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Finishing One Series and Starting Another!

November 2, 2018 By Jody Hedlund

Next month I’ll be winding down my orphan train series with the release of the third book, Searching For You (which involves the third and youngest Neumann sister). Look for the book on shelves Dec. 4. You may be asking (or at least I hope you are!): What are you working on next? I’m super excited to introduce you to a brand new series involving bride-ships! In the beginning stages of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Bride-Ships, Jody Hedlund, New Series

Clearing up the Confusion About Launch Teams, Influencers, & Book Reviewers

October 26, 2018 By Jody Hedlund

Launch Teams, Influencers, Book Reviewers. If you’ve been around online book communities long enough, chances are you’ve heard those words tossed around by other readers or authors. The terms can often cause a lot of confusion. Since I’m in the process of forming my Influencer list for my upcoming release, Searching For You, I thought this might be a good time to clear up some of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading, Writing Tagged With: Influencers, Jody Hedlund, Launch teams, Reviewers

You’ve Got Words Challenge Grand Finale (And a BIG Giveaway!)

October 5, 2018 By Jody Hedlund

As you may be aware, a group of authors including Becky Wade, Dani Pettry, Jamie Jo Wright, and Katharine Reay, and I have been participating in a month-long “You’ve Got Words” challenge. If you missed the first two weeks challenges, be sure to go back to Becky’s post and read through our entries where we crafted titles and heroes using random words that we drew from a cup. Last week we crafted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: giveaway, You've Got Words Challenge

How Much Editing Does a Book Really Need?

September 21, 2018 By Jody Hedlund

I just finished major edits on a book that’s releasing next summer (2019). It was a tough edit and took me a couple of weeks of full time work. Needless to say, when I got to the end, I was drained. However, even though I’m done, I’m still in the early stages of editing and will have a lot more to do before the book hits shelves. Here’s a brief overview of the editing process that most of my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Editing, Jody Hedlund

Book Release and a Giveaway!

September 7, 2018 By Jody Hedlund

This week I’m celebrating the book birthday of A Worthy Rebel! This is 5th and final book in my medieval YA romance series. It’s with great elation I send this book out into the world, knowing that this story is the grand finale of the Noble Knights series that started several years ago with An Uncertain Choice (2015), A Daring Sacrifice (2016), For Love & Honor (2017), and A Loyal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: A Worthy Rebel, Jody Hedlund, Medieval, romance, Young Adult Novels

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