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Book Marketing: And so it Begins

Book marketing is a fun subject for me. I love hearing what other authors have tried, things that have been successful, and tactics that have failed horribly. Book marketing is definitely not a science–more like an art influence by science. As I begin my journey to release my 2nd novel, I … Continue reading

Confessions of an Insta-Mom (PLUS a Giveaway!)

by Tosca Lee (Stay tuned at very end of post for information about how to win a copy of FIRSTBORN by Tosca Lee.)   Last year, in the space of “I do,” I married the man of my dreams, became a farmer’s wife and insta-mom of four. And so this … Continue reading

Confessions of an Optimist with Chronic Illness

It may sound dreamy to say that I’m literally typing this post while lying in bed, but here’s the reason: I slept very little last night and I woke up with pain all over my body. Welcome to life with a chronic illness! But I have one thing in my … Continue reading

May 2017 Goals

I can’t believe it’s already May! The first 4 months of 2017 have flown by in such a blur, I can hardly remember anything that’s happened. Of course, a lot of that has to do with my medical issues. Ack! But enough about that. May is a fun month for … Continue reading

Confessions of an Insecure, Falsely Confident Weirdo

by Deanna Fugett   I could write something lighthearted and typical. Something like, I’m a speculative author, and I’ve never read the Lord of the Rings books or the Harry Potter books. While both these are true and blasphemous for a spec writer, it’s not what I want to focus … Continue reading

Confessions of a Middle-Aged Teenager

by Heather Fitzgerald   I’m a late bloomer. It took many years of marriage and four kids to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up. When I graduated high school back in *ahem* 1987, I had plans of becoming a model and world traveler. Yeah. I … Continue reading

Confessions of a Medical Mom

by Lindsay Franklin   Red lights flashing in the darkness, sirens wailing in the middle of the night. Your child being loaded onto a gurney and whisked away to an emergency room. It sounds like the start of a horror story. Every parents’ nightmare. The worst day of your life. … Continue reading

Confessions of a Wallflower

by S.D. Grimm     I’m not particularly noticeable. I’ve been thought of as standoffish and snobby by people who didn’t know me yet. I’ve been the person no one in the room wants to get to know. I’m often the person no one remembers seeing even though I was … Continue reading

Confessions of a Thankful Internet Geek

by Laura A. Grace My Papa’s legacy lives on. Granted, I don’t recall ever seeing him pick up a book (well, unless maybe it was a train book with lots of pictures) except his Bible when he got older. Yet his extrovert self still inspires my introvert self to actively … Continue reading

Confessions of An Adventure Writer Who Disdains Change

by Elizabeth Van Tassel   I’ve lived through death-defying moments ducking from flames as we survived a wildfire, losing every possession and our home in one day, working in South America and had my hotel surrounded by machine guns going off at night and rioting. I’ve been closeted in a … Continue reading