Good morning, InspyRomance Land!
How goes? Good but busy week here (is it ever anything else?) – hubby’s been sick :(. He rarely is, but is right now. Feeling MUCH better than he was before, though. I ran a sale – was supposed to be two days but now through Sunday midnight or so. If you’re looking for a Carol Moncado book, now’s a great time ;). Plus my Christmas novella released! It’s part of the Snowflakes and Mistletoe collection!
AND I finished two books today! Okay – it was a total of about 8 smallish scenes that needed worked into two different projects, but they’re both ready for (final?) edits!!! Then I can get to fast drafting the next one! I love that part! When I looked through my TimeHop, I realized that today was the day I made the big announcement. Last year, I decided to go indie and have LOVED it and haven’t looked back! Would I still love to be hybrid (write both indie and for a traditional publisher)? Yep! Sure would! But this indie ride has been fabulous! Seven novels and two novellas in the last 10.5 months – with one more novella and 1-2 more novels coming this year :). LOVING it!
Around here…well, we’re still in the midst of our BIG Fall Giveaway! (See pics!) Every comment gets you entered to win! Check out the deets here!
As always, if you are a winner, email us at
prizes at inspyromance dot com
The winners of Lindi Peterson’s giveaway are: Trixi and Purplemeri!
We have some other exciting news, too! We have NEW BLOGGERS joining us this month! I’ll be sure to give a shout out to them as they get started :).
Last week
Monday: Diane Adams talked about forgiveness, both in fiction and in real life.
Tuesday: Elizabeth Maddrey talked about writing for Christmas…in the middle of the summer.
Wednesday: Valerie Comer talked about some of the contemporary romance tropes – along with examples from InspyRomance authors! The winner of her choice of books is D K Stevens!
Thursday: Heidi McCahan talked about the letter she would write to herself when she was younger.
Friday: Deb Kastner hosted special guest Danica Favorite talking about self care.
Saturday: Autumn Macarthur talked about listening – and how important it is!
Coming Up
Monday: Heather Gray: Never Imagined, Part 2, a #serial
Tuesday: Christina Coryell – Check this new gal out! She’s guested for us before and is fabulous! – First post: Not Romantic Enough
Wednesday: JoAnn Durgin: Perchance to Dream: The Evolution of a Book Cover
Thursday: Staci Stallings: Real Faith
Friday: Merrillee Whren
Saturday: Narelle Atkins: I Always Cry at Weddings by Sara Goff
News & Notes
As always, you can find more details about news, new releases, permafree ebooks, and audiobooks at our news page!
October 2015
(Wildflower B&B Romance 3) by Kimberly Rose Johnson
Perchance to Dream by JoAnn Durgin
Team Bride (Riverbend Romance Novella 4) by Valerie Comer
Home for Christmas BOX SET by Lynette Sowell, Hallee Bridgeman, Lee Tobin McClain, Valerie Comer, Autumn Macarthur, Debra Ullrick, and Rose McCauley
Love’s Gift BOX SET by Valerie Comer, Christina Coryell, Heather Gray, Elizabeth Maddrey,Lee Tobin McClain, Belle Calhoune, Debra Lynn Collins, and Krista Phillips
September 2015
Snowflakes and Mistletoe BOX SET by Hallee Bridgeman, Carol Moncado, Ginger Solomon, Marion Ueckermann, Lynnette Bonner, Leah Atwood, Kimberly Rae Jordan, and Lesley Ann McDaniel
The Little Black Wedding Dress (The Wedding Dress Collection 1) by Lindi Peterson
A complete list of Inspy Romance books by our authors is always available on our BOOKS tab!
When she's not writing about her imaginary friends, Carol Moncado is hanging out with her husband and four kids in the big yard of their southwest Missouri home, teaching American Government at a community college, reading, or watching NCIS. She's a member of ACFW and RWA, President and founding member for the MozArks ACFW group, and a category coordinator for ACFW's First Impressions.
I really am enjoying learning about new authors and their stories. I love to read and now, am getting more and more books to add to my “to read” list. Lots of Christmas present ideas, too. Wonderful! Thank you so much!
I’m enjoying reading the daily blog posts. I thought I could only enter once per giveaway, so I guess I’ll have to comment more often :-)
The more comments, the merrier, Margaret, so get your name in as often as you can. Or at least as often as you find something you’d like to comment on. :)
I love to read and Christmas makes good books.I enjoy the suggestions you all give.
So nice hearing again one of my favorite authors.
I am amazed at your writing journey the last year.
Of course it gives me something more to read review and prolifeRated for the journey.
The last part of the post after and should read promote. Lol.
I enjoy your posts. Lots of new authors for me to check out!
Kudos to you Carol! I love to hear about traditionally published author who gain success in the Indie arena. Very brave indeed!
How nice to see I won a book !
Thanks so much Valerie ..
I do enjoy the time I spend here!
dkstevensne AToutlook DOtCoM
Really have enjoyed reading your books! Glad you had a chance to finish more of them for us to read. Also glad to hear your husband is feeling better. Hope you avoid any illness yourself. Thanks again for sharing your stories with all of us.
So glad you’re enjoying it!
What Val said :D. So glad to have you!
There’s a bunch of great Christmas novella collections coming out (or just came out)! So much fun!
Thanks Linda! So glad to have met you as part of this journey!
Hehe!
Thanks, Beth! Some great ones to be sure!
So glad to have all of you here!
It’s always fun, isn’t it?! For me, it may end up being the other way around someday. I started indie but am certainly keeping my options open for trad if I need to!
So glad you do, DK! We love having you here!
Thanks, Sue! Both should be out in the next six weeks or so! So glad to have you! And so glad you enjoyed them!
Happy Sunday, Carol! I know I say that every week, but it’s become my trademark saying….because I DO pray you have a happy Lord’s day :-)
Sounds like another busy week, but when are you not busy ;-) I think you thrive on keeping busy. I pray your husband will continue to get better this next week. It’s no fun being sick, especially if you are one who doesn’t get sick often. Seems to be worse for those kind….I know it does for me. Hopefully you will be able to take care of him & show some extra loving :-)
Glad to see you got some good writing, even novella’s are a small step towards your goal, huh? Maybe someday your dream will be realized & you can go hybrid. God knows your heart’s desires and you just never know, He may just answer that!
Congrats to D.K. on your winning this week. How exciting for you to choose a book you want, enjoy! :-)
I’m looking forward to our new bloggers here on Inspy Romance, would be glad to give them a warm welcome! Always such a pleasure reading all the posts! Makes my day so much better & I miss it when I don’t keep up with it….you know, when life gets a little crazy around here, lol! Not that you would know anything about that, Carol :-)
Here’s to another fantastic week, ladies! **Raises her glass of iced tea**
So excited to hear your next two books are almost done! I am very much looking forward to Christiana’s story as I feel you’ve been teasing us with it for books!
I just recently found you on my kindle. You are an amazing writer. In the six weeks or so since discovering you, I’ve already read all you have, and I’m waiting impatiently for your next one to be released!
I have enjoyed all of your books Carol. Ive read most of them and have remaining ones on my Kindle waiting in line. Absolutely can not wait to read about Queen Christine. Indy writers rock!! Blessed to have found y’all!!
That is a lot of giveaways! I really enjoy hearing from so many of my favorite authors! Thanks for sharing, ladies!