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5 Tips For A Radio Interview
My latest interview happened this week on The Michael Dresser Show. I was particularly thrilled about this because I first came into contact with him through Twitter. Can you imagine my thrill one...
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Independent Book Store Day May 2
Werner Books, located in the Liberty Plaza, now has my title in stock. Gail was generous enough to take my book on and I'm so appreciative because this is a store already FULL of fantastic titles!...
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Would you "swipe right" on your book?
If your book were on Tinder, would you swipe right? Everybody is talking about the Tinder app lately – even Hillary Duff is on there chatting now. But what if your book had access to Tinder? What...
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Is Your Heroine...Taylor Swift?
OKAY, so it's true, I'm NOT a Taylor Swift fan. What I know of her I've caught in passing on the radio. But after recently overhearing part of her new music video 'Bad Blood' on the TV the other day,...
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Journaling: The Greatest Benefit
You were lost to me… Yet, I found you.Mile after mile, day after day, inch by inch I never gave up looking… And now I see you. And you are beautiful. It is a painful chapter out of my journal,...
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Why I NEED My Book Boyfriend
Everybody's had those days when you just can't wait to get home from work, get away from the kids or husband, get off the phone and away from the computer and just...hide. Those days when the...
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Writing Prompt - The Morning After
He watched her sleep the exhausted sleep of the writer. After a long day in the sun together, she had sat with him on the shore quietly, then suddenly jumped up in search of pen and paper. The Muse...
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Romance Author Blogs - Page 1
Google algorithms - who can understand them? When I typed the above search term, I had no idea I'd see my face as the 12th result on page one. I can't explain why Google pulled me up there from a...
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I'm Stuck With Dialog
As she gazed deeply into his blue-green eyes, she felt herself drawn inexorably into a fathomless pool of desire that felt like surrendering to the deliciously burning heat of a summer sun. Cupping...
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#500Followers
It’s not a big number in the realm of reality here on the planet Earth, but over the past 4,000 tweets, I’ve built a following I’m proud of. It’s been amazing and not one of them was purchased! In...
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Tips on HARO Pitches
This week, tweeting led me to talk to Stacey Miller over at helpareporter.com and I was able to help her out with new testimonials for their release of their new website design; way cool! "I...
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I like...LOVE you, Twitter!
I've always found the fast pace and condensed amount of info on Twitter to be compelling. And retweets and favorites were a sure sign of a tweet's success in my analytics. But now, you no longer...
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Should I write freelance? YES!
It’s been quite a year, but the flirting is over. I’m diving into freelance. I got a taste through HARO and have been hooked this year on creating beneficial content that can be read across the...
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Erie Lake Effect Snowfall
Hard to believe but I'm in the 5th snowiest city in the country right now. Hard to believe because we've been #1 for the past two years! Yes, I admit, I'm probably one of the few who is in love with...
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Should My Character Get Married?
We get so invested in the lives of our characters that we either want the best for them or really want to see them get their just desserts. Our love/hate with our characters can be as vivid and...
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Writer’s Block? Be Inspired On Opposite Day!
In honor of the unofficial holiday known as Opposite Day, I’d like to not thank you for never reading this blog. And for the people who haven’t read my book, I don’t thank you. LOL I’m personally...
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You might have seen an author at a book fair or event autographing copies for fans by crossing out their printed name on the title page of the book and then signing their name in ink instead. What...
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How To Create A Valentine From The Heart
Valentines Sometimes, just the word stirs dread among those of us not verbally confident. What to say? What to write? I’m going to talk about it with Times News’ own Sarah Stemen this week on...
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3 Tips For Newbie Writers
I'm no longer a newbie writer, but I still need to remind myself of these 3 tips. If you feel you've been struggling with attempts to do some writing of your own, it might not be that you need to...
View ArticleLeap Day - That Extra Chance
I was talking this morning with authors who are so turned off by other author blogs that are nothing but ‘Top 5 tips’ or ‘Best Writer Hacks’ and I thought…today better be something inspirational! I...
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