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From Florida with Love!

How many states have you lived in? I’ve lived in five different states. In the first four (Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, and Ohio) my feet were firmly planted in the Midwest. The Midwest has many admirable qualities. It is vastly misunderstood by many and underrated by most, but one thing you can honestly say about it is that it’s cold and gray in the winter. And that is why I’ve permanently transplanted myself to my fifth state: Florida. 

People love Florida or hate it, but it’s my happy place. W...

Meet 2018 Golden Heart Finalist Megan Starks!

 

HOUSE OF ASH AND BRIMSTONE has been nominated for Best Paranormal Romance, and today we’re welcoming its author, Persister, 2018 Golden Heart Finalist Megan Starks, who is sharing ways to make sure your fight scene is worth reading.  After conversing with Megan this week, I can imagine her acting out her heroine’s moves.  It’s an awesome blog, but before we jump in here is a little about Megan and her work.

 

 

 

 

Megan Starks is a video game writer with a knack for creating memorable vil...

Meet 2018 Golden Heart Finalist Denny S. Bryce!

Today we’re excited to welcome 2018 Golden Heart finalist Denny S Bryce to the blog. One of the 2018 Persisters, Denny’s manuscript WILD WOMEN AND THE BLUES, is nominated in the Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance category.

Blurb:

WILD WOMEN AND THE BLUES is a story of love, history, and the search for family and forgiveness, set in modern-day Chicago and in the city’s Black Belt in 1925. A coming of age story told in flashbacks, the novel focuses on an ambitious nineteen-year-old choru...

Meet 2018 Golden Heart Finalist Lana Pattinson!

Today we’re excited to welcome 2018 Golden Heart finalist Lana Pattinson to the blog. One of the 2018 Persisters, Lana’s manuscript ENGINEERING KIT SINCLAIR, is nominated in the Young Adult category.

Blurb:

She’s a whisky heiress. He’s a distillery engineer. Problem is, they’re the same person, and now she’s been caught.

Unsatisfied with the prospect of marriage and death by embroidery, Kitty Kerr defies society’s expectations by posing as Mr. Kit Sinclair, Distillery Engineer. But Father thr...

MEN!

Men just don’t understand, but we can’t live without them and if we’re honest with ourselves, we wouldn’t want to, right?  What am I talking about?

Recently, I lost the diamond from my engagement ring. Every woman whose ever been in love and has received one knows how special the ring is. It symbolizes the love he feels for you. When you lose your DH, as I did several years ago, the meaning of that ring amplifies by tens of thousands. It’s the remaining physical reminder of his love.

When I...

2018 Golden Heart Finalist Katherine Olson on Self-Care for Writers!

Today we’re welcoming another Persister, 2018 Golden Heart Finalist Katherine Olson, whose manuscript NORTH STAR has been nominated for Best Contemporary Romance!

Katherine lives in south Texas with the rest of Team Olson—her Air Force pilot husband, daughter, two cats, and two dogs. Excellent margaritas notwithstanding, she wishes she was back in Alaska, but settles for writing contemporary romances set in the Land of the Midnight Sun. When she’s not writing a new story on napkins, receipts,...

Meet 2018 Golden Heart Finalist Brenda Lowder!

Today we’re welcoming another Persister from the 2018 class of Golden Heart Finalists. Brenda Lowder has been nominated for Best Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance for her manuscript KEEPING THE PIECE.

Brenda lives in Atlanta and writes romantic comedy novels. She loves international travel, fine dining, and air conditioning. She’s obsessed with fiction in all its forms—books, films, television, and the lies we tell ourselves. Her smart and sexy husband and two princess scientist daugh...

Meet 2018 Golden Heart Finalist Barbra Campbell!

Today we’re welcoming 2018 Golden Heart Finalist Barbra Campbell, another of the fabulous Persisters, who has been nominated for Best Short Contemporary Romance for her manuscript WATCHING.

Barbra grew up in the suburbs of Houston but feels much more at home in the mountains of Colorado with few people and an abundance of wildlife. Other than writing, two of her many passions are playing the cello and placing exchange students with local families. But with all life has to offer, she’s pretty...

What is a summer read?

There are loads of summer reading lists out there. A quick search came up with a list for every taste, including romance, mysteries, classics that you’ve never read, and must-reads-releasing-this-summer.

But what I couldn’t find was: what is the definition of a summer read?

The closest thing to a definition was on Bookriot, and it was, basically, “a book read during the summer months.” 

Had I been guessing, I would’ve said that my criteria was a bit more specific–usually something fun or bre...

Taking Control of Your Marketing

I love podcasts.  I know. That’s probably not how you thought a blog talking about marketing would begin, but I am a podcast nerd. Now you know.  The thing is, I’m not a marketing person.  I don’t excel at predicting or creating trends.  I’m not good at selling myself.  The business side of this business has always made me feel a little helpless.  Like it was out of my hands and there was nothing I could do about it.  No way for me (awkward introvert) to become the gregarious platform-buildin...