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Writing Tips and Tricks: How To Think Like a Reader, Not an Author

When I first started writing, I had a note card propped up against my keyboard that said, "Kill the author." It was a reference to something I'd heard at a conference about how sometimes as writers, we get in our own ways when trying to craft a story.

But I am an author. How am I supposed to step away from my story and see it the way a reader sees it?

Many times new writers are absolutely CONVINCED they are the next Stephen King, the next J.K. Rowling, the next Stephenie Meyer. One agent...

Behind the Scenes: My Writing Schedule

I am not an organized person. Clutter follows me like a little lost puppy, and though I try, I have always struggled to keep piles from conglomerating on surfaces. I often lose things as a result or forget I already set something aside and end up doing it twice!

GAH.

Just because that's my natural tendency, it doesn't mean I have to stay that way, right?

RIGHT?

*stands with hands on hips and imagines superhero cape waving heroically behind me*

I'm DETERMINED to do better! Whatever you are, be a...

Writing Tips and Tricks: Strong Verbs

As a homeschool family. we're part of a private school that meets weekly. The moms all teach the classes, and it's a screaming awesome opportunity for all of us. I get to chat and socialize and learn from the other moms; my kids get to be around their peers and take classes from someone other than me; we all build each other and it's a stellar environment!

In that group, I teach the eight to ten year olds' writing class. These young kids are learning things I didn't learn until I got into...

Who I Am

Happy 2020! This year, one of the goals I've set is to be more involved in my social media posts. I'm going to pick up blogging again, as well as posting more frequently in general.

So this post is my kick-off! I want to remind you who I am!


My name is Cortney Pearson. I'm a USA Today bestselling author of young adult fantasy. I have nine books published, with about twenty more stored away in my head.

I homeschool my four littles--though my oldest is twelve and not so little anymore!...

Once Upon a Billionaire

I'm pleased to present the first book in a new series of contemporary fairy tale romances from my pen name, Catelyn Meadows:
True love with a twist. 
These billionaire fairy tale retellings take beloved stories you know and add a pinch of modern, a dash of happy, and a whole heap of clean, swoon-worthy romance. Shaken, not stirred. You and your kindle will find yourselves drinking them up.

Book one is coming September 12, 2019! Here is the cover for Goldie and the Billionaire Bear:

Of the wo...

The Stolen Tears Series is a COMPLETE SET and only 99 cents!

If you want an action-packed, romantic, riveting and clean fantasy series...

If you want all the books in ONE PLACE...

If you want to root for a real heroine, for magic, for love...

If you want to get in on exclusive extra goodies that can't be found anywhere else...

The Stolen Tears series is perfect for you. And it's ONLY 99 CENTS THIS WEEK! 

I can't go on without thanking the following people who made this series possible:

Rebecca Frank, for her incredibly magical cover design.

Charity West,...

What We Do For Love Blog Tour

You know how some people are just genuine? They're down-to-earth, big-hearted, kind and amazing people?

Anne Pfeffer is one of those people. I met Anne several years ago at a writer's conference, and we just became buds and have been pen pals ever since. She's given her critique on my work and I hers, and not only is she a talented writer, she's also a very dear friend.

Here's Anne's new book, What We Do For Love.



 What We Do For Love
by Anne Pfeffer
Publication date: May 21st 2019
Genres:&nbs...

New Release and Kindle Paperwhite Giveaway!

My pen name, Catelyn Meadows, is releasing the first book in her Lost Royal Sweet Romance series releases TODAY! 

To celebrate, she's also giving away a Kindle Paperwhite, so keep scrolling down for more details!




It's about a lost princess who doesn't want to be found. It's about love and trust, about forgiveness and sacrifice. It's about risking everything to be with the person you love. "The Winter's Tale" isn't one of Shakespeare's more familiar plays. In fact, I have yet...

Tournament of Power Release Day!

The second book in my Curse of the Pirate series is available now! And it's just 99 cents for THREE DAYS so be sure to grab your copy!!

They want his heart. He wants their power.

When Bae Kelsey invites princesses across the ocean to compete in a tournament for his hand in marriage, Caliana Brahmvir volunteers herself as a contender. She hopes to win, not for herself, but for her cousin, Soraya, to regain the kingdom that was taken from her. But Cali quickly realizes this is no tournament for a...

Princess of Death is Available Now! And the reviews are stunning!

I'm so excited, Princess of Death is OUT!
It has a #1 Bestseller tag in the Teen and Young Adult Pirate and Adventure category, WAHOO!

PLUS --

This week it's 99 cents or FREE in KU!

Never trust a pirate.

The plague struck without warning. Now, to save her people, Cali must cross the mysterious, impenetrable boundary to reach a treacherous land of magic and find the cure.

When she arrives, she not only discovers that she looks eerily similar to its princess, but that war is brewing on the horizon. T...