Current News from the Kansas Authors Club

Be More Pollyanna: Presales go live on Independent Bookstore Day

4/25/2025

Member Danielle Ramirez of Quiet Storm Services has this news to share about an upcoming book:

I have been working with upcoming author, Holly Terrill, to publish their first book! Presales go live on Independent Bookstore Day.

What if optimism wasn’t considered naïve but revolutionary?

In Be More Pollyanna, Holly Terrill invites readers to rediscover the overlooked magic of positivity—especially when life is hard. Through personal reflections, gentle humor, and a little bit of poetry, Holly embraces Pollyanna not as naïve but as resilient—a character whose gladness is a radical act of hope.

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Book Talk Tuesday: Quiet Storm Services and Tracy Million Simmons

11/9/2024

November 12, 2024
10:00 AM
YouTube Live w/
Tracy Million Simmons

Join Quiet Storm Services for Book Talk Tuesdays in 2024! We have great conversations in store with authors, book people, literacy organizations & more.

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Members Join Forces to Create Lasting Legacy Project

9/6/2023

Learn More: Integrita Productions

Learn More: Quiet Storm Services

Danielle Ramirez (D5) and Gina Laiso are members of Kansas Authors Club.

Wichita Public Library - Local Author Day - August 12 - 2-4pm

8/1/2023

Local Author Day is back for another year! Meet Wichita's diverse array of local authors at Wichita Public Library's Local Author Day. Authors will be on hand with copies of their books available for sale, including both adult and children's titles. This event showcases the talents of our literary community and fosters dialogue between authors and their readers.

Local Author Day @ Wichita Public Library

Schedule of Events
Writer's Panel - 10:30-11:30 am
Featuring D5 member, Danielle Ramirez!

Local Author Day - 2:00-4:00 pm

Member Danielle Ramirez Panel Speaker for Wichita Public Library's Local Author Day

7/24/2023

A Note from Danielle Ramirez, D5

Quiet Storm is honored to be speaking on the Wichita Public Library's "Writer's Panel" this year! We will also be hosting a booth with Being Wichita Women books at the Local Author Day expo. Hope to see you there...

Local Author Day in Wichita

Quiet Storm: Accepting Submissions

7/22/2023

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Women SCORE HIGHER "Author Showcase" event

3/10/2023

This is a Wichita event, brought to our attention by Danielle Ramirez, 2022 convention speaker.

We are anticipating hundreds of in-person attendees in addition to the virtual attendees. This will be a lovely opportunity for women authors to showcase (and sell!) their book, plus network with other authors and entrepreneurs.

You must register for the event in order to sign up as an author vendor.
Early bird registration pricing ends Wednesday, March 15th
Author Showcase - Vendor registration deadline is Thursday, April 6th

Learn more: https://womenscorehigher.com/

Please reach out ASAP if you would like to be involved.

2022 Convention Presenter: Danielle Ramirez

8/3/2022

Kickstart your Book

Most folks have never heard of a Kickstarter Campaign. It's time you do! This virtual platform helps funds creative projects like yours. It has helped fund 218,356 projects which has provided $6.53 billion in funding. Author and anthology compiler Danielle Ramirez successfully completed a Kickstarter Campaign for the Being Wichita Women book. Join us to learn how she, with help from a small team of contributors, surpassed their $2,500 funding goal.

Danielle is a mother of three and has worked in the nonprofit sector in places like Wichita, Lawrence, and Kansas City for fifteen years. Danielle has fifteen years of experience in the nonprofit sector and has led collaborative projects related to substance use prevention, food insecurity, behavioral health, advocacy, youth empowerment, and more. She values equity and believes cultural humility is vital for individual, organizational, and community progress.

Her passion for collaboration has helped build important partnerships locally and across the state. In June 2022 Danielle, along with 30 other Wichita women, released Being Wichita Women a collaborative anthology exploring stories of trauma, adversity, resilience and healing. The project has been so inspiring that she launched her own hybrid publishing business earlier this year, called Quiet Storm Services. The mission of Quiet Storm is to be a creator of books that empower the writer, promotes authentic storytelling, and supports personal and collective growth.

www.quietstormservices.com

Danielle is scheduled to speak at 1:30 on Saturday, October 22

PRESENTATION BLOCK 3 – WRITING IN OUR TECHNICAL WORLD

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Kickstarter Campaign Update from D5 member, Danielle Ramirez

3/24/2022

Good Afternoon,

I have good news. Yesterday, the Being Wichita Women book project reached our fundraising goal ($2,500) for our Kickstarter campaign. Hooray!

But, if you know Liz Hamor of Center of Daring, then you know they inspire people to DREAM BIG. Today, the Center of Daring is encouraging us to go beyond our original goal. That is why they have agreed to match the first $200 we raise in donations.

There are stories in the book by writers in the LGBTQ community, so what better time than during National LGBTQIA+ Health Awareness Week?

In all transparency, we have met the sufficient goal to publish the Being Wichita Women book.

Now, we are in a better place to utilize any additional funding to achieve two things:

1) Print more books (originally we budgeted to print 1,000).
2) Have a more flexible, strengthened budget for the book launch event.

Will you help us dream big today? This is the last time you will be contacted about our Kickstarter! People are still allowed to pledge via the Kickstarter site, but we also accept Paypal, Venmo, and checks.

Thank you for your consideration!

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/969458832/being-wichita-women-a-collection-of-powerful-stories

Paypal: https://www.storiesbydanielle.com/donate

Danielle Ramirez
Being Wichita Women