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November 1, 2024 · 12:28 am

#fridayfive 11.1.24

Today, the five reasons why I will NOT be doing NANOWRIMO this year or any other year to come, despite being such a devotee in past years.

  1. NANOWRIMO sees no problem with people using AI to write, and sees nothing wrong with anyone using it to write a book, presentation, whatever.
  2. through 5 – see # 1.

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October 25, 2024 · 12:12 am

#fridayfive 10.25.24

Today, here are 5 reasons you should preorder A CHEF’S KISS CHRISTMAS

  1. 99cents for the preordered e copy ( Kindle) After 11.18 the price goes up to 2.99
  2. grumpy sunshine trope, one of my favorites!
  3. slow burn romance. If you know me, you know I love a slooooooow burn because the reward in the end is sosososo much better ( and hotter from anticipation!)
  4. HEA. Hey, it’s a romance! Lol
  5. fabulous recipe in the end of the book. One recipe is mentioned several times in the book and I’ve included it as a present from me to you. And it really is fabulous!!!

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October 18, 2024 · 12:00 am

#fridayfive 10.18.24

Today is a post near and dear to my heart. The five things I lovelovelove about being a Grandma

  1. babies. Who doesn’t love babies?
  2. remembering my daughter at the same age as my grandchildren are now. Teaching her, helping her, reliving milestones thru my grandchildren.
  3. unconditional love – given and received
  4. you can give them back if they are misbehaving ( lol) unlike your own children when you had to suffer thru the bad times.
  5. having someone think I’m smart again, LOL

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October 11, 2024 · 12:22 am

#fridayfive 10.11.24

AS promised, here are the final 5 things I think authors should know/do at a book-signing.

  1. Preorders – if you’ve got a bunch of books, it’s physically impossible to bring lots of copies of each. I have 60+ books out in the world now, and even if I just brought 5 of each, that’s 300 books. Believe me, there’s no room at a multi-author book signing for you to be bringing 300 books. The way to avoid this is to have a preorder form available before the book signing. That way, people can get the book they really want, you will have already made some sales prior to the vent (Yay!) and you won’t have to cart every single book you have. Along with that, make sure the attendees know the books you ARE bringing – either in a FB post or blog post.
  2. Unless you are taking pictures with your readers, of the event, or with another author STAY OFF YOUR PHONE! You have less than 1 second to catch a new-to-you-reader’s eye at a multiauthor event. If you are staring down at your phone, scrolling thru tiktok or your email, you will miss that opportunity to get a new reader and sell a book.
  3. SMILE! I can’t state this enough. No one will approach a grumpy gus. I will approach an author who looks nervous because — I get it!!! But someone scowling, or with resting bitch face? Nope. Hard pass.
  4. Engage with the people at the event, the readers who may be walking by your table. Say, “Hi, welcome. What do you read?” Anything that will get them to stop, look at your books, and give you a chance to state your schpiel! And SMILE when you do it, lol!
  5. Thank people when you sell a book. I know this sounds like common sense but I’ve been at signings with BIG NAME authors who think it’s such a privilege they are there and that the readers should prostrate themselves at their tables, that they forget their manners. Don’t you do that. Ever.

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October 4, 2024 · 12:29 am

fridayfive 10.4.24

Today’s five is a continuation on a theme from last week – things you should do/know when attending a booksigning as an author.

Here we go:

  1. Always wear comfortable shoes and clothes. You will be standing for hours and if you are wearing stilettos, or shoes that pinch, you are going to be miserable.
  2. Make your display table sing! Have bright colors and nothing drab. Display your books lovingly – don’t just throw them on the table,willy-nilly.
  3. Clearly state your prices and how to pay. Either a pop-up ad on the table telling people the cost, or something written attached to the books.
  4. Have swag!!! useful things, not just paper postcards. Pens; Chaptsticks, hand sanitizer, bookmarks. People love free stuff with your branding on them.
  5. Post about the event on social media, on your blog and wherever you can, before, during and then after the event. Take pictures and tag people and the event organizers.

I did a tiktok about last week’s five and this week’s, too. They are a little bit more in-depth than the written blogs, so hop on over to my tiktok account and check them out:

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September 27, 2024 · 12:54 am

#fridayfive 9.27.24

So today’s Friday five is 5 things I’ve learned doing booksignings.

