The title of this blog post came easy. The rest I’ve rewritten at least a dozen times. And that’s pretty much how its been with me lately. It’s all a little twisted. Like I put my shirt on backward or got out on the wrong side of bed. Not that I’ve done those things. But […]
My happy spot is a gated community on the shores of Lake Erie called Lakeside. My family and I have rented a cottage this week and are busy taking in the sights and sounds of the summer season. Like its more famous cousin in New York, Lakeside is a Chautauqua-style vacation spot dating back to
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The closer I get to the release of my first novel, the more anxious I grow thinking about how best to promote it. Ironically, I have an MBA in Marketing. I’m also responsible for running campaigns and events on my day job, so you would think I would have some idea about how to approach
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From time to time, I feature a few special writers and their books on my site. Kathryn Knight is a fellow author with The Wild Rose Press. This month she released her newest paranormal romantic suspense novel, a military ghost mystery called Haunted Souls. Check it out! Description Four years ago, Emily Shea and Staff Sergeant
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Two and a half years ago, I found the courage to go after a dream. I sat down at my dining room table and typed the first words to a story that would later be titled Mind Waves. That first chapter would be edited and re-edited and eventually deleted all together, as I sought to
It happened last night. I awoke to see a dark stranger standing by my bed. My heart leaped out of my chest, forcing a gasp, as adrenaline rushed through my body. I scooted across the mattress, nearly pushing my husband over the edge in the process. He, poor man, groaned, rolled over and went back
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There’s some indefinable magic that happens when two siblings decide to go into business together. Take Wilbur and Orville Wright, for instance. They were just brothers working in a bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, when they dreamed up the idea for the first airplane. There was no “I” in the equation for these two–they shared
A writer’s life is filled with some highs, lots of lows and even more waiting around in between. The glacial movement of the publication process can be frustrating, especially for doers like me. When I began the writing journey two years ago, the only thought in my head was whether or not it was possible
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The learning curve for a new author is intense, and it doesn’t stop even after you sign a contract. As far back as the week I finished my manuscript, I was told I’d better start promoting myself as an author. Don’t wait until the book is published, I was warned. Get out on the Internet
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From time to time, I’m featuring area writer’s on my blog who have exciting news to share… It’s precisely 7:22 p.m. ET, the sun has just set in the Eastern Time zone, and it’s starting to get dark. What a perfect time to reveal the cover of Race the Darkness, a dark, gritty, and emotional
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