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Where I’ll Be: Six Train Blog Hop Stops
My blog tour continues with some fabulous stops: 6/6: Victoria Writes: I’ll be sharing my journey to publication 6/7: Pretty in Pink Books & Reviews: Natalie will be reviewing my book–can’t wait to read what she thought! 6/7: Authors To … Continue reading
June’s Blog Hop for Six Train
So this month, I’ll be guest blogging and doing interviews 5-6 days a week. I’m going to post links, so please check out the guest posts. They are some of my best posts + there will be giveaways on some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Giveaways, guest blogs, Promotion, Uncategorized
Tagged 4am Writer, Jm McDowell, John Bale Bookshop, Kourtney Heintz reading Excerpt from Six Train, meriden humane society book signing, my first book signing, Paranormal Lounge, Small Press Reviews, taylor swift giveaway winner, The six train to wisconsin blog hop
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Coleen Patrick Dishes on Her Indie Journey
Today, the lovely and talented Coleen Patrick has stopped by to talk about her fabulous debut YA novel, Come Back to Me. I’ve been following Coleen’s blog for a while now and I love her uplifting take on writing and life. Last … Continue reading
Indie Publishing Cross Genre Books and AudioBooks: An Interview with Stephanie Queen
Today, the lovely and vivacious Stephanie Queen has stopped by to answer questions on her indie publishing success. I met Stephanie at a Backspace Writer’s Conference in 2010. She was a take-charge woman who fearlessly approached published authors to ask … Continue reading
Indie Publishing Q&A with K. L. Schwengel
Today, the lovely and talented K.L. Schwengel has graciously stopped by to talk about her indie publishing experience and share her book launch with us. The release date was February 4, 2013. I’m so thrilled for K.L.! 1) Why did … Continue reading
Amy Shojai Talks About Her Experiences with The Big 6 and A Smaller Press
As part of August McLaughlin’s book release party for her debut thriller, In Her Shadow, she had an awesome raffle where entrants won copies of books and the chance to interview the author. I am incredibly excited to have won … Continue reading
Reblog: Winsomebella’s What If
As I’m in NY for the week, I thought I’d share one of the most beautiful posts I’ve read in 2013. Winsomebella writes about her mother with such poignancy. I had to share this tender moment with all of you. … Continue reading
Self-publishing and a Free E-book
Since Monday’s post was epically informative, I’ll link back to it today. If you want to learn about self-publishing from a multi-published NYT Bestseller, check out my Q&A with Jenna Bennett. Jenna’s first book in The Cuttthroat Business Mysteries series, A … Continue reading
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Tagged A Cutthroat Business, free e-book, Jenna Bennett, mystery with romance, self-publishing, southern mystery
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Jenna Bennett: 10 Questions on Self Publishing and Traditional Publishing
Today, the fabulous and prolific Jenna Bennett has graciously agreed to answer all my questions on publishing. Jenna publishes the New York Times Bestselling Do-It Yourself Home Renovation Mystery series with Penguin under Jennie Bentley, publishes a futuristic romance series with Entangled and … Continue reading
Five Questions with August McLaughlin: Indie Publishing With An Agent
Today, the amazingly talented August McLaughlin is here to answer questions on her hybrid self-publishing experiences. August is an agented author who decided to self-publish with the assistance of her agency. She’s a blog bud of mine who has taught … Continue reading