I will be traveling like crazy for the rest of the year. Why? To see you!! I'm trying my best to make an appearance in every region of the country. If there wasn't already a book signing organized, I made one up! I'll be roaming the country with my friends, who also happen to be talented authors. Lucky me... and you! I'm even making Canadian and UK appearances. I want to meet you. To see … [Read more...]
You Should Be Smiling!!
July 2nd... That's the day Out of Breath will be on your Kindles or in your hands! What's even better, you can Pre-Order it now!! In the meantime, I need to finish editing it... select the new cover... and then edit it some more. It's so close to being perfect. There's a lot to be done before July 2nd, but instead of drowning in the anxiety of that list, I AM SMILING! And you should be … [Read more...]
This Is It! Ready? Set. GO!!
Did you know who I was at this time last year? Most of you will say, "No." That answer alone will tell you how much 2012 has meant to me. Because now you're a part of my world, and I am so grateful you found me! Do you know who else I am grateful to have found me? Colleen Hoover. She sent me an email this past summer and basically said, "We should be friends." And guess what? We Are! And … [Read more...]
Make a Wish!
Out of Breath is now in the hands of my editor at Amazon Publishing. After months of writing, it truly came down to the last two weeks. I created a writing schedule. And... I didn't follow it. I couldn't do it. I cannot write on demand. I cannot produce based on a deadline. But I can write fueled by Dew and the natural adrenaline of panic so why wouldn't I look around for literary agents before … [Read more...]
Just Words
I have mastered the Art of Procrastination. And it is an art. Wait too long, and it turns into slacking off. Start too early, and the panic hasn't set in enough to force the creativity to the surface. I hand my completed Out of Breath manuscript to my publisher on November 30th. I am still writing this manuscript. I am just now nearing the halfway point of the story... and I still have a lot of … [Read more...]
Playing with the Big Kids
JUNE 2013!! I'm not going to torture you and make you read this entire blog for that single piece of information, so I might as well start with it. Don't be sad! There's no reason to groan! I'm not playing wiffle ball on the street of my neighborhood anymore. I'm in the "Bigs" now; with that comes a new set of rules, and we need to play nice! I loved being an Indie Author! … [Read more...]