What's new -- Book Bonanza, Book Launch Basics, a little news, and more!
A round up of my latest posts, a quick welcome for my newest subscribers, and a bit of news!
Hi Everyone,
Thanks for joining me here! If you’re a new subscriber, you may be here based on the recommendation of another substack writer or publication. That’s the neat thing about Substack! I’ve been AWOL for a couple of weeks—my schedule has become just a wee bit wobbly with graduations, a trip to Book Bonanza (more on that in a sec) and generally becoming immersed in the pre-publication work of releasing TWO new books this fall.
YES, both HAVEN, my middle grade contemporary novel and A FRAGMENT OF FAMILY, my first mystery suspense novel will release on October 31, barring any crazy shenanigans happening. I’ve just contracted with the illustrator for the cover and interior art for the middle grade novel, and it’s making me so excited at how pretty it’s going to be!!
So that covers what’s new in my author world, but I’m also a public relations & book marketing pro. Wearing that hat, I’m sharing the next installment of my Book Launch Basics 8-part series and the next episode of my podcast (co-hosted with author TK Sheffield). If you’re an author, you’ll enjoy both of those.
But Book Bonanza . . . wow . . . I’m still thinking last weekend was one long dream—like a crazy fever dream or a trippy hallucination. I sure never expected to be attending a screening of It Ends with Us with Blake Lively and Colleen Hoover. That’s for sure. Get the whole story in the Book Bonanza post below.
The Last Book Bonanza . . .
What is Book Bonanza? This event is the creation of Author Colleen Hoover and her sisters, Lin Reynolds and Murphy Rae. They dreamed of an event where readers could meet their favorite authors and also raise money to help others. Through their annual events and raffles, we have raised over $900,000 for nonprofits partners. This year's main recipients we…
Book Launch Basics: Part 3
In this 8-part book launch basics series, I’ll demystify the process of proficiently releasing a new book into the world with flair. The information I’m providing is focused on those who will independently publish their book, but many of these components/strategies are equally usable for those publishing traditionally. (If you’re lucky to go that route,…
Book Launch Basics
This is a podcast for authors by authors! (And also readers who want the scoop on what authors are REALLY thinking.) Join Valerie Biel and TK (Tracey) Sheffield as we share topics to help our fellow writers as well as fun tidbits on what we’re reading and where we’re roaming. 2024 will have 9 episodes on topics like a
Writers' Forum - May 2024
If you’re new here—WELCOME!! This is the monthly Writers’ Forum, which brings you the articles that I’ve read and bookmarked throughout the month to help you with your writing and publishing adventures. (If you’re not a writer and want to customize what info you get from me, you can adjust your subscriber preferences to include only my the main Reading,…
How the assertion that "Nobody Buys Books" is not true.
This is a podcast for authors by authors! (And also readers who want the scoop on what authors are REALLY thinking.) Join Valerie Biel and TK (Tracey) Sheffield as we share topics to help our fellow writers as well as fun tidbits on what we’re reading and where we’re roaming. 2024 will have 9 episodes on topics like a
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