Author Archives: Kourtney

Six Train's Audiobook Has Arrived!

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Kourtney

I had planned to tell you all about my trip to Miami and the Readers’ Favorites International Book Awards Ceremony, but then an unexpected thing happened. The Six Train to Wisconsin’s audiobook went live! So this week, I’m sharing an interview … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Kourtney

  Emerson and I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends!

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Digging Deeper

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Kourtney

I’ve laid down the rough draft of Six Train’s sequel. The beginning has gone through 6 rounds of revisions as I work. The end is clunky. It’s only been through 1 round. The hardest part is the emotional arc. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Listen, Teach, Travel!

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Kourtney

  I’ve been offline a lot the past week. I wish I could say I was at that relaxing spot above. Nope. I’ve been proofing my audiobook. It took about 16 hours to do it. The audiobook is only 11 … Continue reading →

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When Your Imprint Shuts Down

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Kourtney

What the First Week Feels Like   Sometimes everything falls apart. In a way that all your accomplishments disappear. Like it never even happened.   When my agent quit the business in January, I thought that was the worst thing … Continue reading →

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Sharing My Craft and Writing World Updates

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Kourtney

Sharing My Craft On October 18th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., in Wolcott, CT at Alcott School (1490 Woodtick Rd) I will have a table at the 33rd Annual Arts and Crafts Fair  where I will be selling signed … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Book Festival 2014

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Kourtney

          Hello Baltimore! Here’s the view of Light Street from my room. I took Amtrak down to Baltimore on Thursday afternoon and checked into a gorgeous suite at the Marriott Residence Inn at 17 Light Street. … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Events: Baltimore and Wolcott

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Kourtney

  Upcoming Author Events I’ve got two author events coming up in the next two weekends. On Saturday September 27th, I will be at the Baltimore Book Festival  from 12 pm-8pm in the Author Tent at Bicentennial Plaza. I’ll have … Continue reading →

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Confession Time: I Revise as I Go

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Kourtney

So you know how everyone says write the draft straight through without stopping? Well, I don’t do that. It was during a chat with my fabulous blog buddy, Gwen Stephens in DeKalb, IL, that I confessed this for the first time. … Continue reading →

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Six Train Takes the Bronze

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Kourtney

  The Six Train to Wisconsin won the bronze for paranormal in Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards! Big thank you to Carrie Rubin who won the silver last year for her book, Seneca Scourge, and introduced me to this fantastic … Continue reading →

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