VOTING CLOSED OK, ONCE AGAIN: Here’s the deal: a few lines were outed by loved ones. If that’s why you’re here, please don’t vote. If someone gets a suspicious voting pattern again, they will be disqualified. Also, please remember – I can see today’s and yesterday’s IP addresses…so, let’s all just not risk it. Okay? This round you still get THREE VOTES. Vote once but for three different titles. Do not vote for one book three times. No. {Read More}
Line by Line – Round 2, ENTRIES
March 24, 2017 by
ROUND TWO! IS NOW CLOSED – IT’S 10:10, AND WE HAVE 24 ENTRIES FOR VOTING TOMORROW MORNING! I know you’re excited to see who made the cut, but a couple things first First off, I want to say, congrats to everyone. There were some amazing lines and sadly, some of the ones I loved didn’t make it. But, here’s the deal: You can learn a ton just by reading the comments on the remaining lines Hated a line that made it {Read More}
LINE BY LINE – Round 1 VOTING!
March 21, 2017 by 34 Comments
VOTING CLOSED WOW – there are some really amazing opening lines here. I’m so excited to see how this goes. So, here’s the deal. At the bottom is the poll for voting. Everyone gets 3 votes this round. WHO CAN VOTE: Anyone. Anyone can vote ONCE. Readers, writers, people in the list (and yes, if you want to vote for you this round, go ahead) bloggers, people who stumble upon this out of blatant curiosity. Vote for the lines {Read More}
Line by Line – ROUND ONE, OPEN!
March 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
CLOSED!!!! VOTE TOMORROW! Did you read the DIRECTIONS first?
Strong Opening Lines
March 20, 2017 by Leave a Comment
LET’S TALK ABOUT OPENINGS!!!! Tomorrow the Line by Line contest opens where we’ll see just how strong and/or hooky one line can be on its own. If you’re just hearing about it, check it out HERE and HERE to be 100% good to go when it opens at 10am tomorrow. One of the reasons I love L by L contests is they make you think about the impact of each sentence…which can force you consider each word. If ever there’s a place in {Read More}
Line by Line Contest
March 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Hi guys! I LOVE Line by Line contests. I entered one way back in the day and it changed how I write my first pages. I also think it’s why Secret Girlfriend got me an agent in a week of submitting. Those opening pages were ready to go as I applied everything I learned to the rest. So, what is a LbL? We start with the entries (and, yes, I’ll be limiting them to the first 50 bc last time was {Read More}
WRECKLESS – Audio!!!
March 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I am so stinking excited to let you guys know that in late Spring WRECKLESS will be out in audio. Beyond “Will Wreckless every be a movie?” and “Is there a sequel?” this is the most asked question. (Answers: Not unless you know someone. Who knows, maybe? and now YES! Late Spring!) I’m thrilled with the sample I’ve heard and can’t wait to get the rest! A small group of my peeps heard it as well (to make sure {Read More}
Premade Book Covers
February 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Did you know I also made premade book covers? Rom Com, Chick Lit, Contemp Romance, Women’s Fiction – starting to add sexy man pictures and some fantasy. You can check them out as they go live (and maybe give me a follow *wink**wink*) HERE.
2017 AuthorLife Planner
November 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I am so thrilled to announce that the 2017 AuthorLife Planner is live! The planner was a surprisingly large project, scoping out the workshop, boiling it down, creating a stream of reference that works on paper only, then creating a planner that keeps those findings on track. BUT, I’m so happy I did it. I’m already getting some amazing feedback and really hoping that writers and other creative folks are able to find their BEST PATH and stay with it {Read More}
For New Authors About Town
September 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I haven’t done a writing post in a long time. I’ve basically just focused on my own writing and my readers. But, after going to several author events over the last two seasons, I wanted to throw this out there. What are you reading RIGHT NOW? Oh, you’re not reading? Nothing? Why not? Reading is the number one way to know what’s hot in your genre, what works for you, what doesn’t work for you, what’s selling, an opportunity to {Read More}