It’s been years since I sat in a darkened movie theater, waiting for the start of the show. I usually enjoyed the trailers, those exciting previews of upcoming new releases. I’ve been less enthusiastic about book trailers in my years of working with authors. I wasn’t...
Your permission-based email list is your most powerful asset in marketing your work. If you are just beginning your journey to create reach for your work, you may feel frustrated and impatient about the difficulty of growing a permission-based email list. You may...
I am in awe of all that God does in my life every single day that could seem random but isn’t. Here’s the latest in seemingly random connections that bring joy and blessing. I’m in the copyediting phase of my author journey and had the opportunity to meet my...
When I talk to friends and family members lately, a common question is “How is the book coming?” I’ve been a bit stuck lately on the book because of my angst about the title, since my working title bombed in the title survey. Because I structured the chapters...
I’ve loved books my whole life, both reading and writing. I participated in Young Authors’ contests and camps as a child, and majored in creative writing in college. I have stacks of cloth-bound journals in my basement and keepsake boxes with dot-matrix printed poems...
A friend posted last night that she ran her 1000th mile for the year. Had I stayed on track with my running goals this year, I’d be nearing that milestone, too. Instead, when I logged into Garmin to track my progress, I saw that I am woefully short of that. When...
