Tiff Colton has a two-part interview. In the first, on the Writing Career Coach blog, I talk about working with editors and my pre-marketing campaign. In the second, on Writing Examiner, I talk about working with an agent and how I try to find balance in my life. Oh, my lovely readers, do I have […]
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Am I the Next John Grisham?
I spent this morning in Portland being observed with my foster daughter by a psychiatrist, who will then rate our bonding. The findings will be used in court to determine what the best placement for “Angel” is. That would be the LAW part of this post. While at the park a few days ago for […]
Next Stop on The Familiar Stranger Blog Tour Train
Tiffany Amber Stockton interviews me on A Fiction-Filled Life. Though a few of the questions, or rather my answers, might start looking “familiar,” check out the one about flavors of ice cream. It was great fun to answer! Leave a comment there for ANOTHER chance to win a free copy of The Familiar Stranger.
THE FAMILIAR STRANGER Releases Today!
Happy, happy, joy, joy!! The day has finally arrived: The Familiar Stranger has been released into the world! While I can’t guarantee every book store will have a copy in stock, you can order one or purchase a copy from Amazon. Last night I had the pleasure of attending the local chapter’s ACFW meeting and […]
What Do the Kids Think about Author Mom?
Oh, my lovely children. They see things differently than I do and part of the joy of being home with them is discovering how their minds work. Joshua was overwhelmed by the box of books that arrived by UPS yesterday. “There must be twenty-hundred million in there!” I hadn’t even considered that he’s never seen […]
Looking for a Book a Manly Man Will Read?
Well, look no farther! (Or is it further? Hmm …) My editor shared a fascinating story with me … Ryan, Moody’s production guy, is that manly man. In his mid-40s, he’s so manly he doesn’t read books–he prints them. But since that’s his job, he gets the first box of every new title. When he […]
Read the First Page of The Familiar Stranger!
And perhaps win a copy as well! Lena Nelson Dooley posted a FUN interview we did together. Please come check it out. If this is ANY indication of how cool my blog tour will be, which officially kicks off on the release date of 9/1 and ends on Halloween, I’m going to love it!
Holding the First Copy of My Debut Book!
Late Friday afternoon I was readying for a local parade, and planning to go bowling and karaoking after. It’s been so busy with The Familiar Stranger‘s release around the corner, a UPS guy dropping off copies, the cat–Wait?!? Dropping off copies!! Yes! I have now held my first book in my hands!!! 🙂 At 4:30, […]
Fun Thing for an Author to Do
I plugged “ISBN 0802447317” into Google to check out my book and it came up with the coolest results! One of them is here on paperbackswap.com There is actually one member who has my book on his/her wish list. Woohoo! Or go to bestbuysonbooks.com for the lowest price I’ve ever seen! And foreign language sites […]
Fiction’s Purpose–Agenda or Entertainment?
I thought the divorce was bad enough, but on Monday we experienced a huge tragedy in our family. The amount of stress is unbelievable. You all know that I live transparently, but this is not my story to share at this time. Please, everyone, pray for my parents, and the other family members involved. I […]