Cade Haddock Strong's Blog, page 2
May 25, 2021
A Nook of My Own
My wife and I recently moved. For us, this is not unusual. We’ve moved a lot in our twenty year relationship. Like fifteen times. Friends and family make jokes about our propensity to pull up the tent stakes. As I mentioned in an earlier post, many of our moves have been job related, but not all.
Moving is stressful, that’s for sure, but setting up a new house can be fun once the actual moving part is over. Which drawer should we use for silverware? Which cupboard for wine glasses? Where...
February 2, 2021
A View from Three Very Different Inaugurations
I attended Obama’s inauguration.
I opted to skip Trump’s inauguration
I’d planned to attend Biden’s inauguration.
The three inaugurations could not have been more different, and my personal experience with each of them was dramatically different as well (my wife and I have lived in Washington, DC for a good chunk of the last 20 years).
My wife and I on the Mall during Obama’s inauguration and sneaking behind the scenes at the Green Ball (right after Melissa Etheridge sang). OBAMA: The me...
A View from Three Very Different Inaugurations
I attended Obama’s inauguration.
I opted to skip Trump’s inauguration
I’d planned to attend Biden’s inauguration.
The three inaugurations could not have been more different, and my personal experience with each of them was dramatically different as well (my wife and I have lived in Washington, DC for a good chunk of the last 20 years).
My wife and I on the Mall during Obama’s inauguration and sneaking behind the scenes at the Green Ball (right after Melissa Etheridge sang).
OBAMA: The mes...
December 18, 2020
A chat with Bella authors Stacy Lynn Miller, Louise McBain, and Cade Haddock Strong
Lesfic authors Stacy Lynn Miller, Louise McBain, and Cade Haddock Strong introduce their new novels and share some fun facts about themselves.
For many of us, the cold dark months of winter are fast approaching. We’ve got three fantastic new books for you to curl up with.
The three of us teamed up to chat about our new books and share some odd tidbits about ourselves! Like 2020, our conversation is a bit scattered. We start with something we currently can’t do (travel) and end with so...
A chat with Bella authors Stacy Lynn Miller, Louise McBain, and Cade Haddock Strong
Lesfic authors Stacy Lynn Miller, Louise McBain, and Cade Haddock Strong introduce their new novels and share some fun facts about themselves.
For many of us, the cold dark months of winter are fast approaching. We’ve got three fantastic new books for you to curl up with.
The three of us teamed up to chat about our new books and share some odd tidbits about ourselves! Like 2020, our conversation is a bit scattered. We start with something we currently can’t do (travel) and end with so...
November 20, 2020
Box Night!
Right before a book releases into the world, a box of author copies arrives. It’s a really big day no matter how many books you’ve published. Opening that box is akin to being a kid on Christmas morning.
I’m fortunate to live near a number of other Bella authors, and one of them, Louise McBain, and I both have books releasing in December, 2020. So, we thought, why not open our boxes of author copies together? We deemed it ‘box night’.
I unpacked JACKPOT, Louise’s box contained MAYBE CH...
Box Night!
Right before a book releases into the world, a box of author copies arrives. It’s a really big day no matter how many books you’ve published. Opening that box is akin to being a kid on Christmas morning.
I’m fortunate to live near a number of other Bella authors, and one of them, Louise McBain, and I both have books releasing in December, 2020. So, we thought, why not open our boxes of author copies together? We deemed it ‘box night’.
October 9, 2020
Good Kid with a Wild Streak
I have a knack for ‘stepping in it’. My life has been a series of funny tales. Here are a few of my favs (from my recent post on I Heart Lesfic):
The Prince: When I was in ninth grade, my friend Kathleen threw a massive party at her house. It was a blast, but my parents made me come home when they found out no adult was present. Total drag. After my father picked me up, I dutifully went to bed, or at least that’s what my parents thought. My friends had other ideas. They decided to...
Good Kid with a Wild Streak
I have a knack for ‘stepping in it’. My life has been a series of funny tales. Here are a few of my favs (from my recent post on I Heart Lesfic):
The Prince: When I was in ninth grade, my friend Kathleen threw a massive party at her house. It was a blast, but my parents made me come home when they found out no adult was present. Total drag. After my father picked me up, I dutifully went to bed, or at least that’s what my parents thought. My friends had other ideas. They decided to come ge...
September 1, 2020
The 3 Biggest Mistakes I Made With My First Novel
Okay, I’ll be the first to admit I made a lot of mistakes when I published my first novel, but three really stand out especially because, if I hadn’t made them, it would have prevented me from making a long list of other mistakes.
The three big mistakes I made:
Not reaching out to and interacting with other authors before I was publishedNot using beta readersNot getting my name out there early in the game (I’m primarily talking about on social media)
Of course, all three of these m...
