Touch of Fate Book Giveaway

Title: Touch of Fate Book Giveaway Location: My blog Description: April 15-17, as part of the Easter Hoppin’ Blog Hop, I will be giving away a free, signed copy of Touch of Fate. Visit my blog on April 15th to enter. Start Date: 2011-04-15 Start Time: 12:01 a.m. End Date: 2011-04-17 End Time: 11:59 p.m.

Why I Don’t Own an EReader

I’ve been pushing read an eBook week for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that my own titles are available in electronic format (as well as print). I think eBooks have a lot to recommend them — they are cheap to produce and distribute, and they have the potential to allow […]

How I wrote My First Book

Before I wrote my first book, I had to write at least a million words of crap. Writing a book isn’t a single experience, it’s a journey comprising not only writing lessons, but life lessons. I describe my personal journey in detail in “My Million Words of Crap,” one of the articles available in a […]

Read an E-Book Week

It’s Read an E-Book Week (March 7-13th), which means that several places are offering terrific discounts on e-books. Touch of Fate is less than $2 at Barnes and Noble right now (I haven’t seen it cheaper). If you were thinking about buying an e-book, this is the time to do it!

Parkside Books

Last weekend’s book signing at Parkside books was a success! The quaint little shop in Blue Springs, MO sells primarily used books and is a great way for the voracious reader to save money. You never know what you’ll find. The owners are lovely women, eager to point you in the right direction. Saturday was […]

Barnes and Noble Web Site Error Fixed!

Some of you may be aware of this, some may not, but “Touch of Fate” was originally supposed to be available through Barnes and Noble’s web site. In fact, we had quite a few pre-orders through their site because they undercut amazon.com’s price. I won’t bore you with the details, but shortly before the book […]

Stay Tuned…

Now that the new baby is here and we’re getting past the most tiring parts of having a newborn, my husband is helping me to launch a new marketing campaign for “Touch of Fate.” He’s been doing a great job. I should have hired him as my marketing manager months ago. I guess we all […]