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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
Posted in blog tour, book launch, Giveaways
Tagged cover design, favorite scene, giveaway, Highway Thirteen to Manhattan
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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
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
Upcoming Author Events
Upcoming Author Appearances I’ve got a few author appearances coming up this fall/winter. I’ll be selling and signing copies of all my books. You can pick up a signed copy of my newest release Highway Thirteen to Manhattan, the re-release … Continue reading
Giveaways, Freebies, and Preorders–Oh My!
It’s less than 1 month until Highway Thirteen to Manhattan releases! To celebrate, I’ve got a few cool things lined up. Butternut Extravaganza Giveaway Want to win free signed paperback copies of the two books in The Six Train to Wisconsin … Continue reading
Highway Thirteen to Manhattan Cover Reveal Blog Tour
Today is the big reveal of the cover for Highway Thirteen to Manhattan, the highly anticipated sequel to the award winning book, The Six Train to Wisconsin! Please stop by any of these blogs today to check out the cover. I’m … Continue reading
It’s Summertime?
Last Monday I took Grandma E to the doctor and lunch. It was the first time I’ve taken a few hours off on a weekday this summer. It was 95 that day. As I was driving home I realized that … Continue reading
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Tagged bookplates, summertime, swimming with grandma H, tgwig giveaways, tgwig sequel
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The Whirlwind of TGWIG
Flash Fiction Writing Contest Update Big thank you to everyone who entered the Tell Me Your Ghost Story Contest! It closed to entries on July 15th at 11:59 p.m. EST. I have been reading through them all again. You made my … Continue reading
Book Trailer, Conference Proposals, Workshops, and Self-doubt
I’m so excited to share the book trailer for The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts! We started working on this in February. I wrote the script, Cacko Studios produced the video, and Leah Merritt is the fantastic actress who brought Kat … Continue reading
The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts Reviews + Blurbs + Giveaways + Preorders
Reviews Last week The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts received some good reviews from Kirkus Reviews & Publishers Weekly. I got an amazing review from Readers’ Favorite too! “The novel’s murder mystery is intriguing and grows more complex as its supernatural elements … Continue reading