Category Archives: Promotion

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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