I’m thrilled to announce my novel GRAFFITI IN LOVE is available for preorder on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks. What’s more, I’m offering the book at a special preorder price of .99 before it releases on Feb. 11th. (The regular price will be $2.99, so it’ll save you a nice chunk of change.) What’s it about? … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with Kristina Marie Darling. Welcome, Kristina! Who are you? I’m a poet, fiction writer, and critic. My most recent books are Women and Ghosts and Failure Lyric, both available from BlazeVOX Books. I also serve as Associate Editor at Tupelo Quarterly, Founding Editor of Noctuary Press, and … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with Michelle Falkoff. Who are you? Michelle Falkoff, author of PLAYLIST FOR THE DEAD. I live in Chicago and teach legal writing at Northwestern (most of the time) and creative writing at the University of Chicago (once in a while). What are three beloved books you first … [Read more…]
I’m a big fan of podcasts. They’re not only a great way to keep entertained, but allow you to absorb information while commuting, cleaning, or driving your kid to school. Podcasts have made a huge impact in my journey as a writer: teaching me about the book world, inspiring me to self-publish, helping me craft better sentences. … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read interview series continues this week with Jessica Goodfellow. Welcome, Jessica! Who are you? I’m a poet living in Japan who misses being enveloped in the English language. Books and podcasts are what I use to ease that longing. I’m the mother of two bilingual bicultural teenagers, wife to a super-busy yet … [Read more…]
The first Writers Who Read interview of 2016 begins with author Kaira Rouda. Welcome, Kaira! Who are you? Hi! I’m Kaira Rouda, and I write sexy modern romance and women’s fiction novels sparkling with humor and heart. New to the romance world, I’ve been a published author since 2009. My family and I live in … [Read more…]
Is there anything weirder and more wonderful than the stuff people type into their search bars? If random search terms are a measure of a blog’s success, this little site had a very good 2015. In no particular order, here are my ten favorite searches that brought people here. 1. “movies on netflix with a … [Read more…]
Similar to how I analyzed my reading for 2014 last year at this time, I thought I’d examine this week what, who, how, and how much I read this calendar year. (Those who are chart-phobic may want to gently avert their eyes now.) This past year, I attempted to read 58 books. This is lower than … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with author Dena Hankins. Welcome, Dena! Who are you? I am a queer, kinky, poly, adventurous sailor with so much left to do and see! Wanderlust is my natural state, perhaps because of my military upbringing, and I’ve sailed both coasts of the US and made a … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with historical romance author Ashlyn Macnamara. Welcome, Ashlyn! Who are you? I’m USA Today bestselling author Ashlyn Macnamara. I write Regency romance with a dash of wit and a hint of wicked. My current release is a novella in a Christmas anthology called All I Want for … [Read more…]