 with the monthly IWSG post and a special announcement.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords

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About Toi

I Love #Flashfiction! Who knew?

So, while I didn’t win the WEP-IWSG October challenge or gain any of the other awards for the challenge, I did make the short list. Even though I didn’t win, I still feel like a winner. The feedback I got on The Nameless Ingenue was incredible. I could tell that people really enjoyed my story, and that’s all any writer really wants. If you’re up for it, please go check out the post announcing the winners and see for yourself all the talent that participated.

If you’re up for a different kind of challenge, check this out:

BREAKING NEWS!

WEP and IWSG are holding a contest for the February WEP theme!

Rules: Submit your idea for a WEP February theme by November 12to admin@insecurewriterssupportgroup.com. Nothing U.S. culturally bound. Should have wide appeal.

Prize: Feature in the December newsletter for the winner. And, of course, the winning theme will be the official February WEP theme and accompanied by a stunning badge!

Deadline: November 12. Winner announced in the November newsletter on November 28.

Oh, but wait, there’s more.

I didn’t gain an award in the WEP-IWSG challenge, but TODAY launches the first-ever Our Author Gang Flash Fiction contest. Each entry is 500-words or less and the theme is seasonal. There is so much diversity in this contest. I’m so excited. Can’t tell you which story is mine, but I bet you can figure it out… Best of all, readers decide the winner. It’s all based on reader votes… Did I mention that I’m excited? 😀

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords

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About Toi Holiday Promotion

Happy Birthday to Me!

So far, for my birthday, I’ve gotten a cute blue beret, a new dress, the DC network,  a sewing machine, and I’m spending the day with my hubby. I am very blessed.

Also, just in time for my birthday, I’ve released two new books. These two books are part of an effort, a dream of mine to start a book fair in my local area. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of these two books go directly to that cause. To learn more about my dream to start a book fair, please visit, Lit Carnivale.com.

Carnie Loves Books – Amazon

Carnie is a bookworm with one love in his life- books. When Carnie loses his reading glasses, he goes on a search to find them. Read along as Carnie searches for his glasses and professes his love for reading books. 100% of proceeds supports Lit Carnivale, a book fair in the making.

Ain’t Nobody Got Time For Book Reviews! – Amazon

Have you ever wondered why it seems authors are often whining about book reviews? What’s the big deal anyway? How much of a difference could your one book review really make? In this opinion piece, ten-time self-published author and blogger, Toi Thomas, discusses candidly why book reviewing culture isn’t what it should be.

This is not a book about how to write book reviews and it is not a how-to book for authors to gain book reviews. This is a book about reevaluating your thought-process and opinions about book reviewing culture.

Toi Thomas clearly understands that “Ain’t nobody got time for book reviews” when there are so many more important things for a book lover to do. Right? Plus, you can read this book from cover to cover in less than two hours. 100% of proceeds go to support Lit Carnivale, a book fair in the making.

I’m also celebrating over at A Small Gang of Authors today if you want to check it out.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords