Due to a family emergency, I will be offline and not doing my regular blog posts for a while. Carry on without me. If you are in the mood to pick up some bargain books, my publisher is putting two of my titles on sale the rest of this week and into next. My short …
Just a short blog today. I have company, so I have been away from my computer and the Internet quite a bit this week. My friend, Jan, is visiting from South Dakota, and we have not seen each other for twelve years – lots to catch up on. We have been friends since we were …
I know, it’s Tuesday and I don’t normally post on Tuesday, but there are so many neat things going on this week, and this month, I just had to tell you about them. First, of course, is my birthday on July Fourth. The other day my friend, Alex J. Cavanaugh suggested we have fireworks to …
Before I post the review for today, I just want to mention that my young adult novel, Friends Forever, is being featured at Coffee Time Romance & More. If you have not visited that site before, it is a terrific place to find new books to read. Most of the books featured are romance, but …
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You may have noticed, if you have kids or grandkids between the ages of 7 and 10, that there is a level of socialization that is more intense than it ever used to be. Very young girls are forming exclusive friendships and pledging to be best friends forever. (BFF) That is scary on so many …
Surprise, surprise. I don’t normally post on Saturdays, unless I’m doing the A to Z challenge, but I had to pop in today to let you know about a free book this weekend. The Corner Cafe A Tasty Collection of Short Stories is described on Amazon: Sweet, dreamy, steamy, and sometimes slightly seamy, this multi-genre …
Today I will be appearing on Red River Radio with five other authors of children’s and Y/A books on March 29 at 4:00pm ET, to talk about my book for tweens, Friends Forever, and share what inspired the story. This is a special edition of the Book Discussion shows for teachers, children, parents, grandparents and …
This special celebration for the anniversary of the first e-book has created quite an interest on the Internet with authors and publishers offering great deals on e-books. I posted yesterday with some links to the official Read An eBook site where some authors are listed. You can also go directly to Smashwords and see which …
This is an exciting time for writers with all the new avenues of publication opening up with e-books and digital publishing, and I have enjoyed hearing of the success of writers like Joe Konrath, LJ Sellers, and others who have sold hundreds of books. (They also have great tips and advice on self-publishing.) I have …
It has been exciting to see the surge in e-book sales with the advent of the Kindle and the Nook and the iPad, as well as other reading devices. A lot of authors, including myself, are taking advantage of the interest in e-books by publishing new book straight to electronic formats, as well as putting …