I'm happy to announce Secret Hunger was a finalist in the "Romance - Sizzle" category of the 2016 Reader's Favorite international book awards contest! Reader's Favorite is known to review some of the biggest names in the literary industry, as well as first time independent authors (like me.) They have earned the respect of renowned publishers… Continue reading Reader’s Favorite Finalist!
Author: Satin Russell
Satin Russell was a financial advisor for many years up until she decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer back in April 2013.
It took her a year of saving and planning before she was able to commit to her goal full-time. Her debut novel, Secret Hunger, was published in April of 2015.
Satin lives in Massachusetts with her husband. Other than writing, she loves reading, supporting fellow authors (especially self-published ones,) traveling, and photography. She’s also partial to a good whiskey every now and then.
Happy Indie Pride Day!
Since 2014, July 1st is known as Indie Pride Day. It's a day where Indie Authors shine a spotlight on the great books they're producing and the entire community comes out to support each other. You can learn more about the movement and how it was started at their website, Indie Books Be Seen. One… Continue reading Happy Indie Pride Day!
Sophomore Slump
It's been just shy of a year since I've written a blog post and a lot has happened in that time. Honestly, it's probably too much to re-cap fully. Instead, I'd like to talk about one of the reasons I stopped posting as much. After publishing my first book back in April 2015, I was on… Continue reading Sophomore Slump
Audio Interview with Aaron Hubble
Back at the beginning of May I participated in an online book fair hosted by Carol Davis called "Spring" into Reading. It was a lot of fun and I had a chance to meet many readers, as well as some fellow authors. One of those authors was Aaron Hubble. As we talked online, we discovered that… Continue reading Audio Interview with Aaron Hubble
Book Launch Party Re-cap
As you probably know from previous posts, I threw my first book launch party for Secret Hunger over the weekend, and I'm happy to say I think it went very well! I mentioned that I had two main fears going into the event. Either nobody showed up or too many people showed up and I planned poorly… Continue reading Book Launch Party Re-cap
Book Launch Party and New England Author Expo
I know it's been a couple of weeks since I've written a post and I wanted to take a moment to talk about a few events that are coming up. First off, I'm holding a book launch party for Secret Hunger this weekend, Saturday June 13th from 12 - 3 PM. It's going to be held… Continue reading Book Launch Party and New England Author Expo
Secret Hunger Proof Copy!
https://youtu.be/-2129ij8eg0 I will probably write an actual post sometime later this week. But, for now - check it out! Okay, I'll admit, I got a little shiver when I opened the box and saw the physical copy of my book for the first time. Hopefully, no matter how many books I end up writing, I'll… Continue reading Secret Hunger Proof Copy!
Secret Hunger’s First Week
Wow. Can you believe it's already been a week since I published Secret Hunger? This first week out of the gate I concentrated on uploading my print files to CreateSpace, reserved a place for my book launch party on June 13th, and wrote a few dozen book bloggers asking if they would consider reviewing my… Continue reading Secret Hunger’s First Week
Secret Hunger is Now Available!
Aaahhh! Can you believe it? Secret Hunger went live late yesterday afternoon and is now available for sale on Amazon. Which means I'm officially a published author! Holy cow, that's cool. I feel like shouting it from the rooftops. In a way, it's hard for me to believe the culmination of this two year journey… Continue reading Secret Hunger is Now Available!
ARC Contest Results
Just a quick post today. I recorded the drawing for my digital ARC contest. Take a look! Hopefully it's not too cheesy...this was my first time ever recording myself and I was a little nervous. https://youtu.be/JphwcFiy6Kg
Satin Russell 