Ever look back at a job interview and cringe? Wish for a do-over? Lament your youthful missteps? Or want to take back a faulty wardrobe decision? I have. All at once, in fact. My first real job interview was plagued by not one or two mishaps, but five! As the years passed, I stopped cringing … Continue reading “Wardrobe Woes & Other Assorted Misadventures” Published by HerStry
Contemporary novel Beautiful and Terrible Things has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the Fiction-Social Issues category of the 2024 Readers' Favorite International Book Award Contest. This award means a lot to me for two reasons. The first is that Readers' Favorite, which is one of the largest book review and award contest sites on … Continue reading Social Issues Aspect of “Beautiful & Terrible Things” Recognized
Before I jump into today's main topic of author interviews, I have to issue a public service announcement on my own behalf. 🙂 Please help me out by rating or posting a review of Beautiful and Terrible Things on Amazon. The initial hoopla over the book's release has passed, and my publisher is waiting to … Continue reading Please Review / Author Interviews: The Human Condition
Beautiful and Terrible Things has been earning rave reviews and even some early awards, I’m happy to say. Now it’s time to dig into the content a bit. If you’re wondering if this novel is for you, read these three excerpts, which were recently published on book review blogs. Then you can decide if it’s … Continue reading Read 3 Excerpts from Beautiful and Terrible Things
It's official! Today is "Launch Day" for my novel Beautiful and Terrible Things and I have big news to announce. Thank you for being by my side during these last few months of pre-publication promotion. I've been posting more than usual and it's been an exciting ride. I am also very grateful to my publisher, … Continue reading Launch Day: Beautiful & Terrible Things
Today's topic is an uncomfortable one for me, as I am not a natural-born salesperson. But with launch day for Beautiful and Terrible Things fast approaching, I have a request: If you are considering ordering the contemporary novel, please consider pre-ordering it now. (Yep, that's the extent of my ability to hard sell.) In today's … Continue reading Can You Help? Pre-Orders Matter
Sites like Amazon have made consumer reviews of everything from refrigerators to socks the most important form of marketing and advertising out there. But consumer reviews of books have always mattered. How many books have you picked up to read because a friend or family member said it was great and you had to check … Continue reading Readers’ Favorite 5-Star Review
As the book launch for Beautiful and Terrible Things approaches, the calendar is filling up with summertime events. And, my publisher is organizing various giveaway contests for readers to nab free copies of the contemporary novel. Read on for details. Save the Date: Book Launch Party! The Bookery, a wonderful independent bookstore in Manchester, NH, … Continue reading Book Launch Party, Goodreads Giveaway & Free ARC
It's hard to believe Publication Day for Beautiful and Terrible Things is just over a month away. For those of you who like to get ahead of the game, the novel is now available for pre-order on various online retail sites, some with discounts. Links to those sites are below. Then, keep reading for information … Continue reading Pre-Order & Discount Information
Thanks to Julie Sara Porter at Bookworm Reviews for posting an advance review of my forthcoming novel Beautiful & Terrible Things. Here is an excerpt from the full review: Review Highlights "The best thing about this book are the well developed characters. The six protagonists have the type of friendship that makes the Reader think, … Continue reading Bookworm Reviews: “Like the Friends Gang”