Hi, fellow authors,Early Readers Catch the Worms: How Alpha, Beta, & ARC Readers Can Help You Publish a Better Novel is here!Here's what Derek Murphy of Creativindie, a publishing expert and bestselling novelist, had to say about this book: "This...
,IT'S HERE!ARCs (Advance Review Copies) of The Stone Eater are now available. Hope this excites you as much as it does me!I'm looking for people who......read and enjoyed The Frost Eater and The Vine Eater. (You 100% need to read both of them first,...
,Remember when I said last week that the snow might be stalking me? Well, I was right...and apparently the snow (and ice) are mad and out for revenge (though I’m not sure what I ever did to make them mad!)Here in Texas, we’ve experienced “the storm o...
,I feel like I’m stuck in a fantasy adventure novel. The snow is stalking me.When I visited Topeka, Kansas at the end of December/early January, they had their first major snowfall of the season. I made it home safely...and then we got the most snow...
,My husband and I got away for the weekend as a late anniversary celebration. By “away,” I mean about fifteen miles from our house. We stayed in a local hotel in a shopping area. We relaxed, ate great food, and shopped. It was a wonderful weekend!We...
,What do apples, hot water, and Aquaphor have in common?I use them all to help my voice as I’m recording an audiobook.I record my own audiobooks, and right now, I’m working on the audio for The Stone Eater. I’m nearly done recording, though I haven’t...
,There’s another book on the header at the top of this email!If you’re not an author, the process of writing and publishing a book may be pretty hazy to you. It certainly was to me almost four years ago when I started writing my first book.Along the...
,Hope your week is going well!I have a limited number of free digital review copies of my nonfiction book geared towards authors, Early Readers Catch the Worms: How Alpha, Beta, & ARC Readers Can Help You Build a Better Novel.I'm looking for...
My kids were giddy on Sunday.Okay, I was giddy too! My husband and I moved to the Austin, TX area in 2000, and our Sunday snowstorm was the most snow we’ve ever had here. (We only get any snow at all every few years ago, and usually most of it doesn’...
,Wow. Life can change quickly, right?I wrote my last two newsletters before Christmas, setting them up in advance to send them, so I could take some time off over the holidays. In my last newsletter, I shared that it was my husband’s birthday.What I...