Nailed It - Author Home Addition... For my new releases, I've started making "character cupcakes"! This week, I made up my own cupcakes to represent the hero and heroine from my book, The Protector - meet Lyndi Chandali & Levi Rowtag! These cupcakes are lemon cupcakes with strawberry buttercream frosting. Why those combinations, you ask?... Continue Reading →
As a hybrid author, I get asked a lot about self-publishing vs. traditional publishing. I absolutely LOVE both. I have LOVED every single editor and publisher I've worked with so far, both self-pub'd and traditionally pub'd. I've been lucky, I think, that I haven't really had a bad experience with either (because I've heard stories).... Continue Reading →
We all have one (or we should). A bucket list. That list of things we want to do/experience/accomplish before we kick the bucket. I love the idea of a bucket list because it means that, right up to the end, you never stop trying new things or looking for new experiences. I was lucky enough... Continue Reading →
Between deadlines, releases, running AOAD, my gig as a VPA, and momming, I've had several author friends ask how I do it. How do I keep on top of everything? First of all...I don't. I am not superwoman or a magician. Things fall through the cracks on a regular basis. Plans don't work out the... Continue Reading →
Usually I have last year's post to start with so I can look at my original goals for the year and think about which of those I accomplished, which I didn't, and anything the surprised. me. But this year my website went down and I lost a lot of blog posts including my goals. Sigh.... Continue Reading →
My publisher, Wild Rose Press, holds a chat every Tuesday evening covering various topics for writers. This week we talked about various aspects of marketing a new release. This chat came on the heels of a separate conversation I had with a fellow local RWA chapter member on marketing and FB promotions. At the same... Continue Reading →
In August of 2012 I self-published my first book, Blue Violet. I had written the first draft three years prior and then just sat on it. But in May of 2012 I found my editor (now beta reader and friend) Wendy and we started editing. I was in the middle of my MBA and working... Continue Reading →
My daughter, who is three, has an amazing imagination. Her favorite form of play involves making up stories for whatever toys she's playing with. My dad said that she sounds like a budding author, and maybe he's right. But thinking back, oddly, I never played that way. I was more of an outdoor girl. My... Continue Reading →
