Release Day!

Posted by on Aug 24, 2015 in dish | 0 comments Today’s the day! The Billionaire’s Deception is being released by Tule Publishing’s Holiday Books. I’m really excited about this book because not only is it my first publisher release, but it is also one of a series of five books by fellow authors and friends Katherine Garbera, Nancy Robards Thompson, Kathleen O’Brien, and Eve Gaddy. I had a ball planning this book...
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Shoot Me Now

Posted by on Aug 7, 2015 in dish | 1 comment So I had to get head shots. Let me just say that the idea of head shots appeals to me about as much as a root canal, since most of the time I look at pictures of myself and wonder how long that puffer fish has been stealing from my closet. Seriously, ugh. But a book is coming out and I have to be serious about the writing and promo and although Mr. Man is wonderful and fabulous, it’s not...
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Searching for Shemar

Posted by on Jul 29, 2015 in dish | 0 comments For the last week or so, I’ve been working alongside my fellow Amalfi Nights authors to design the covers for the series. The fabulous team at Tule Publishing consistently produces gorgeous covers, so I wasn’t worried about the final result. The process has proved to be quite interesting. Lots goes into an appealing cover design: typefaces, positioning, size, arrangement, color...
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RWA National: So You’ve Written a Book – What’s Next?

Posted by on Jul 25, 2015 in dish | 0 comments In this session, authors Jennifer Blackwood, Brenda St. John Brown, Chanel Cleeton, Megan Erickson, AJ Pine, and Lia Riley discussed ways to increase and enhance their online profiles through social media.  I was taking notes as fast as I could, so I’ll just clean them up a bit. TWITTER Create a profile for author you, interact as author self. Streamline everything. Make banners, etc. that...
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RWA National: Finding Your Voice and Making It Yours

Posted by on Jul 25, 2015 in dish | 0 comments Friends and critique partners Jeannie Lin and Bria Quinlan led this session on identifying the elements of your writer voice and how to develop it. True voice is unique to each writer; you know you’ve found your distinctive voice when people either love it or hate it. Consider the following non-romance authors John Grisham, Jon Krakauer, and Stephen King—there’s no way you would...
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