Loblolly Writer's House, P.O. Box 7438, Gulfport, MS 39506, 228-864-1823/228-861-5662(c), loblollywiter@aol.com

About Us

Welcome to the website of Charlsie Russell and Loblolly Writer's House, author and home of historical mystery and suspense set in Mississippi. Each novel offers readers a complimentary sojourn into Southern history, replete with a sensual romance.

Current News

03/2012-Had a great surprise early last month when Google alerted me to an article written by Lynn Lofton and published in the “Book Biz” section of the Mississippi Business Journal heaping praise on both River’s Bend and its author (me!). The kind words came from Diane Shepherd, the owner of Main Street Books in Hattiesburg, who nominated my work for the promotion. I am humbled and very grateful for the honor.

In addition, I am pleased to announce that the digital version of River’s Bend has been accepted into Dan Poynter’s second annual Global eBook Awards. The contest does more than simply judge the books, prompting authors to promote their tomes through a series of online (and off) initiatives, such as “Google Alerts” (which I already do) and news releases. I do those too, with little avail, but I am preparing a news release, per the contest’s suggestion, announcing the book’s acceptance.

Epico Bayou has joined River’s Bend at Amazon’s Kindle store. This event proved significantly less time-consuming than my month-long struggle with River’s Bend. Granted, things like Thanksgiving and Christmas did break that effort up. Nevertheless, this most recent conversion was not without glitches--one of which, thankfully, was on Amazon’s end. Of note, the templates for my mobi books, so painstakingly developed through trial and error, worked without a hitch. The problems were with the .html code in the book itself--and were my fault. Think typos here, and .html does not like “typos” in the code. My creation of Epico Bayou as a mobi book is the subject of my 17 March blog (see sidebar).

I've also updated my Business and Marketing Plans. The evolution of print-on-demand printers (LSI) and epublishing has resulted in changes to how I run my business (for the good). This will be the subject of my 22 March post at my blog, Loblolly Log (see right sidebar for link).

Upcoming Events

Charlsie Russell will be out there in 2012 signing and selling her books at local craft fairs:

03/23-24/2012-At the Pine Hill Festival in Wiggins, Mississippi

04/14-15/2012-At the Picayune Street Fair in downtown Picayune.

05/05/2012-At the Okatoma Festival in downtown Collins, MS.

05/10/2012-At the Canton Flea Market in downtown Canton. This is a Thursday.

06/09/2012-At Macon in Noxubee County for the Colbert Family Reunion. I’ll be giving a talk on the history of Noxubee County.

07/13-14/2012-In Bruce, Mississippi for the 21st Annual Sawmill Festival.

09/28-30/2012-In Richton, Mississippi for the 25th Annual Mississippi Pecan Festival.

10/06/2012-In Pascagoula for the 35th Annual Zonta Festival.

10/2012-Back at the Civic Center in D’Iberville this year for Cruisin’ The Coast. D’Iberville got those streets fixed and their spot back!! Congratulations.

11/2012-At the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi for the Ron Meyers' Christmas City Gift Show. I'll be at booth 33!

Where to Buy

Caffeine and Ice Cream in Dolphin Court on Pass Road in Gulfport, MS 228-868-1198

All Wrapped Up! gift store on Sangani Blvd. in D'Iberville, MS

Bay Books on Main Street in old town Bay St. Louis, MS

Cover to Cover Books in Natchez has closed its brick and mortar store and converted to a strictly online business. Charles and Rosemary Hall still carry my books

Main Street Books on Main Street in Hattiesburg

Mimi's Used Books and Treasures on Bankhead Street in downtown New Albany, MS (Union County)

For readers not close to one of these stores, you can order my books from Amazon, and you can still order directly from me thru this website.

In addition to the stores referenced above, which routinely take and sell my books, I have broached a number of other independent book stores across the state that have taken copies of my books on a trial basis. Link to my Buy Books Page to see who they are, and if you're in the vicinity of one of those stores, consider approaching the buyer and requesting one of my books. And, again, I hope that in the near future, considering my new affilition with Lightning Source printing, all my books will be available through the big chain stores. Right now, interested readers should be able to order River's Bend through their local chain anywhere in the country.

Additional News

Charlsie Russell is available to talk about her books, writing, and/or self-publishing to interested groups. Feel free to contact her.

Charlsie Russell

Charlsie Russell is a retired U.S.Naval Intelligence Officer. A descendant of generations of Southerners, she now juggles her time between full-time homemaker to her family and writing fiction set in Mississippi's glorious past. For more information on Charlsie Russell, visit her About the Author page, which makes up part of her Press Kit.

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