Greetings, friend! Welcome to this sneak peek into my newsletter world! Today I thought it would be fun to offer a behind-the-scenes glance into my monthly newsletters. For current newsletter subscribers, this will seem like old hat. For new “family members,” and those wishing to sign up for my monthly updates, I hope this blog post whets your appetite for …
What’s Fiction’s Purpose?
What’s the real purpose of fiction? A few weeks ago, I tweeted: Fiction is just that. Fiction. Reading it is (and should be) fun. It is a break from reality. An escape. It doesn’t have to make sense, a point, or a literary statement. It can, but it doesn’t have to. When we distort that, we miss the art of …
The Truth About Book Three in the Welcome to Ruby Series
After some much needed time away from blogging, it’s great to be back with you! Recently, I shared some personal, behind-the-scenes truth regarding my Ozarks’ based Welcome to Ruby series. If you’re a member of my newsletter family, you know this past year has challenged and changed me. It has left me a little ragged and raw around the edges. …
Post Book Launch Thoughts
His Love Revealed officially released last week, and today I wanted to share some post book launch thoughts. But first things first. The winner of last week’s blog drawing for a print copy of His Love Revealed and a $10 Amazon gift card is Joan A. Congratulations, Joan! Please contact me by 10-16-20 with your mailing address so I can …
His Love Revealed…Launch Day Fun!
At last! Today is the day! His Love Revealed is go-for-launch! All the writing, editing, planning, and preparation are now behind me, and I’ve officially birthed another book baby. It’s a little surreal to think the second book in my Welcome to Ruby series is finally here. You may remember that I faced several difficult life events as my deadline …
His Love Revealed Pre-Launch Fun and a Giveaway
His Love Revealed is almost here, and today I thought we’d celebrate with some pre-launch book fun! For those who are members of my Facebook readers’ group, you know that fun is often our catchphrase where Ida Mae Hoscutt is concerned. Ida Mae is the beloved proprietress of the vintage-era Come and Get It Diner in Ruby, Missouri, and the …
Welcome to My Newsletter Family
If you’re a member of my newsletter family, you should have received your July goodie from me this week. ♥ I hope you enjoyed the inspirational content, as well as book updates, recipes, vignettes, and pretty pictures. My monthly e-newsletters are a labor of love, and I’m thrilled to share my world with you! To my new subscribers, I’d like …
His Love Revealed…Birthing a Love Story Launch Team
Birthing another book baby means birthing another launch team. Wa-hooo!!! The launch team is the rocket fuel in an author’s go-for-launch book baby ship. It’s the juice that propels our book into the hands of eager readers. (Click-to-Tweet) A savvy, well-positioned launch team will ensure a successful book launch. Ideally, the team will generate buzz and continue to build on …
His Love Revealed…An Update and More
If you’re a member of my newsletter family, by now you know…the release date for His Love Revealed, book two in my Welcome to Ruby series, is October 1, 2020! That’s right, an entire month ahead of schedule! Pre-Order date for His Love Revealed is August 15th—so just around the corner! As I navigate the preliminary stages of another book …
Sometimes, We Must Multitask, Juggle, and Pivot Quickly
If there’s anything I’ve learned in the last decade, it’s that nothing stays the same. Multitasking for authors is, indeed, a way of life—even (especially) during a pandemic. We may not like it at times, and we may rail against it. Sometimes, it will be necessary to carve out much-needed downtime in between books. But after our very first book …