I hated history class in high school. All of those boring dates and dead people, blah blah blah. I memorized what I needed to, then took the
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Recently, I asked a debut novelist what events she had planned around her book launch. She shrugged and said, “Not much. Most marketing is done online
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The 6 Biggest Surprises of a Writer’s Life
When a friend asked recently what I was working on, I was excited to share my publishing news: I had just delivered my new novel to my
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Why It’s Harder to Write the Next Book than Your Last—And How to Keep Writing Anyway
I published my newest novel, Haven Lake, in April, and I have another book scheduled for publication in October. Yesterday, I started a new
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The Biggest Mistakes a Writer Can Make
Every month, I join Nevertheless Writers, a cross-genre group of five writers, to discuss writing and publishing at local libraries and
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My friend Melanie finally lured me into joining Twitter Nation by bribing me with scones and tea. “It's really easy, and it's great once you
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Now that I've got feet in both camps, I have a unique perspective on the good, the bad and the mysterious truths about book marketing. My memoir, The
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