Three Tips For A Successful Writing Week
On Monday, I traveled to Nashville for an author brunch hosted at a friend’s house. MapQuest showed that my agent’s office was only five minutes away, so I popped in and chatted with him for a bit. My plan after that
The Midwife Cover Reveal
The day after I miscarried at ten weeks, I received an email from my publisher with the final cover for my second stand-alone novel, The Midwife. When I opened the attachment, tears welled in my eyes. A woman holding a child.
Surviving A Newborn Novel
My best friend called about four days after the birth of my novel, just as she had called after the birth of my daughter seventeen months before. “How are you?” she asked. I had carried my cell phone out on the
The Seed For Story & A Blank Page
Though I turned my second stand-alone novel, The Midwife, over to my publisher on June 1, promotional work for The Outcast took up June and most of July. I also started preliminary edits for The Midwife that took up much
“Not Another Author!” ~ The Truth Behind Book Signings
I used to be among the 90% of Americans who despise telemarketers, or even just smarmy salesmen. When my husband and I would enter Sam’s Club to pick up supplies for our store, I would steer clear of the vendors
Book Signing at FoxTale Book Shoppe & Quilt Winner Announcement!
This past weekend, I visited FoxTale Book Shoppe for a book signing. I told my best friend, Misty, on the drive down to Woodstock, Georgia, that I imagined these ladies were like a literary Ya-Ya Sisterhood or The
A Glimpse Into An Author’s Life After The Novel Hits Shelves~
Hello, friends! If you ever thought the author life was a glamorous one, please stop by and read my guest post so you can learn the truth! From the guest post: The glass tea dispenser fractured fifteen minutes before The
We’re Going On A Novelmoon
On Tuesday, my husband and I leave for our novelmoon. What’s a novelmoon, you ask? Well, it’s kind of like a babymoon: a trip a couple takes to reconnect before the birth of their child (my novel, in this case).
How a Literary Idol Became My Friend
Four years ago, I attended the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville. I wore my big girl glasses, which I thought might make me look older and more literary, and my artsy best friend—who’d taught me how to color inside
Six Ways My Entrepreneur Husband’s Helped My Authorship
The past month, the biggest step my husband and I’ve taken to simplifying our lifestyle is that we’ve sold our outlet grocery store to two members of our family. We still own the building at this point and time, so my husband’s