Author Archives: Kourtney

When’s the Next Author Signing?

 JOIN ME ON JUNE 10TH AT THE CHESHIRE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL Come on down for some great live entertainment, tasty food, and cool vendors! Mark your calendar for  Saturday, June 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.! I’ll be at the … Continue reading

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The Best 100 Novels Challenge

When I first read about the 100 Best Novels Challenge on Nathan Bransford’s blog, I thought this would be a fun challenge.  It was definitely fun at first, but then I reached 50 books and it got hard. Really hard. … Continue reading

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My Reading Round Up

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reorganizing all my books. This is a 1/3 of what I tackled. As I dusted and rearranged my books, I realized it was time for a reading round up here on the blog. … Continue reading

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Why Self-Hosting a Blog Became Important to Me

Welcome to my new blogging home! I kept everything I could about the old blog, including my 7 years of posts and my theme, and migrated it over to my website. I’m sure lots of you are wondering why after … Continue reading

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The Story of the Door

  Ah, the door. I promised a story, so here goes. A couple years back, I begged my old friend Ant to take me to Sleepy Hollow. I love the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Washington Irving. After reading Jessica … Continue reading

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Dog Days of Winter

I lay down in the snow one day and just looked up at the trees. When I lived in the city, Emerson and I would take walks and go lay on a bench and stare up at the trees. I … Continue reading

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Life Lessons from Movies

High Strung Believe in yourself. Never ever give up on your dreams.   Odd Thomas Everyone has their quirks. Embrace yours and be the best you that you can be.   Camp Rock It’s easier to lose yourself than to … Continue reading

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Highway Thirteen’s Blog Tour Stops

This week, I’ll be on these blogs chatting about my book! On A Writer’s Mind, I’m sharing my favorite scene, genres I like to write, and how the cover relates to the book! November 21 Spotlight 3 Partners in Shopping, … Continue reading

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Highway Thirteen’s Blog Tour Continues

Highway Thirteen to Manhattan’s book tour continues! This week’s interview reveals my favorite foods, dream trip, and if I write to music. The guest blog is about how to create memorable characters. The giveaways are still going on too! So … Continue reading

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HTTM's Blog Tour Continues

This week continues my blog tour with a list of my favorite paranormal reads, a couple reviews, a spotlight, and an interview where I dish about the writer I’d like to have dinner with and what you’d be surprised to … Continue reading

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