Did you know the second week in August is National Resurrect Romance Week? I like to look for quirky holidays to blog about. When I found this one, I knew it was perfect for a blog that features romance books. Why the second week in August? The answer: It is six months after Valentine’s Day. […]
Small Town Anchors-#giveaway
Welcome to Inspy today! Back-2-School Book Bash has begun! Always great fun! And today we’re talking small towns. What we love and maybe don’t love about small towns. There are tried and true elements that readers love and come to expect when creating this type of community. I’m calling them anchors. Small Town Anchor […]
How do you read our blog posts?
You may be wondering why I’m asking this question. Does it really matter which technology we use to read blog posts? The short answer is yes. In recent years it has become more difficult to format a blog post in a way that’s optimal for all the different ways we can read blog posts. To […]
Let’s Talk About Street Teams Plus #Giveaway
Where would we be without the support of our readers? It humbles me that some of our readers not only read our books but go extra mile by writing reviews, spreading the word, creating beautiful memes for our books, and simply encouraging us. It truly means a lot to us, and my heartfelt thanks to […]
Multi-author series – love ’em or loathe ’em?
Happy July! I hope yours has been a good one, whether sweltering in summer or wrapping-up-warm in winter. Or somewhere in the middle like England, where the weather doesn’t seem able to make its mind up about the season! I realized recently that all my new books this year will be in multi-author series. Oops! […]
What do you mean by “realistic”? (+ giveaway)
One of the things I hear a lot when I’m poking around in reader groups is how much readers want “realistic” fiction. For the longest time, this gave me a lot of hope. My stories are full of realism! Over time, however, I’ve started to wonder if maybe my definition of realistic is different than […]
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction #giveaway
Hi all! Lindi here. We had so much fun last month with our Novella Bachelor. Thank you for participating and voting. Today we’re talking about real life scenarios that are hard to put into a book because they simply seems unbelievable. Sometimes things happen in real life that seem too coincidental to put into a […]
Let’s Talk About Newsletters Plus #Giveaway
If you thought “Ah, this is going to be another post where Alexa is going to ask for our input,” you’re right. As an author, I value my newsletter subscribers so much. The space in your inbox is valuable and you probably receive many emails every day, including newsletters from different authors. So I’d love […]
Bodyguards and scientists and cowboys? Oh my!
Heroes! Gotta love them, and we can’t have romances without them! I recently asked my review team who their favorite character was out of all my books, and all the replies so far mentioned heroes. I didn’t expect that, but maybe I should have done! We all love our book boyfriends! There are so many […]
What Are Your Reader Pet Peeves? (+ A Cover Reveal!)
Readers are special people, wouldn’t you agree? It takes a certain amount of commitment to invest your time and attention into an activity that requires the use of your mind and heart. You could almost equate reading to a sport since it takes a similar drive and dedication to finish a book from start to […]