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July 19, 2020
Getting Reviews – Marketing Your Book
My Getting Reviews book is now FREE! I’d love to get some feedback on it. Are there any tips you think I should add to it? Note that I have entire full-length books on how to market with Facebook, how to market with Twitter, etc., so I won’t be trying to stuff all of that
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July 18, 2020
Newgate Prison 1773
OK I’m putting it live! Book one in my 1773 sweet romance novella! Here’s the cover I ended up with, at least to start. Thank you all for your help with this!! I decided to go with “sweet romance” rather than “romantic suspense” in my subhead, as my stories are gentle and soft. Any other
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Black Sea Flood Story
Hurrah! Book 1 in my Black Sea Flood series is now complete in audiobook format! It should be live soon. My narrator is getting started on books 2-10! I need help though. This is my current image. Reviewers are complaining my book is too slow / gentle / descriptive. I think they’re expecting suspenseful action
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July 15, 2020
2019 Tax Filings
These past two weeks I’ve been so busy I haven’t been able to get to even urgent tasks. So here it is nearly 10pm and I’m about to file my extensions for my 2019 taxes, even though I had 3 extra months :). Is anybody else filing for an extension? Or did you get done
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July 13, 2020
Newgate Mines Romance
Need help! Which of these covers do you prefer for a gentle romantic suspense? Feel free to suggest any combination of fonts layouts & images as well as any other suggestions! Left Center Right? It’s ready for betareaders! I’m sending it out today :). 32k words
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Time Management & Writing
It’s Monday Motivation Day! Need inspiration to plan out your week and use your time efficiently? Craving some oomph for your writing projects? At 3pm it’s my weekly Time Management and Visioning workshop. At 7pm it’s my weekly Writing Publishing & Marketing workshop! Both on Zoom. Contact me if you’re interested! What are your plans
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July 12, 2020
Newgate Copper Mine
Hurrah! Hurrah! I’ve finished writing book 1 in my new Newgate Copper Mine Prison romance set in 1773-1774 in colonial Connecticut. This is where I grew up. I love this time period. It ended up at 31,105 words – longer than I’d wanted, but that’s how it goes. Let me know if you’d like to
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1773 Copper Mines / Newgate Prison
My Book 1 in my 1773 Copper Mines / Newgate prison series keeps getting longer. I need to just cut it off; it’s nearly 30,000 words. I think I have figured out the cliffhanger. So to speak. Not quite like this ;). Let me know if you’d like to beta-read before it goes live. I
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July 11, 2020
Connecticut Copper Mine Prison
I’m nearly finished writing book 1 in my new 1773-1774 Connecticut Copper Mine Prison horse thief romantic suspense series! Hurrah! The part-Native-American hero is shaping up to be like this guy. What is it about guys and long guns? Hmmmmmm? Let me know if you’d like to beta-read it! Probably about 25,000 words. What are
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July 8, 2020
William Johnson Crawford Horse Thief
YOU HAVE GOT TO READ THIS!!! This is from the Norwich Packet, reporting on my hero William Johnson Crawford and two fellow horse thieves Zephaniah Ramsdale and John Roberts being put into Newgate Prison. The report is from March 3 1774. The first paragraph is unrelated, but then it gets into the good stuff. It
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