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New covers and old pies

June 21, 2016 By Tamera Alexander

A cover—and pie recipe—reveal! I'm thrilled to share my next cover with you guys. A Note Yet Unsung, the third Belmont Mansion novel, releases in January 2017. So what do you think? Coming January 2017 Belle Meade novel #3 About A Note Yet Unsung: A master violinist trained in Vienna, Rebekah Carrington manages to wheedle her way into an audition with the Maestro at the newly-formed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading, Recipes, Writing

My Experience Publishing My First Indie Book

June 17, 2016 By Jody Hedlund

As you know, my book FOREVER SAFE released at the beginning of June. It’s the 4th book in my Beacons of Hope lighthouse series. I’ve been delighted to discover that readers are enjoying this particular book just as much as the previous books in the serious. In fact, some readers are liking it even better: “Every book I read by Jody Hedlund is a winner and this one may be my favorite one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Indie Publishing, Jody Hedlund, Lighthouse Romance

My German Book Tour

June 16, 2016 By Karen Witemeyer

Even with the pictures to prove it happened, I'm still a little amazed that I actually participated in a book tour in Germany from May 28-June 7. What a fabulous experience! The picture above is from the author festival that took place in Marburg, the home of my German publisher, Francke.             I had the honor of traveling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Friendship, Writing Tagged With: German Book Tour

More Weird Things Writers Say

June 10, 2016 By Becky Wade

The last time I blogged, I spilled the beans about the Weird Things Writers Say (and What They Really Mean).  Today, in a follow-up piece to that post, I'm going to discuss the weird words and acronyms writers toss around as if normal people knew what they meant.  My last post was a writer-civilian translation book, today's post is a dictionary. ARC - Advance reading copy.  Sometimes publishers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Writing Tagged With: lingo, terms, Writers, writing

Peeling Back the Curtain: Where I Edit

June 9, 2016 By Cara Putman

Today I'm racing toward turning in the macro edits on Beyond Justice, my book that releases in April 2017. Since I'm neck deep in making the book sing, I thought I'd give you a quick look into one of the places I hide while I edit. It's not always here. Other times it might be Panera or Starbucks. Maybe the library. But often I need to break away and find a place with fewer distractions. I hope … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: cara putman, Editing, TBR piles, vacation reading

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