Katie Li is the the author of Somewhere in Between. I had the pleasure of meeting her at the New England Author Expo a couple of years back and have kept in touch ever since. At the time, we had both recently released our debut novels and it was fun to share our experiences and… Continue reading My interview for Katie Li’s blog series, Writers on Writing
Tag: Indie
Happy Halloween!
Hope everybody has a safe and happy Halloween! I did something very scary today. I sent my Secret Need beta draft off to the beta readers. I always get super nervous when I share my writing project for the first time. It's easy to obsess endlessly over every single word, turn of phrase, and scene. However,… Continue reading Happy Halloween!
Revision Trenches
I've spent these last few months pushing hard to finish Secret Need, the second of the Harper Sisters Trilogy. I'll admit, writing this second book has been a real struggle. It's taken me twice as long to write and caused me four times as much mental anguish. This is partly because I feel like I've… Continue reading Revision Trenches
Why NaNo?
Ahhh, Autumn! Don't you just love the fall season? The air is crisp, the leaves begin to change, apples and pumpkins abound...and you're reminded that NaNoWriMo is just around the corner. What's that? You don't know what NaNoWriMo is? NaNoWriMo (or NaNo, for short) is an acronym that stands for National Novel Writing Month. It's an international event where thousands… Continue reading Why NaNo?
5 Ways to Build Your Writing Community
This past weekend I had the pleasure of going to a book launch party for Last Goodbye by Laurel Ostiguy. I met Laurel at the Newburyport Maritime Days festival when she and her family stopped by the Newburyport Writers booth back in May. You know that feeling when you instantly connect with someone you've just… Continue reading 5 Ways to Build Your Writing Community
Reader’s Favorite Finalist!
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!
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
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