The Music of Storytelling By Melody Johnson Music is the universal language. As a former flutist (I played for twelve years, from fourth grade to senior year of college!) I can especially appreciate music without words or in other languages. Being an avid dancer at the club with my girls, I also love a great […]
Seressia Glass Today I’m happy to welcome Seressia to the blog. She’s sharing an original story set in about a year after the conclusion of her rom-com The Love Con. Please help me welcome Seressia! The Love Con Wedding by Seressia Glass: Please scroll within the box to read the story. Thanks for the fun […]
The Unheard Truths of Audiobooks By Melody Johnson I began what I consider “seriously writing”—writing in the pursuit of publication—during the summer of 2010 for my college honors project. In the twelve years since, I’ve written ten full-length novels, four of which have been published traditionally, one of which was published independently, another which was […]
Amy Lane Today I’m happy to welcome Amy to the blog. She’s sharing an original story set in her Long Con world and telling us more about her most recent release. Please help me welcome Amy! Ladies Tea with Julie by Amy Lane: Please scroll within the box to read the story. Thanks for the […]
Please welcome Varun Sayal to the blog today. He’s here to tell us a little about himself and his Superhero series! Why did you pick superhero as a genre? I am a big-time superhero movie and TV series fan. Batman the animated series, Young-justice and Watchmen had been my favorites for quite some time. But […]
Today we welcome romance author Jill Piscitello to the blog. She’s celebrating her new release, Tinsel and Tea Cakes, by sharing a fun holiday tradition… Jolabokaflod I’m a bit late to the party on Jolabokaflod, but better late than never. Jolabokaflod (“Christmas Book Flood”) is the Icelandic tradition of giving and receiving books on Christmas Eve followed […]
We are excited to welcome Cathy Pegau to the blog today. She’s here celebrating her new release, The Demon Equilibrium. Take it away, Cathy… It Takes Two, Baby As a teen and young adult, I read a lot of sword and sorcery fantasy and played a number of spell-wielders in RPGs. Writing about magic has […]
Today we welcome back paranormal romance author Beth Linton. She’s celebrating today’s release of The Guardians’ Trust: Catrin, with a look at mermaids… Mermaids & Tall Tails I love the story of The Little Mermaid, and I bet there are literally millions of women out there who adored Disney’s Ariel and her determination to find true love, […]
From Melody Johnson: “We all need a little escape from reality sometimes, and I hope this anthology of short stories will help readers get into the holiday spirit,” says Melody Johnson. “The holidays are sometimes a reminder of the people or traditions that one has lost, but through the magic of storytelling, we are never […]
Today I’m happy to welcome one of my favorite Twitter peeps and all-around cat lover, Jody Wallace, to the blog. Jody is here to talk about cats, the writing process, and her upcoming book, Catagenesis. The Experience Awaits… A recent hilarious Twitter thread got my brain churning about how hard it is to sum up […]
Lucienne Diver I’m excited to welcome YA and adult fiction author Lucienne Diver to the blog. She’s got a few meal pairings for her works, and she’s telling us more about her upcoming release. Please help me welcome Lucienne! Featured Author Guest Post: It’s been a stressful few years on so many fronts for all […]
Please welcome Laralyn Doran to the blog today. She’s here celebrating her new release, Boss Lady, by sharing her thoughts on the unconventional heroine. From the Author: The unconventional heroine in a M/F love story—that’s my jam. There is a wonderful surge of badass women and intriguing female characters being written in romance these days—billionaire […]
Hi Contemporary Romance friends! I’m M.C. Vaughan, and you know what I never get tired of in romance? The Look. That moment when one of the characters beams an adoring gaze—typically coupled with a dimpled smile—at the object of their affection. They aren’t a couple yet, and the giver of gaze has not yet declared […]
Hey all you romantic suspense readers out there! Julie Ann Walker here, celebrating the release of the fourth book in my bestselling Deep Six series, DEEPER THAN THE OCEAN, by sharing with you my three least favorite book villain archetypes. Because, let’s be honest, a good bad guy can make for a great book. But […]
Today we are celebrating the audiobook release of Wonderstruck, the third and final story in Allie Therin’s wonderful Magic In Manhattan series. Please welcome Allie to the blog… An Author’s Experience with Audio Editing In the spring of 2017, I was working late hours at a large law firm, parenting a four year-old, and writing […]