Do you know what’s the absolute best part of writing a book? It’s when the book is all done and out there in the world and you, as the author, hear back from readers. I had the wonderful delight of hearing back from a reader, Brittany, shortly after From the Start’s release. One of the things Brittany told me in her email …
Three Little Words + One Great Giveaway!
YAY it’s the official release day for my free e-novella, Three Little Words. This novella paves the way for my new Walker Family series. I love this story. I really love it…for a lot of reasons, like: Two words: Seth. Walker. There’s a halfway-unintentional inside joke running through it and I’m itching to see if anybody’s going to realize it. (My …
An interview with CALLED author Ryan Pemberton + a giveaway
It’s rare anymore that I will sit down and read for hours. I just never have time…that is, until last week. A killer virus had me down for the better part of a week. The downside: I looked and felt like death. The upside: I got to read! And I had the privilege of reading one of the best books …
My Paper Heart (+ awesome author Courtney Walsh’s super giveaway!)
This post is part of Courtney Walsh’s #shareyourheart campaign, celebrating the release of her new novel. Be sure to enter her fabulous giveaway and check out the most adorable book trailer in the world! My lovely and talented friend Courtney Walsh has a new book out! It’s called Paper Hearts and before I say anything else today, can we please just …
Ten signs you’re addicted to Gilmore Girls ~ guest post + giveaway from Jill Lynn
I’m super pumped to welcome the awesome Jill Lynn to the blog today. Jill’s first book, Falling for Texas, just released and I’m so excited to read it. AND if you want a chance to read it, too, you can enter the giveaway below for a chance to win it. (Although, everyone’s a winner if you just go out and …
“Kiss Me. I’m Clueless.” A fabulous guest post from Nichole Parks + a giveaway!
You know how sometimes you get that perfect email from that perfect person saying the perfect words at the perfect time? (Also, you know how sometimes you totally overuse the same word over and over in one sentence??) Well that perfect email came for me, recently, from a writer named Nichole Parks. I “met” Nichole when she was interning at …
The one Christmas tradition I *don’t* like (plus the Fa-La-La Giveaway!)
I love lots of Christmas traditions: Classic Christmas movies. (Somebody posted a comment on Facebook the other day asking if she’s missing out by never having seen It’s a Wonderful Life. It was all I could do to stop crying and pull myself together before replying.) Christmas candy…especially candy that other people make. I tend to have issues when I …
What inspired my new Christmas story + don’t miss the giveaway!
It is a truth universally acknowledged… …that when a girl is obsessed with classic movies, her storytelling can’t help but be impacted by said obsession. Turns out every story I’ve written so far has some kind of classic movie thread lacing through it–whether it was an intentional “angle borrowing” as in the case of Made to Last and …
Brandy Bruce is back with a new book…and a giveaway!
I am super pumped to have author Brandy Bruce back on the blog today. She’s visited here before, and though we’ve never met in person, just from our email interactions I have a feeling in real life we’d be good friends. Maybe because in this interview she mentions a pop addiction and Chris Hemsworth…two topics I feel, ahem, rather strongly …
Big Birthday Giveaway! (books, movies, cookies and more)
September is my favorite month of the year for about a thousand reasons! Including this: It’s my birthday! Well, not quite yet. My birthday is actually September 28. But I’m starting the celebration early because this month also marks the one-year birthday of a couple pretty special people in my life. Their names are Matthew and Miranda and they’re …