Author Archives: Kourtney

Guest Blog: Six Train Q&A on Kayti's Blog

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Kourtney

Today, I’m over on Kayti’s blog for a Q&A. Kayti reviewed Six Train for Readers’ Favorites and gave it 5 stars. Then she reached out to me to do an interview on her blog, KNR Writes.  I am sharing my writing schedule and … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Four Things A Good Query Does

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Kourtney

I’m guest blogging over at the Third Story Writers Guild. They are a fabulous group of writers who live in the Butternut/Park Falls area of Wisconsin. They hosted me for an author talk when I visited Butternut last summer. I’m … Continue reading →

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Blog Break Experiment

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Kourtney

The blog break yielded unexpected results. I read more novels. I focused more on my outline of Six Train’s sequel (it’s 60 pages and a scene by scene outline).  I worked on two workshops for January. So yay to productivity … Continue reading →

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Readers Favorites + Upcoming Stuff

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Kourtney

This post is lots of odds and ends. Sorry about the lack of focus. Just little tidbits that I wanted to share before the year ends. Readers’ Favorites 5 star: Six Train received a 5 star review from Readers’ Favorites! … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews: Merry Market Murder + How to Write A Novel

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Kourtney

Merry Market Murder Terrific setting, lovable characters, and a great mystery all come together in this fabulous book. This cozy mystery is the fifth installment of Paige Shelton’s Farmers’ Market Mystery series. I love returning to Monson, South Carolina and … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews: Twelfth Sun & The Graveyard Book+Six Train Giveaway

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Kourtney

Ms. Clair has a knack for creating characters you enjoy hanging out with in Twelfth Sun. You find yourself giggling, laughing and groaning at their shenanigans. Cassidy and Elijah are not just gifted with amazing names and the looks to … Continue reading →

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Shop Small–Support Indie Authors

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Kourtney

I’ve been reading EllaDee’s posts on shopping locally and it got my mind churning. Then last Saturday was the shop small initiative where you go to local small businesses in your community and show your support by shopping there. A … Continue reading →

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Reblog: Carrie Rubin’s First Year as a Published Author

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Kourtney

I read Carrie Rubin’s post about what she learned in her first year as an author back in September and filed it away under a terrific blog to link to. She shares so many insights and tidbits that a newbie … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Six Train Book Club Experience

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Kourtney

This week’s book club dinner party for The Six Train to Wisconsin was a smashing success thanks to Shannan’s intricate planning. She enlisted an Austrian friend to help prepare Wiener Schnitzel and Wiener Apfelstrudel. Shannan made Butternut soup too! Perfect foods … Continue reading →

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