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Hello peeps!
Can you believe it's August already? Where has the summer gone? Check out the exciting things happening this month!
Can you believe it's August already? Where has the summer gone? Check out the exciting things happening this month!
The Next Release
Love, A Second Time Around
Tentative Blurb
After being release from prison for a crime he didn't commit, Jon spent five years looking for Cat and his son, imagine his surprise when he discovers he has another son.
Cat was stunned to find Jon had been released from prison. Now she had to readjust her boys and her heart, to having him in their lives.
Other people had a say in their relationship, and the heartache is still there. Can Jon and Cat bridge the gap and give their love another chance to work?
Look for this release to come later this month or in September!
Tentative Blurb
After being release from prison for a crime he didn't commit, Jon spent five years looking for Cat and his son, imagine his surprise when he discovers he has another son.
Cat was stunned to find Jon had been released from prison. Now she had to readjust her boys and her heart, to having him in their lives.
Other people had a say in their relationship, and the heartache is still there. Can Jon and Cat bridge the gap and give their love another chance to work?
Look for this release to come later this month or in September!
Dog Days of Summer Giveaway
The Romance Gems theme this month is Dog Days of Summer, and authors with pets in their books are giving away one of their ebooks to a lucky winner!
I am including my book, Elkhorn In The Moonlight. The heroine's dog, Sierra, is featured. Sierra is actually a real dog named Sara, who lived in a real town called Basin,
The link to the giveaway is below.
I am including my book, Elkhorn In The Moonlight. The heroine's dog, Sierra, is featured. Sierra is actually a real dog named Sara, who lived in a real town called Basin,
The link to the giveaway is below.
I was informed several months ago that Sara had passed away. It broke my heart to hear that. She was a beautiful dog, loving, and very neighborly. Rest in peace, Sara.
Good News
Great News! The Medium & Steamy Romance Summer Book Giveaway Bonanza has been extended to August 7, so if you haven't had a chance to enter, now is your opportunity!
Interview with Kathleen
What life experiences helped you become an author?
When I was a young girl, my mother used to read me stories she had written in an old, lined notebook. When I was in my teens, she got cancer and passed away. I always thought about all the things she planned to do “one day”, but never had the chance. What I wanted to do most was to write, and so I did. Luckily, I had no idea the long and bumpy road ahead to that day I finally got “the call” from my agent with an offer from HarperCollins.
Can you tell us about your challenges in getting your first book published?
Because I’m self-taught, I first had to learn my craft, which I did primarily through my own voracious reading, and years of writing and re-writing. Eventually I found my way to RWA, attended workshop and conferences, met other writers to network with, and landed an agent.
Even after that, the rejections came in fast and furious for years. The market was tough. It seemed only a handful of new writers each year were being picked up by the big publishing houses, and I wasn’t one of them. I almost gave up many times. But I knew I was getting close. Too close to simply walk away. And when it finally happened, I sold five books in just over a year. I’d like to say it got easier, that the offers poured in and publishers fought over me, but the truth is, it has always been darn hard work. There have always been rejections.
It’s very different these days. I confess, I still can’t wrap my head around the idea that an unknown writer can get an idea, possibly even make their own cover, upload it to Amazon with a pre-order link, and get hundreds of orders before the book is written. But it happens, and readers reap the benefits with a wide variety of books available, many of which would never have been published through a traditional channel. Lots of books to choose from is a good thing.
Do you work with an outline, or just write?
I do not use an outline. I’m what is known as a “pantser” – writing by the seat of my pants. I come up with my characters, a setting that suits them and interests me, and a basic conflict to keep them apart. A few key plot points, like my mid-point and black moment, and I’m off and running. I think I manage to surprise my readers, because I, too, never know what will happen next.
http://www.kathleenlawless.com
https://www.amazon.com/Kathleen-Lawless/e/B001IXS2SA
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/kathleen-lawless
https://www.facebook.com/kathleenlawlessnovels
https://twitter.com/kathleenlawless
Join my VIP Reader’s Group and receive the series prequel, BEFORE THE BRIDES http://eepurl.com/bV0sb1
When I was a young girl, my mother used to read me stories she had written in an old, lined notebook. When I was in my teens, she got cancer and passed away. I always thought about all the things she planned to do “one day”, but never had the chance. What I wanted to do most was to write, and so I did. Luckily, I had no idea the long and bumpy road ahead to that day I finally got “the call” from my agent with an offer from HarperCollins.
Can you tell us about your challenges in getting your first book published?
Because I’m self-taught, I first had to learn my craft, which I did primarily through my own voracious reading, and years of writing and re-writing. Eventually I found my way to RWA, attended workshop and conferences, met other writers to network with, and landed an agent.
Even after that, the rejections came in fast and furious for years. The market was tough. It seemed only a handful of new writers each year were being picked up by the big publishing houses, and I wasn’t one of them. I almost gave up many times. But I knew I was getting close. Too close to simply walk away. And when it finally happened, I sold five books in just over a year. I’d like to say it got easier, that the offers poured in and publishers fought over me, but the truth is, it has always been darn hard work. There have always been rejections.
It’s very different these days. I confess, I still can’t wrap my head around the idea that an unknown writer can get an idea, possibly even make their own cover, upload it to Amazon with a pre-order link, and get hundreds of orders before the book is written. But it happens, and readers reap the benefits with a wide variety of books available, many of which would never have been published through a traditional channel. Lots of books to choose from is a good thing.
Do you work with an outline, or just write?
I do not use an outline. I’m what is known as a “pantser” – writing by the seat of my pants. I come up with my characters, a setting that suits them and interests me, and a basic conflict to keep them apart. A few key plot points, like my mid-point and black moment, and I’m off and running. I think I manage to surprise my readers, because I, too, never know what will happen next.
http://www.kathleenlawless.com
https://www.amazon.com/Kathleen-Lawless/e/B001IXS2SA
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/kathleen-lawless
https://www.facebook.com/kathleenlawlessnovels
https://twitter.com/kathleenlawless
Join my VIP Reader’s Group and receive the series prequel, BEFORE THE BRIDES http://eepurl.com/bV0sb1
Braydon’s Bride, Book 3 in the Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Series
OPPOSITES ATTRACT
Braydon prides himself on his way with women. After all, he was raised in a house full of them.
Then he meets Henrietta, an adventure-loving, globe-trotting, treasure-hunting enigma.
Henrietta makes her own way. She has no time for Braydon’s macho charisma. No interest in getting involved in the drama between Braydon’s brothers and their sworn enemy.
Until she finds herself implicated in a murder. And Braydon is the one person she can count on.
Can she help him trap the true murderer, then walk away from everything and everyone in this town?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TM3RGYG
OPPOSITES ATTRACT
Braydon prides himself on his way with women. After all, he was raised in a house full of them.
Then he meets Henrietta, an adventure-loving, globe-trotting, treasure-hunting enigma.
Henrietta makes her own way. She has no time for Braydon’s macho charisma. No interest in getting involved in the drama between Braydon’s brothers and their sworn enemy.
Until she finds herself implicated in a murder. And Braydon is the one person she can count on.
Can she help him trap the true murderer, then walk away from everything and everyone in this town?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TM3RGYG
Until next time.....
