Author Archives: Kourtney

QUERY SEASON, AUDIOBOOK MOMENTUM, SEQUEL DRAFTING, AND BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL SIGNING

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Kourtney

QUERY SEASON Query Season has kicked off for DM. That means I’m sending out three queries a day to agents until I have 50 queries out. Then I will pause and see how the responses are going. I have an agent … Continue reading →

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What I Learned in My First Year of Indie Publishing

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Kourtney

It’s been over 15 months since The Six Train to Wisconsin was first published. About time to stop and think about everything that has happened to me since then. When I first embarked on this indie journey, I had no … Continue reading →

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Kourtney's Midwest Book Tour Extravaganza in Photos

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Kourtney

                                                                             

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Greetings from Kourtneyland

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Kourtney

I can’t believe it’s mid July already! After I finished revisions on July 5th, Mom and I went back to Highwire Farm to celebrate. I met this lovely turkey. She was beautiful. Mom delighted in the kangaroo hopping about. The one … Continue reading →

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Chasing Discoverability–My Guest Blog on Megan's Stolz's blog

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Kourtney

    I’m guest blogging over on Megan Stolz’s blog about the indie author’s hardest task–chasing discoverability. Please feel free to stop by and ask questions! I’ll pop over on her blog all week to respond to any questions/comments about … Continue reading →

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Great Books on Storytelling

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Kourtney

I know writers who don’t read books about the craft of writing. But I’m not one of them. I’ve always been able to absorb stuff from books and apply it. That might be my superpower. It’s why I am a voracious reader … Continue reading →

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July Author Events and Free Workshops

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Kourtney

July is going to be a very busy promo month for me. I’ll be out on the Cape to kick things off and then spending two weeks in Wisconsin and Illinois. If you live near one of my free workshops … Continue reading →

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Pickles and Pearls: Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Festival

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Kourtney

CT’s Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire kicked off on Saturday!  My awesome cousins James and Ashley agreed to go with me back in April. This also ended up being my treat for working so hard on revisions the past 6 weeks.   … Continue reading →

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Hunter College Writing Conference + Editorial Revisions + Title Change +New Agent Search+Author Photo Poll

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Kourtney

Hunter College Writing Conference I was on one of the first panel’s of the day, the Children’s panel, with Dan Greenburg, Judith Greenburg, Richard Peck, and Chris Grabenstein. Great group of authors and very friendly to a newbie. Each one … Continue reading →

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An Award, an Event, and Some Etc.

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Kourtney

  The Six Train to Wisconsin was an International Books Awards Finalist for cross genre fiction! ***** On June 7th, I will be at the 4th Annual Writers’ Conference and Intensives at Hunter College in Manhattan (68th and Lexington). I’m going to … Continue reading →

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