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The Ballad of Stevie Pearl promotional items, bookmarks and tour badges.

07 December 2023

Stevie Pearl Bookmarks and Tour Badges

I recently completed the artwork and placed orders for Stevie Pearl bookmarks and tour badges. I love when creation meets the tangible world. It’s always one of the best parts of the process, when you get to see your ideas manifest in three dimensions. Holding your book is alway…

Goodreads Winners Shipment The Ballad of Stevie Pearl

23 September 2023

Congrats to the Goodreads Winners!

Your signed copies of Stevie Pearl are in the mail. A big thank you to the nearly 3,000 people who entered the giveaway over on Goodreads! 20 signed advanced paperback copies of The Ballad of Stevie Pearl were up for grabs. Winners were chosen at random by Goodreads on September…

Goodreads Giveaway: The Ballad of Stevie Pearl

Goodreads Giveaway – The Ballad of Stevie Pearl

Enter to win a signed copy before the release! With the help of Goodreads, I'm giving away 20 signed copies of Stevie Pearl ahead of the book's official release date. Contest ends September 10, 2023 at midnight. Sign up now!

The Ballad of Stevie Pearl on Amazon

Available For Pre-Order On Amazon – The Ballad of Stevie Pearl

Reserve your copy now! As we move toward the release of Stevie Pearl, more milestones come and go. Officially getting the novel on Amazon is always a big deal. No matter your thoughts on the retail giant, they are largest bookseller in the world. Their algorithm basically determ…

Checkout process at SWHammond.com

SWH Store

*Drumroll* The online store is live! Purchase signed hardcover and paperback books. That’s right, you can now get your books signed if you buy them directly from me. Just tick the check box when adding a book to your shopping cart.

Screen shot of homepage from the new website.

New Website 6.0

*whistles* Check out the pretty new website! What the heck’s going on?? New novel, new website — you’d think I came back from the dead. Maybe I did. There’s still some pages under construction — bear with me, and please let me know if you find any errors or broken links. My mind…

Psych! Here’s The Real Cover of Stevie Pearl

A book that I was 100% confident in publishing, just sat on the shelf. Never released. I had the unique opportunity (forced?) to step away from a completely finished Stevie Pearl for almost 2 years prior to releasing it. So, when I picked it back up, it was a little like reading…

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THE BALLAD OF
STEVIE PEARL

A modern fish-out-of-water entagled with Romeo and Juliet.

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