I love a good book dedication! Here are some of my favorites, spanning from classic to modern and from popular to obscure...
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New ebook release: The broken life & deaths of Julia Trencher
The story began long before Max showed up. The initial Trencher story that started it all hasn’t let me go, and instead grew into a whole world with a multitude of endearing characters. But it started here, with a love for the abject and uncanny, and for the girl who was unfixed. I’m honored to have you join this journey and enter this enchanted world. You can now get the story that started it all as a free ebook....
Romantasy book review: A Tale of Blood & Blossoms
Looking for a new romantasy? Need something to fill the bookish void while you wait for the Unfixed sequel? Ready to escape to another world full of adventure, magic, and endearing characters? Have I found the book for you! I was thrilled to receive an Advance Reader Copy of Megan Fatheree's new book coming January 25, A Tale of Blood and Blossoms....
Meet Max: investigator of the vanishing circus
Max snuck up on me. I started writing a story about impulsive, naïve Julia running away to the circus. And as I’m writing about the troupe's plan “For freedom,” I got interrupted by this guy investigating a circus that disappeared, and I had no idea why he was there, let alone anything about a disappearing circus.
Ready to read another circus book?
It's been a long time coming. You've heard me talking about my circus book as long as I've had this blog. Unfixed (what I've endearingly called "my circus book") has finally got a launch in site. In the coming months I'll be sharing all about it as we get ready for launch. In the meantime, here's where it's at...
Event planning for authors
What in the world makes ME think I'm qualified to speak on this topic? What, I planned one booklaunch and a wedding reception(s) and suddenly I'm some event planning guru? Ha. No. But, as an introvert that can't stand crowds and loved both of these events I put together, I thought I'd share for funsies & solidarity....
5 things to add to your bookmarketing toolkit
Enthusiasm: being passionate about your work sells. If you're not excited about it, why should anyone else be? And if others are excited about your work - readers, friends, or even your family - even better. Because if others are excited about your work, that builds credibility as they share their enthusiasm through posts, reviews,… Continue reading 5 things to add to your bookmarketing toolkit
Life is a mystery. You’re the detective.
"We are all detectives with every good story." That's what my friend Amber said when reading I Know You Like a Murder. It's true. Books invite the reader to figure out what's happening between the lines. And a good story keeps the reader guessing. In "I Know You Like a Murder", you as the reader are the… Continue reading Life is a mystery. You’re the detective.
My 6 step process to editing a book
I passed the writing phase for "I Know You Like a Murder" and was on to the editing phase. When asking writers further along in the writing journey, I found that most don't have a step-by-step system for their editing, they just read through and edit whatever they see needs fixed. I collected a… Continue reading My 6 step process to editing a book
A little feedback can go a long way
Last week I shared the survey results for my quirky meta murder mystery book title. Maybe you want feedback but there's no way you'll hear from 50 people on a survey like I did (I asked thousands of people for that help.) But I wanted to share that I already thought I knew how the… Continue reading A little feedback can go a long way