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Playing to Your Front Row: How to Make Your Writing Career More Satisfying

All writers want basically two things: free food and for others to love their work. So often, you write, you put yourself out there and wait with hands clasped and bated breath…and then other people just keep living their lives. Going to the grocery store and bathing their kids and not stopping everything to gaze in awe at the thing you worked so hard on. THE NERVE! But just like so many other things in life, sometimes you have to take charge of getting your own satisfaction, instead of waiting on other people. Except…how though, Michelle? Obviously, you can work on your writing craft, to make your stories the best they can possibly be (see: every other blog on this website). You can put yourself out there more often to give your work the widest possible audience. But there’s a...
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My Most Anticipated Reads of 2021

Folks, these are the best of the best books coming out in the next year, from a group of authors that all make me go immediately heart-eyes. Some of them I’ve already read because I was lucky enough to get my grabby hands on them in ARC form, and for some I’m tapping my fingers impatiently on my pre-order receipt. I’m truly amazed at the creativity of all the books coming out this year, and the warmth and heart in the characters that spills over even from the book descriptions. We’ve got romance novels, fantasy, YA and thriller: something for everyone! I linked each title so you can pre-order them from my local indie bookstore if you like (they can ship right to you!) but feel free to check them out at the retailer of your choice, too. Cool Characters...
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Breathe the Sky nominated for Best Audiobook

Thank you, to all you lovely readers who voted to nominate Breathe the Sky for Best Audiobook in the ReadRChat Awards! I was really overjoyed to snatch up Earphones Award winning narrator, Brittany Pressley, for this book, and she did an amazing job with both Mari’s sweet voice and Jack’s snappish, growly one. The final round of voting is open now, and you can go and vote for Breathe the Sky HERE. You might also note that THREE of my favorite romances from this year (as mentioned in my last blog post) are nominated for Best Contemporary Romance! Did I call it or did I call it? Anyway, enough chit chat and champagne, go vote!