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What’s Going on With Six Train
The Enfield Fair Author’s Tent was awesomely organized by Katy Lee. The signing table had a nice tablecloth. Each author’s book was displayed in a stand and their bio was in a nice see-through placard. The books were organized in … Continue reading
Finding Your Story: My Wolcott Public Library Workshop
I am someone who tries to maintain normal when things are anything but normal. It’s how I cope. So I didn’t mention that a loved one was hospitalized in late May/early June. I couldn’t talk about it. They are now … Continue reading
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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Six Train’s Bangs and Busts
This week started off with a couple busts and several bangs. The Busts I had a blogger request my launch date to post a review and Q&A with me. I was so excited. I spent hours working on that Q&A. … Continue reading
My First Fan Letter + Amazon Ranking Roller Coaster
It wasn’t just Emerson sweating things last week. I was riding a ranking roller coaster. Moving from the tens of thousands to the hundreds of thousands over the course of two days on Amazon. I had no concept of what … Continue reading
Posted in Promotion, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged amazon ranking, handmade doll, my first fan letter, pretty handkerchief, thank you note
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Where in The World Has Kourtney Been?
Over the past week, I started my blog hopping to promote The Six Train to Wisconsin! So far, it’s been a blast. I stopped by the awesome Peter Andrews’ How to Write Fast Blog on 5/10/13 to talk about my … Continue reading
Many Thanks + What’s to Come
Thank Yous A big thank you to JM McDowell for featuring Six Train on her blog! It made my week when I saw my book there. Thanks so much JM! And a “wow I made it” thank you to Carrie Rubin … Continue reading
Wonderful Happenings in Kourtneyville
It’s been a mad crazy ride the past two weeks here in Kourtneyville. And I’ve loved every second of my life. A big thank you to my publicist, Jennifer Fusco of Market or Die Author Services–none of this amazing media … Continue reading
My First Reading at Fresh Ink NVCC Writers’ Conference
There I am at the podium in the Playbox Theater. I was the third author reading an excerpt. I sat in the first row so there was nothing to trip over on my way to the podium. Though I … Continue reading