Tag: Driving Forces
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Hometown show alert! Frenchtown Bookshop September 7 @ 6:30 p.m.
Starting this fall I want to focus on more in-person work and events. After ten years of focusing heavily on blogging and social media, I feel drawn to a more IRL existence. More on that later (maybe). For now I want to talk about the kickoff to my real-world fall and winter. It’s a hometown…
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SHE’S NOT HOME: A NOVEL Coming April 25, 2023
Hey everyone! Between now and the release date, I’m going to keep this post pinned to my blog and update it with info about all things She’s Not Home. That includes preorder links, launch party info, and more details about how you can help spread the word about the book! Questions? Please ask away in…
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Self-publishing and print-on-demand platforms: which one we choose matters a lot
In my adult life, I’ve watched self-publishing evolve so much. These days, authors have a wealth of options to get a book out into the world, many of them surprisingly economical thanks to print-on-demand. It’s easier than ever to produce and distribute books in the same league with big traditional publishers. This is kind of…
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Memorials, hometowns, and the stories we grow up in
A couple weeks ago I took a trip to my hometown, which also happens to have inspired the fictional town of Red Hill in She’s Not Home. I didn’t know how I’d feel about this visit. The book is, in many ways, a love letter to a beautiful place, and to the feeling of growing…
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2018’s surprise successes & 2019’s few-but-mighty goals
Remember that long list of goals I posted last fall? And how I said I usually don’t do big goal lists because I think they’re a terrible idea? I stand by all of it. Maybe it works for some people, but it never has for me. I get excited about the actual goal-setting, but I…