Hello ,My eyes feel like I've spent spent nine hours swimming in the ocean—without goggles.My heart feels like it's four sizes too big for my chest cavity and that it would rather be pumping blood inside a hibernating black bear. It doesn't want to b...
Hello ,I have something fun for you—actually, I have a few fun things!First is an invitation to attend a romance reader conference called Luv-a-palooza. Thirty-seven romance authors have provided prerecorded "meet the author" videos that are streamin...
Hello ,I am blessed to have you in my community.Last week I shared a story that I worried would prompt unkind reactions and guess what? I was so entirely wrong. I cannot tell you how full my heart is, knowing that a belief virtually every author—roma...
Hello ,I don't think I've ever felt anxious writing to you, but that is exactly what I feel right now. My anxiety lives in two places: as a crushing feeling in my chest and a strange airiness in the front of my brain.Today I'm sharing a non-fiction p...
Hello dear ,First, I want to thank everyone who wrote back two weeks ago and told me about your collectively fascinating career paths. So many interesting jobs!Eva Delaney wrote to tell me that her high school counsellor suggested she'd be suited to...
Hello !Since I last dropped into your inbox, I've spent my days imagining life as a botanist who is in love with a motivational speaker and a librarian in love with her best friend—who is secretly a romance author. I love my job! Like, I'd do it even...
Hello !I have something exciting for you and your e-reader today—over 750 absolutely free romance books in virtually every sub-genre. I love romcom which is why I'm subtly nudging you toward those books with the image above!Are you a voracious romanc...
Hello dear ,I was kind of shocked to realize that the last time I sat down to send you an email was almost a month ago. For the last three Saturdays mornings, I've sat down with my laptop and coffee but not felt any energy to tell stories. I've felt...
Do you consider yourself a good patient when you're not feeling well? Hello !<Cough, cough, cough... heavy sigh...>I think of myself as a very good patient when I'm sick. The best kind of patient, in fact. I don't ask for much other than to be...
Hello !In a minute or two I'll be hitting send on a message to you from my Donna Barker Google Drive. Watch for it!It is a link to the csv file of the data I just downloaded from BookFunnel. I've sent you all the data that BookFunnel gathers, includi...