Category Archives: Promotion

Arisia, Beef Stew, and Revision Tips

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Kourtney

Last weekend, Mom, Aunt Sue, and I drove to Boston for a 22 hour visit. We encountered an unpredicted winter weather advisory where the speed limit went from 65 to 40. At first, the snow blew in confetti pieces, which … 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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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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Six Train’s a USA Best Book Awards Finalist!

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Kourtney

  Drumroll please…. Last Thursday I got an email and found out that The Six Train to Wisconsin is a 2013 USA Best Book Awards Finalist in the cross-genre fiction category! I was so happy, I danced around my desk and … Continue reading →

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8 Ways to Support Author Buddies on a Budget

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Kourtney

Today, I thought I’d touch on all the ways you can support an author buddy without breaking the bank. As an author, my income is in the 4 digits.So buying paperbacks is a luxury. But I want to support my … Continue reading →

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Top Five Promotional Tips from MARCON

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Kourtney

In October, Rhonda and I headed out to White Plains for MARCON 2013–a one day extravaganza dedicated to marketing and promotion for authors. Worth every second and every cent spent. I walked away with a week’s worth of work to do. … Continue reading →

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An Evening of Wine and Words in Manhattan: My Final Book Tour Stop

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Kourtney

On October 23rd from 6-8pm at Salon 2b, my photography from Six Train was on exhibit and available for purchase! I sold 8 of the 9 framed photographs and sold 2 of the 4 sets of 4x6s. It was an … Continue reading →

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