I’m on “Meet the Author” today
I had fun answering questions for Billie Daddario's blog today. Mostly about my writing process. I hope you'll check it out!
Spilling my writerly secrets (or something). Live on Saturday!
What are you doing on Saturday? If you’re not sure yet, consider joining me live as I take the hot seat on middle grade author and life/creativity coach John J. Hruby’s Author to Author Convo series!
I’m not sure I’m as confident as he seems to think I am (see below), but I love talking about writing almost as much as John loves ellipses…
Are you ready to join us? To learn more about what John has planned for the interview, and get the RSVP link, keep reading. I hope to see you there!
P.S. Scrivener peeps: The Scrivener 3 for Windows Compile Mastery course opens this week! Expect another post from me very, very soon. 😉
There is a solidness … a quality of ownership … that Gwen has about being a writer and an author. I don't sense it as ego. She is kind, fun, and generous. I look forward to you meeting her.
To me, it seems like she “knows who she is” and she's comfortable in her skin.
This is EXACTLY the type of author I want to talk to … and learn from.
And, this makes 100% sense to me. Gwen has written seven books. SEVEN. I look forward to our Author to Author Convo and Q & A on Saturday, July 17th. I invite you to join us for a lively and in-depth conversation about writing and the spirit of creativity.
I anticipate we will have an opportunity to learn a lot. I look forward to exploring how she:
- Taps into inspiration (year after year … book after book).
- Gets herself unstuck from procrastination & distractions … so she can write.
- Creates and talks to her characters … and do they talk back?
- Plots her stories or do they just “come to her” … or a little of both?
- How she got started … what gave her the confidence to write her first book?
- What keeps her going when times get tough?
I look forward to asking her:
What is the best writing advice she has ever heard that continues to serve her today?
Author to Author Convo
Saturday, July 17, 2021
10 am Pacific / 12 pm Central / 1 pm Eastern
Click Here to RSVP Now and to join us for a lively and inspiring conversation about creativity, inspiration, and productivity.
The Author to Author Convo series is created with the intention of Empowering Writers and assisting all of us with experiencing our next level of Creative Freedom and Productivity.
My origin story and a party with giveaways
Here’s a quick update on all the fun things happening through the end of the month. I hope to see you around!
Love Romance Reads Interview
I'm over at the Love Romance Reads blog today, dishing about my origin story (as a writer), where I write, some of my favorite authors, and who I admire.
I've included lots of photos—and even a video—so I hope you'll drop by and ask me a question or post a comment!
Military Romance Facebook Party
Join me and ten military romance authors for fun and giveaways on July 30th from 12-6pm Pacific (that's 3-9pm in New York, 8pm-2am in London, and 7am-1pm July 31 in Sydney). We'll leave the party open until Sunday, so no worries if you can't make it live.
Select “Going” on the Facebook party page to get a reminder so you don't miss the fun!
Last Chance for the Summer Bundle of Romance Giveaway
The Summer Bundle of Romance Giveaway has been extended until July 31st! This is the one where I've teamed up with 30+ fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of Romantic Suspense novels to 2 lucky winners, PLUS a brand new eReader to the Grand Prize winner!
You could win my novel BLIND JUSTICE, plus books from authors like Sharon Hamilton, Kate Allenton, Blair Babylon, and more—just by following me and other great Romantic Suspense authors on BookBub!
Enter the giveaway by clicking here => bit.ly/RomanticSuspense-July2019.
I hope you'll get involved in all the fun! I look forward to seeing you on the Love Romance Reads blog or at the Facebook party.
Have a wonderful July and August!
Take 5 Interview at Writer Unboxed
I've been writing about Scrivener at Writer Unboxed for years, but today I finally get to be featured as a romance author in this Take 5 interview about my latest book Blind Justice.
I hope you'll stop by and check it out, maybe leave a comment or question. Thanks!
My first podcast appearance
Today marks my first time on a podcast. It's with the crazy bunch of guys from the Self Publishing Podcast, and we're basically gushing about Scrivener the whole time. It was fun!
I'd love to hear what you thought, or what you love about Scrivener that I didn't get to mention.
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So that’s what I sound like…
About a month ago, my former Scrivener student Lynne Klippel asked me if I’d do an interview about Scrivener for her online author summit, Successful Author Secrets.
I was pretty nervous about the whole idea of a delayed-but-essentially-live broadcast, but I think it came out pretty well, despite being on my cell phone.
And I learned a few things. Like the fact that I say “absolutely” a lot. I joked on Twitter and Facebook that you could make a drinking game out of it, though probably only if you did shots. It’s maybe one beer’s worth. 😉
Turns out I also laugh frequently–don't you dare say giggle–though I somehow still manage to sound like I know what I’m talking about most of the time. My son was just explaining yesterday how laughing is a way to defuse social tension, so let’s say I defused often.
If you want to check out my interview, I highly recommend signing up for the whole (FREE!) conference. Lynne has a great lineup of speakers discussing topics like marketing, time management, social media, and ebooks.
Too bad I couldn’t have listened to Wayne Kelly’s “Insider Tips on Acing Radio Interviews” before this one, but if you want to, he's up on May 23rd.
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