Launch Day for NEVER GONE!

Today is the official launch date for the paperback of Never Gone! My blog ramble has also begun. The first two stops garnered some wonderful discussion. At Laura Pauling's...

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Leaving fear, grasping hope

Once I made the decision to self-publish Never Gone, a funny thing happened. I became completely paralyzed by the sheer volume of what I needed to do. When I think back to my...

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Visiting and being visited

I'm over at Laura Pauling's blog today, talking about "Attraction, Repulsion, Connection: Romance is More than Hotness" and a little about Never Gone's romantic subplot. It's...

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The Hobbit Second Breakfast Celebration

It's the 75th anniversary of the publication of this book: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt just released this special anniversary edition with Tolkien's originial cover. You've...

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Coming tomorrow--a very Hobbit celebration

When I heard about The Hobbit Second Breakfast from my blogging pal Deniz, I knew I had to be all in. You might remember that I refer to my daughter as "Hobbit Girl" because she...

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Weathering a crisis of faith

Today I'm talking with Sophia Stone, author of The Mormon Diaries. Stone's story fascinated me because a couple of my favorite books, Searching for God Knows What (Donald...

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Twelve book trailer tips

As the marketplace for reading material becomes increasingly crowded, authors are finding that brief videos can be an excellent way to introduce a story to readers. First, I'd...

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Book trailer tips

I'm not here today, I'm over at Rabble Writers, sharing tips on making book trailers. Come on over to learn what goes into planning, how to avoid "bait and switch" marketing,...

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Presenting the book trailer for NEVER GONE

For your viewing pleasure, the book trailer for Never Gone. In a future post, I'll share a bit about how I built it from the script up, and explain some of the technical...

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Ramble versus whirlwind tour

image source: morguefile.com The past five days have been wonderfully, horridly busy. I at last had in hand all the requisite files to produce ebook versions of my novel.  There...

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It's here! (part 1)

The Kindle edition of NEVER GONE is now available from Amazon US and Amazon UK and through Amazon's other EU sites as well. The Nook edition is available through B&N. Woot! The...

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Cover reveal - NEVER GONE

So here it is, my lovely cover. This is very much a group effort. The concept is mine. I wanted a clean, minimalist look with custom art that reflected my protagonist's...

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The gift of delays

Most of the time, when things don't happen on schedule, our natural reaction is annoyance. Stupid obstacle! Rubbish delay! Taking on the publisher hat in addition to the writer...

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