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Getting Back to Work

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The Christmas decorations are put away, school’s about to start, and that means one thing: It’s time to get back to work . . . and I couldn’t be happier!

November and December were exciting, between publishing my first indie novella (SHIMMY FOR ME) and taking part in my first group promotion (Books on the Vine’s 12 DAYS OF 99c EBOOK CHEER), but my fingers have been itching to get back to the keyboard to finish DANCE WITH ME, the first full-length novel in the new California Belly Dance romance series.

I have quite a few other goals in mind, too (going vegan [-ish], developing some new jewelry designs, and improving the O.C Writers writing group and the LitCentralOC.com online writers mag, to name a few), and I know I have a tendency to bite off more than I can chew. So I’ve developed an accountability plan. Actually, it’s more like an accountability widget and you can see it right here:

PROGRESS ON DANCE WITH ME

45%

My plan is to update the progress bar on the blog’s sidebar every week and to record measurable progress each week, or… well, the penalties have yet to be worked out, but just knowing I’m falling behind is usually enough to light a fire under me.

It’ll also give those of you who have (so wonderfully!) emailed to find out when DANCE WITH ME will be available a chance to see exactly where the book stands, too. And if you see my progress lagging, I give you permission to nag, especially if you see me playing around too much on social media. In fact, that’s another one of my new year’s goals: STAY AWAY FROM FACEBOOK! Not cold turkey, of course, but no more losing hours skimming the news feed, no matter how tempting it is…..

So, that’s my plan for the new year. What about you? Do you have a goal for 2015 and a plan for accomplishing it? I’d love to hear about it!

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Published on January 04, 2015 16:01

Reading at Lady Jane’s Salon O.C.

Is there anything worse than hearing yourself speak in public?!? Oh well. If you’re curious, check out my reading of a passage from SHIMMY FOR ME at Lady Jane’s Salon OC, an excellent local reading series run by hostesses-with-the-mostesses Beth Yarnall, Louisa Bacio & Sylvia Fox. You can find the reading (Episode 9, dated 12/12/14) here:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-9-lady-janes-salon/id869411146?i=327310934&mt=2

I’m the first in a lineup that includes the lovely Kathleen Bittner Roth, the very sweet Erin Satie, and the vivacious and hilarious Melissa Cutler.

Happy listening!

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Published on December 15, 2014 13:30

My Virtual Breakfast Date

My writing friend Michelle Knowlden and I sat down to a virtual breakfast and chatted about books, NaNoWriMo, and belly dance classes. Come chat with us!

http://mlknowlden.wordpress.com/2014/12/04/december-2014-first-friday-brea kfast-with-an-author

Image courtesy of Joanna Slodownik via Flickr

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Published on December 04, 2014 14:54

12 Days of 99c Ebook Cheer

I’m thrilled to be joining 11 awesome authors to bring you a whole bundle of winter reading joy!

Curl up with an ebook for yourself, or stock up on stocking stuffers for your friends and family.

Gifting couldn’t be easier. Check out this post on how to send an ebook as a gift, and then print out this pretty and festive gift voucher to make it extra special!

Check out all the books at 12 Days HQ — and please vote for SHIMMY FOR ME for best cover!

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Published on December 01, 2014 10:26

Congrats to the Goodreads Giveaway Winners!

Thank you to everyone who entered the Goodreads Giveaway, but there could be only five winners, and here they are:

Heather J., Utah

Tammy P., Georgia

Margie V., Georgia

Debbie W., New York

Connar W., North Carolina

The copies are all packed up and ready to be dropped off at the post office in the morning.

For anyone else who would like a paperback copy of SHIMMY FOR ME, you can order them by clicking here.

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Published on November 24, 2014 20:44

What Went Right During the Book Launch (and What Didn’t)

It feels like release day for SHIMMY FOR ME was just yesterday…wait, it was yesterday! And I wrote all about it for this week’s installment of Confessions of Indie Pub Girl at Lit Central O.C.

I am an indie author.

Whew, it feels good to say that now, after so many months of work and preparation. I’m still figuring things out as I go, but somehow I managed to make it over the finish line. SHIMMY FOR ME is available at Amazon.com, and some people have even bought it. Enough people to push the book onto the Top 100 Women’s Fiction-Humor list for a while.

Click here to read the full article…

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Published on November 19, 2014 16:29