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The book hangover… You know that feeling when a book is over and there isn’t another one in the series? That’s what we are talking about today. It’s tough growing so connected to the characters the authors have created just to have it all pulled out from under you with the simple words THE END.Continue reading “Managing Emotions”

Have you ever started reading a book and the story was good but the errors were distracting? I have, and one of my biggest fears about publishing was that everyone would see through my writing and realize I don’t have a degree in English grammar. Errors occur for everyone, even those who are trained inContinue reading “Hiring a Proofreader”

Well it’s another new year and although many are feeling the new year, new me thing… it’s not for me. You see last year, just like the year before that and the year before that, has been an outstanding experience of highs and lows. Although I am more then ready for a new year, IContinue reading “New Year, Not New Me”

The Excitement of a Pre-Order It doesn’t feel real yet. I know it should because my book has been available for pre-order for a couple weeks now. It’s my first book ever, and been a insanely exciting ride . If you read my first post, Deciding to Write then you know I made a decisionContinue reading “Two Week Count Down”

Someone asked me recently if all my books ended the same way. I responded with “Of course they do!” And they looked at me strangely. I write romance and one of the requirements is that the story ends with a Happily Ever After. Now don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of people outContinue reading “Happily Ever After”

Does anyone have flash backs of their mother calling them lazy when you are laying around your house? I distinctly remember my mom telling me not to be lazy about a million times in my life. It would be comments like, “Get up and move that body”, or questions like “What do you have plannedContinue reading “Lazy Days”

Have you ever added “Make Goals” to a do to list just to not do it? I’m here to admit I have, and goal setting is one of the most difficult things for most procrastinators out there. I am a procrastinator. There I said it. The truth is everyone has a little bit of procrastinationContinue reading “Goal Setting For the Procrastinator”

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.” -George R. R. Martin Do you every have a overwhelming need to escape? But then you realize you have to feed your kids, finish laundry and be up at 6:00AM for your day job? I’m sure you do. We all feel this way from time toContinue reading “The Great Escape”

I remember when I was a kid I hated reading. A teacher in first grade forced me to read some terrible book about a pigeon in New York City by myself. I flipped through the pictures and when she asked me about the book, I pretended I knew what it was about. Needless to sayContinue reading “Why I Read”

Have you ever heard of a Story Mood Board? I hadn’t, and I’m part of a Authors Challenge on Instagram that asked me to make one. I handled it like I do all things, I made one, posted it, then days later researched them. A bit backwards, but that’s the way I do most things.Continue reading “Mood Boards”