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Happy Book Birthday to THE WELLNESS KITCHEN

Happy publication day to THE WELLNESS KITCHEN! Find it at B&N, IndieBound, and Amazon. From the publisher: Forget gimmicky diets, limiting meal plans, and unsatisfying juice cleanses! The Wellness Kitchen shows you how to transform your body–and life–with wholesome, flavorful … Continue reading →

Deal News: I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S NOT BETTER: A Woman’s Guide to Being Alive by Monica Heisey

Red Deer Press publisher Richard Dionne has acquired world rights to Monica Heisey’s book of comedic essays I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better: A Woman’s Guide to Being Alive, a how-to parody based on her She Does the City column … Continue reading →

Top 11 2014 Favorites

I love to share all the fun things I read, watch, listen to, learn from and laugh at. Here are my picks for my most favorite things of 2014: Website: Bustle What’s not to love? Excellent books coverage and a feminist outlook, … Continue reading →

Cover Reveal: INDUSTRY DARLING by Caitlin Rantala

The amazingly talented Caitlin Rantala’s INDUSTRY DARLING cover is here. Add it to Goodreads. This amazing New Adult novel will be released January 20, 2015. “Industry Darling delivers twists, turns, mystery, romance, and a futuristic rags-to-riches story that’s both disturbingly dark and … Continue reading →

Cover Reveal: THE SECRETS OF LAKE ROAD by Karen Katchur

Karen’s cover reveal is here! Get ready for a great women’s fiction suspense coming your way in August 2015 from Thomas Dunne/St. Martin’s Press. From the publisher: A haunting story about the destructive power of secrets, this accomplished and gripping … Continue reading →

Deal News: WHY YOU WILL FAIL TO HAVE A GREAT CAREER

Based on his TEDx talk which has now generated more than 5 million views, University of Waterloo economics professor Larry Smith’s, WHY YOU WILL FAIL TO HAVE A GREAT CAREER, a “tough-love” approach to finding and then chasing one’s real … Continue reading →

5 Things To Do If An Agent Has Your Manuscript For Months

Writers always ask: What does it mean if an agent has my manuscript for awhile? Answer: Nothing. It means nothing if we’ve had it for a long time. It doesn’t mean we aren’t interested. It doesn’t mean we’ve read it and … Continue reading →

6 Tips for Author Self Promotion You Can Start Today

Self promotion has a sense of over-confidence about it. Only people who think super highly of themselves can promote themselves unabashedly, right? Wrong. Self promotion has two sides to it: you and people who receive it. If you build a community … Continue reading →

Deal News: WHOLE BOWLS by Allison Day has been sold to Skyhorse Publishing

Great news cookbook fans! WHOLE BOWLS by Allison Day (blogger and food photographer at YummyBeet.com) has been sold to Skyhorse for publication in 2016. Can’t wait? Try some of her recipes from Yummy Beet now: Simply Granola Pumpkin Caramel Almond … Continue reading →

Best Links Around the Web – Nov 10

I was starting to collect links to Tweet this morning when there was just too many! Best Links from Around the Web: Agent Howard Yoon writes in The Atlantic about how to make a bestseller in non fiction. He talks … Continue reading →