Hi ,As I mentioned in my last email, I'm writing the first draft of this memoir by hand—and really enjoying it. I'm in a writing course/coaching group (The Book Incubator), and they provided me with four notebooks. Each 100-page notebook is meant to...
Two months since we said goodbye. Jason, you’d be glad to know we’re making it. We’re laughing more than we’re crying. We’re finding memories of you everywhere. We’re forging new paths. This summer, Ana and I will be taking a class online a...
Hi ,Thank you so very much for supporting me as I work on my memoir. It means a lot that you want to be kept in the loop!I just hit 10,000 words on my rough draft today, which is so exciting! I'm hoping this draft will be about 70,000 to 80,000 words...
Hi, friends. Since Jason's death, I haven't been sending as many of these newsletters. You're welcome to follow me on Facebook (Carol Beth Anderson) or other social-media sites (@CBethAnderson on X, Instagram, and Threads) for more frequent life upda...
Hi friends,Jason's memorial service rocked (literally). It was touching and loud and beautiful. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/Oro5Oxy-HdoAt the end of the video is the photo slideshow that played on the screens before and after the service....
Enjoy Chapters 1 – 3 of Faerie Fallen, Book 1 of Feathered Fae, an all-new upper-YA romantic fantasy series! The night before we left Earth, I snuck out of our hotel and went to a club. Nobody guessed I was using a fake ID. Guess I should thank my...
It started with a sorcerer. Don’t tune me out, please—I get it. I didn’t believe in them either. Until one cast a spell on me. I’d lived selfishly, exceptionally so. Affairs, betrayed friendships, and a decades-long history of littering. It’s a borin...
I like to track my production time when I narrate and edit an audiobook. I also like to keep an eye on the pacing of my narration. (Am I speaking too fast or slow?) This spreadsheet helps me track all of that. I hope it helps you too! Download a blan...
BIG NEWS! Hardcovers for The Magic Eaters Trilogy (plus the prequel, The Seer’s Sister) are available for the first time ever … and I have coupon codes for signed copies! Aren’t they gorgeous? Thank you to my amazing cover designer, Mariah Sinclair,...
The Seer’s Sister, the full-length prequel to The Magic Eaters Trilogy, is here!
I’m a huge fan of Vellum, software that formats ebooks and print books. It’s fantastic, user-friendly software and one of the investments I’ve been happiest that I made in my writing business. However, Vellum is only available to Mac users. PC users...
I am over the moon. The Magic Eaters Trilogy is complete! It’s Launch Day for The Stone Eater. To celebrate, I just finished drinking a massive Frappuccino. I’m also celebrating with you by putting the ebooks on sale for The Frost Eater (FREE, the be...
On an ordinary day not too long ago, three characters gathered in a library. Alpha drew in a deep breath. The scent of leather and paper filled her lungs. Intoxicating. Could there be a more perfect location than an old library? “Excuse me,” someone...
I love Booksprout, a website that allows authors to connect with ARC reviewers. One of the reasons I continue to us them is because they provide me with reviewer email addresses so I can contact reviewers with reminders and information. (I discuss th...
It’s here! Early Readers Catch the Worms: How Alpha, Beta, & ARC Readers Can Help You Publish a Better Novel is now on sale in ebook and paperback formats. Authors, get the book that publishing expert Derek Murphy of Creativindie calls a “detaile...