One of the things I’ve been trying to be more intentional about when doing the meager amount of planning I do for my books is to think about tropes ahead of time. If you’re paying attention (and it’s totally fair if you haven’t been), you’ve seen my titles shift from more obscure phrases like Wisdom to […]
About Elizabeth Maddrey
The Care & Feeding of Authors
I’m not sure if readers are really aware of just how insecure authors are. And–to be fair–I guess I can’t say I conclusively speak for every author everywhere. However, I can definitely say it’s something I see with my author friends and in author groups, and so it feels like it’s safe to say that, […]
Sunday Edition
And now, believe it or not, here we are at the last Sunday of March. What?! I’ve enjoyed spending Sundays with you this month – thanks for checking in to see winners and specials and get a peek at the calendar each week. With Easter just a few short weeks away, I hope you are […]
Sunday Edition
Did you grow up with the saying about March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb, or vice versa? If not, it’s to do with when it’s windiest (as March tends to be a windy month with the change in season happening.) This past week, here in Northern Virginia, it was […]
Am I Enough?
It’s a question I think we’ve all wrestled with at some point in our lives. Creatives (and I’ll be honest, that word makes me cringe a little, but I don’t think it’s unique to authors. I think it really does apply to everyone who creates in one way or another — up to and including […]
Sunday Edition
Happy time change weekend! I was so excited last year when I read that the Senate had passed a bill getting rid of daylight savings. And then I was sad when the House didn’t even bother to put it on their schedule. So here we are again, uselessly shifting our clocks around and losing sleep […]
Sunday Edition
Happy March! I feel like the older I get, the faster time seems to fly. But here we are, ready or not, diving into the third month of 2023. Our annual Birthday Bash continues for another two weeks – so definitely keep stopping by each day to comment! (And maybe you’ll get in the habit […]
Dreaming of Spring (+ giveaway)
I don’t know about you, but February tends to be when I start looking ahead to the spring and tapping my foot a little impatiently. This is despite the fact that I know there’s still quite a few weeks of winter before the season changes (regardless of what any groundhog has to say for themself). […]
TBR Adventures
I love the new year and the focus I begin to see in reader circles on planning books for the year. There are so many fun things readers do — from Goodreads challenges (which is generally just a number of books you hope to read) to monthly (or other) theme challenges. Of course, challenges aren’t […]
Sunday Edition
The Birth of Jesus (Luke 2) 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also […]
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