I invited my Mississippi friend and author, Virginia Vaughan, to Inspy Romance today! She has a great message and a giveaway for us! Welcome, Virginia! Many thanks to Janet for having me on the blog today. I wrote this blog post way back in 2011, less than year before I received my first publishing contract […]
Thanksgiving ….. Roxanne Rustand
Wow. Has this fall ever sped by! Was it the same for you? Since our three kids are grown and grandkids aren’t nearby, I no longer decorate for Halloween beyond a big pumpkin or two at the front door. And thus, it seems as if the holiday comes and goes in a flash. And then […]
Anatomy of a Cover plus a Giveaway
I’m sure you’ve heard the old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” but let’s face it–to some extent, we all do. People, colors, fonts can all catch a reader’s interest, or cause them to pass right on by. I envy self-published authors, who have the opportunity to create a cover that represents precisely […]
Give Me a Break!
Did everyone make it through the holiday rush and into the new year? For me, the answer is, “Just barely.” My son-in-love and his mother are originally from Germany. Instead of saying, “Happy New Year,” they say, “Guten Rutsch,” which translates to, “Good slide.” Yeah, that would be me, this year, tumbling into the new […]
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN AUTHOR
What do toddler haircuts, the television show Longmire and Texas counties have to do with each other? Read on to find out! Did you ever wonder what a writer’s life really looks like? The one thing I can tell you for certain—no writer’s life is the same, even from day to day. Like most people, […]
Traditional, Indie or Hybrid Author by Merrillee Whren
The terms in the title have become quite familiar in writing and publishing circles these days. Many readers may not have heard of them because many readers don’t care how a book came to be. They just want to read a good story that draws them into the lives of the characters or takes them […]