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So You’ve Written a Book. Now What?

August 7, 2020 By Jody Hedlund

I recently received an email from Iris, a fifteen old writer, asking me a few questions about publication and writing. Here are a couple of her questions: “I am fifteen years old and want to be an author someday. I have already finished my first book but I have a few questions. Was your first book rejected by publishers, and if so, how did you deal with it? I read a lot about books being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Writing Tagged With: First Book, Jody Hedlund, New Writer

Book Release and a Giveaway!

July 3, 2020 By Jody Hedlund

A BRIDE OF CONVENIENCE, the third book in my bride-ship series, is now available! The title says it all! This is a bride of convenience story. In the romance genre, that means the lead couple gets married for a reason other than love, usually because of some mutually beneficial arrangement. Writing a marriage of convenience story is fun but challenging. First, the writer has to figure out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading, Writing Tagged With: A Bride of Convenience, Jody Hedlund

The Push & Pull of a Satisfying Romance

June 19, 2020 By Jody Hedlund

I recently received an email from Eileen, a reader who is writing her first romance novel. She said: “I love the way you write romances and how they are so intense, I have few questions that I hope you can help me with.” The questions were definitely thought-provoking! And since so many of you are romance lovers (readers as well as writers), I thought you could chime in the comments with your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Jody Hedlund, romance

2020: The Year of Exceptional Hardships

June 5, 2020 By Jody Hedlund

2020 has sure been a year of hardships, hasn’t it? I can’t even begin to list all the hardships I’ve experienced so far since New Year’s Day. (I tried, but the list was too depressing, so I deleted it!) One of the most recent difficulties (amidst everything else going on in the country and world), is that my little town of Midland in central Michigan experienced devastating flooding. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: House and home Tagged With: Flooding, Jody Hedlund

COVER REVEAL!!

May 15, 2020 By Jody Hedlund

Today, I’m super excited to share with you more about my upcoming medieval series, The Fairest Maidens! For those who’ve read The Lost Princesses (a novella and three-book series which released last fall), this new series takes place in the same story world, except that it’s set earlier in time involving characters and places mentioned. Readers will get more of what they love: medieval … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading Tagged With: Jody Hedlund, The Fairest Maidens Series

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