This is my first ramblings of the year. And Happy New Year to you all. I did take some time off over Christmas, watched some movies and caught up with my reading. Now it’s back to work. Most of this week has been devoted to editing. I’m currently working on edits for an upcoming story, the…
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Winners of the Eight Author Christmas Giveaway
Thank you to everyone who visited all the sites in the eight author Christmas Giveaway and for leaving comments- Here are the winner’s names and congratulations. I hope you enjoy the books and gift cards- Erin Carin Gwen Kathy Kimberly Holly Gemma We’ll be having another giveaway to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Holiday Edition
Just four more days until Christmas and I’m looking forward to a few days off. It’s been a busy year for me, but in a way I hope that 2013 is just the same. I always say even if I won the lottery I’d still keep writing which I think is proof that you truly love what…
Eight Author Christmas Giveaway
Welcome to the Christmas Giveaway, eight blogs/sites in eight days and best of all, eight goodies to be won. Visit the blog on the date listed and win a prize. Rules are simple, just leave a comment about why you’d like to win the giveaway. Each contest ends at Midnight, Eastern time on the day…
Lots Happening At Evernight
If anyone’s interested in a free cookbook, Evernight Publishing has just released Naughty Nibbles, a collection of recipes from their authors, including yours truly. Here’s the link if you want a copy- http://www.evernightpublishing.com/evernights-naughty-nibbles/ And don’t miss their Blog Hop that starts today-
Black Friday Ramblings From An Author
I almost forgot that it’s Friday. Strange how a week with a holiday sandwiched in there can put your brain out of sync. I’m always looking for links to sites I can pass along to my students and I found this one a few days ago. Don’t know if anyone’s used it but it helps proofread text-…
Self-Publishing Print Books with Feedaread.com
Self-publishing is here to stay. I know the major emphasis has been on electronic books but if you still have your heart set on being published in print (and self-publishing print books), here’s something that might interest you FeedARead.com Tell us about Feed a Read and how it got started. FeedARead.com is independently run and was…
And The Winner Is….
It’s always tough to pick a winner of a giveway but the winner of How To Write A Romance Novel (electronic edition) goes to Jericca. Hope you find the book lots of use. Stop by closer to the holidays because I hope to have more giveaways to share with you.
Meet One of My Former Students-Jaylen Grace
As many of you know I tutor writing students and one of my first was Jaylen Grace. The story she was working on was about a cat named Omzak. I’m a cat owner so straight away I knew she’d captured the feline personality perfectly and I think that’s what makes the story work so well. Last…
A Book Giveaway
Good Monday morning to you and let’s start the week off with a book giveaway. It’s the e-version of my own How To Write A Romance Novel…getting it written and getting it published. It’s loosely based on some of the writing workshops I teach and has chapters on writing a synopsis and cover letter and…