R.J. Conte's Blog, page 19
June 9, 2016
The Day I Met Job
Many of you know, because I haven’t been the s
lightest bit shy about it, that our little family’s growth came to a grinding halt after our second child due to sudden Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome symptoms and what’s known as “secondary infertility.” Wehad two daughters very easily and then nothing. Suddenly I was riddled with strange symptoms. My body was like a foreign alien, and my main dream in life was shattered.
I’ll just give the recap of our family’s story so that I can share about what...
May 16, 2016
If Your GPS had a Personality Type…
ESTJ: You will arrive at your destination faster than everyone else in a burst of efficient machoism.
ENTJ: Pass the sucker on your left. It is probably an old lady who needs to eat your dust.
ENFJ: In 400 feet, stop and feed the homeless.
ESFJ: If you make me late and look bad, I will never work for you again.
ISFJ: On your right, you will pass a building that has fond memories for me. Let me tell you about my child...
May 3, 2016
Learn a New Martial Art with Bensin!
Hello to all! (Read all the way to the bottom for a giveaway. I entered!)
I have been making a ton of new author friends these days. Networking has been a joy and a mind-broadening thing for me as I learn from “the greats” in both my publishing house, Cleanreads.com, and well as with other independently published “Indie” (self-published) authors. Now that I am both traditionally published as well as have Indie books, I am considered “hybrid.” Yeah, I’ve been learning all new lingo too. ;-)
On...
April 12, 2016
I Assume You Won’t Forgive Me
A friend recently posted a question on her Facebook wall:
If you could choose to have your thoughts blasted to everyone you know for one day, or choose to have their thoughts blasted to you, which would be worse?
As I thought about it, as much as I would NOT want to know everyone’s thoughts, I realized that I’d rather be blasted with everyone else’s than share my own.
The answer may surprise you. I’m just not convinced ANYONE would forgive me if I thought something unkind.
On the whole, I hav...
April 10, 2016
Winner!
April 1, 2016
100th Follower!
I just got notified that I had my 100th follower subscribe to my blog here on WordPress!
On Facebook today, by coincidence, I had my 300th follower sign up!
Time to celebrate! I’m giving away free paperback books to commenters. :-)
Go leave a comment here or on my Facebook page to be entered to win a paperback copy of Dashwood Avenue or Angel-Lover (your choice). :-)
March 28, 2016
The Solid Rock
This Thursday, I was asked to promote Heartsick at a release party for a fellow homeschooled author who writes clean romantic westerns: Faith Blum. I’m so excited to join with her on this! Please come to the party! Click here.
TheFacebook party is on March 31st from 2-4 Central time. You can join her the3 other authors (including me!)here. There will be fun, games, giveaways, excerpts, and more. Some of the giveaways will stay open through Friday evening, April 1st. Fun fact: the other three...
March 19, 2016
If a Bird Pooped on You…
Well, when I finish one book, I immediately start the next. :-D That’s because, while
writing the end chapters on the last book, I’m already scheming the next one.
I have to write something different every time. I’m not usually a series sort of gal. I have to have variety and try new things. But THIS time I’m going to attempt a trilogy. A sci-fi trilogy. A SUPERHERO sci-fi trilogy.
I’m scared.
Not sure I can do this! It’s going to take me a while, and I only have three chapters rough-draft-wr...
March 15, 2016
Love Instantly and Forever Reprise
I’m bringing back a very old post of mine (October 2012) today because I need it.
Here I am in yet another move – hopefully this one the last for quite a while! And I need
to remind myself of these things again.
I’ve only been at this mom business twenty months.
Well, twenty plus nine months because I was the pregnant woman who already felt like a parent. I got a gender and a name to the pounding feet inside of me as soon as the technology would permit it. I planned for and prepared for tha...
March 14, 2016
Win a $10 Amazon Gift Card!
The Clean Reads Facebook page party was fun! Still ongoing until tomorrow morning if you want to enter any of the giveaways:
And finally, our biggest giveaway: a free book AND an Amazon gift card.Please enter here!
Thank you! To purchase The Hotline Girl, click here.
