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A Clip Featuring Lesley Fera

Please enjoy this clip of the delightful Lesley Fera reading "Joy" from "My Letter to Fear: Essays on Life, Love and the Search for Prince Charming."

https://www.goodreads.com/videos/7637...

Another new clip!

The amazing Jen Lilley read a couple of pieces in the project, including "Beautiful Women." She brings so much charm to this piece, and it remains one of my favorites in the book.

Here's a brief clip from it: https://www.goodreads.com/videos/7571...

Clips from My Letter to Fear Reading

I've started adding clips to my page of the reading of selected pieces from "My Letter to Fear" that we did in September. The first is by the fantastic Nikki DeLoach. You can check out her short clip here: https://www.goodreads.com/videos/7564...

Readings from "My Letter to Fear" are Tomorrow!

I've now hit the nervous energy stage. I have a feeling this will happen any time a reading of my work occurs. Heck, I get nervous before I click on a review.

I'm incredibly blessed to have a fantastic cast of actors doing the reading. It features Nikki DeLoach (Awkward.), Lesley Fera (Pretty Little Liars), Stevie Lynn Jones (Crisis), Jen Lilley (Days of our Lives), Roma Maffia (Pretty Little Liars), Julie McNiven (Supernatural), Dennisha Pratt (The Sunny Side Up Show), and Carla Renata (Hart of Dixie).

If you are in LA on 9/20 at 3:00pm and you want to join us, you can reserve your tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/even...

Finalist!

Much to my delight, I found out that "My Letter to Fear" is among the 2014 Award Contest Finalists from Readers' Favorites! https://readersfavorite.com/2014-fina...

It makes me so happy to know that people out there have connected with the writing!

Interview with The Independent Author Network

My interview with The Independent Author Network is now live on their blog. If you are curious about how "My Letter to Fear" came about, check it out here: http://www.indieauthorsnetwork.com/20...

More Reviews!

I find that one of the hardest things to do as an indie writer is to get your work reviewed. This is particularly true if you don't hit a well-established, popular genre. So, I'm pretty excited when reviews not only get posted, but when the reader seems to genuinely connect with my writing!

New reviews: https://readersfavorite.com/book-revi...

Interview with The Feminist Observer

I was recently interviewed by Sarah J. Browne for The Feminist Observer. The interview covered a range of topics, including My Letter to Fear, dating in LA and gender roles. To read it: http://www.thefeministobserver.com/#!...

Reviews are coming in!

Reviews are slowly coming in for "My Letter to Fear: Essays on Life, Love and the Search for Prince Charming." Two new ones have recently arrived, and I'm excited to find new people who have connected with my writing!

"From downright guffaw level to bittersweet to the TMI one (which I loved btw) this book is simply a priceless collection of spot on essays." Diane on Amazon Kindle


"The author really knocked the ball out of the park with this collection of essays. From funny to sad with everything in between, each essay reflects a moment, an emotion, a reflection and is definitely thought provoking." Wilson on Amazon Kindle


To read the full reviews (along with the others that are coming in), you can visit my amazon listings: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nos...

Marketing

Without a doubt, the most complicated thing about "My Letter to Fear" to date has been the marketing of the book. While the writing was, at times, challenging, marketing it is quite an exercise.

How do you market a non-traditional book, as a first-time author? It doesn't really fit many of the pre-assigned categories, and the most frequent question I got when pitching it was "But what shelf would it go on in a bookstore?" It's a reasonable question. Monologues? Women's Studies? Essays? Humor? Yes, to all of those things-- at least in part.

So, I'm learning. Each day I find a new resource, and new opportunity to ask people to give the book a try. And I'm meeting some interesting people along the way!