  1. Eat breakfast, bring lunch and water. Believe me…this is important for your sanity and health.
  2. Make a list of all the books you bring, the number of them, too. That way, at the end of the day, you can determine how many and of which one you sold and will need for the next signing.
  3. Make sure your phone/iPad/Square reader are all fully charged and bring a charger with you just in case.
  4. Brings pens. A lot of pens. Even if you are not giving them away as swag, they tend to …walk away.
  5. Bring money for change. Depending on how much you charge for your books, $1s, $5s, and $10s are the right denomination.

There are a bunch more, but that’s for next Friday!

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September 13, 2024 · 12:06 am

#fridayFive 9.13.24

Today’s Friday five is 5 bookish things about me as a reader!

  1. I read fast. Wicked fast.
  2. I’m usually reading 2-3 books at a time and listening to 1 or 2 audiobooks
  3. I am a mood reader.
  4. I started reading at the age of 4
  5. I spent all my latchkey kid time in the library.

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September 6, 2024 · 12:03 am

#Fridayfive 9.6.24

Today’s Friday five is 5 bookish things about me as an author.

  1. I write every day, no matter what. Even if it’s 2 sentences, I write every day.
  2. I plot in longhand
  3. I have a book bible for every series I pen.
  4. my favorite time of the day to write is between 2 am and 9 am
  5. Most days I write in my bed.

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August 30, 2024 · 12:08 am

#fridayfive 8.30.24

Today’s FF are the five reasons you should join us over on the DICKENS HOLIDAY ROMANCE page on FB for our weekend-long cover reveal party:

  1. All the 2024 Dickens Holiday covers will be revealed this weekend.
  2. You’ll get a firsthand view of all the new books added to the series this year.
  3. Preorders will go livelivelive!
  4. Prizes, games, and giveaways!
  5. holiday recipes!

Come join us starting today. Juday Kentrus and I kick it off this morning!

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July 5, 2024 · 3:19 am

#fridayfive 7.5.2024

The five reasons you should read The HEAVEN’S MATCHMAKER SERIES

  1. The series is just 99 cents for each Kindle book right now and for a limited time!
  2. great beach reads
  3. HEA
  4. hunky heroes; strong women, 35+
  5. did I mention the books are just 99 cents? ( LOL!!)

MIX AND MATCH ( JASMINE & DONOVAN) Book 1

Divorced and lonely, nurse Jasmine Green retains the services of Heaven, NH’s very own successful matchmaker, Olivia Joyner. The bar scene and dating apps give Jasmine hives and Liv’s reputation is stellar. If anyone can help guide her through the quagmire that dating has become, Olivia can.

Architect Donovan Boyd is ready to settle down. He wants the kind of marriage his parents have; long-lasting, filled with love, children, and joy. But even after a year of living and working in Heaven, he’s still considered an outsider by many. Finding the type of woman he’s looking for is hard in the tight-knit community. Retaining Olivia Joyner to help him find his forever love is one of the smartest things he’s done, especially after she sets him up with Jasmine Green.

But the red-haired, green-eyed beauty wants a different kind of marriage from the one Donovan considers ideal.

Can these two strong-willed people learn to compromise so they can both find their happily ever after? Or will their relationship forever be relegated to the friend zone?

LOVE MATCH ( LAYLA & CODY) BOOK 2

Running away from a public scandal may be cowardly, but to Layla Warton, it’s her best option.

After her politically connected fiancé is indicted for a laundry list of crimes, Layla wants to put the public ridicule and shame of her guilty-by-association status behind her. Not easy to do when all her supposed friends and supporters lose her number and the taint of scandal-adjacent destroys the successful design business and life she’s built for herself.

Happy childhood memories and the blessing of a local friend push her toward the tiny New England town of Heaven where she spent summers with her loving grandparents. Hiding out in the town until the scandal dies down is the perfect plan.

With the paparazzi hot on her tail, an ancient family home she needs to get livable, and a contractor too hot for her sanity, Layla worries she’ll never be able to get her old life back.

But would that really be such a bad thing?

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