First, I just wanted to announce the winner of the Writing from the Trenches book giveaway from last week...that winner is Katherine Jones! Katherine, I'll be contacting you via email! :) Today, I'm happy to welcome author friend Robin E. Mason to my blog! Robin will explain below why she's … [Read more...]
What Kind of Writer do YOU Want to Be? Guest Post & Giveaway with Author Connie Almony
Today, I'm sharing a guest post with you from author friend Connie Almony. Read to the end for a chance to enter a book giveaway of her most recent release, Writing from the Trenches, which also includes chapters by talented authors Lynnette Bonner, Hallee Bridgeman, Louise M. Gouge, Michelle Griep, … [Read more...]
Authors and Book Award Contests–To Enter or Not to Enter?
Last week was quite exciting for me because I received a call that I'd finaled in a book contest I'd entered. Let me give you a little background, though... This year, I actually entered not one, but FOUR book contests with independently published releases from last year. I didn't place in any … [Read more...]
Interview and Giveaway with Katherine Scott Jones, author of Shadow Sister
I'm pleased to welcome author Katherine Scott Jones back to my blog today (check out her lovely, book review blog here!). You can find my previous interview with her here. She has a second women's fiction novel out, titled Shadow Sister, and it's a beautiful story of love and loss and restoration in … [Read more...]
The Time Has Come…to Update Author Pictures
Some people freeze up for crowds. That's not me--I actually don't mind speaking to a large group of people I don't know, especially about independent publishing/authoring. Other people freeze up in social situations. I'm okay with that, too--I like getting to know more about others and I'm not … [Read more...]
The (Not So) Lazy Days of Summer
Just figured I should check in with a blogpost since it's been AGES! I am looking forward to being able to share more with you about my upcoming cozy mystery series that will be releasing starting in June 2019, but in the meantime, I've been working hard to finish the first three books in … [Read more...]