Mostly YA Fab Author Summer Extravaganza (MYFASE) has been so awesome. Thank you all for participating. I’ve extended the deadlines for all the entering and such until Sunday Eve, July 17, 2011, the Year of Harry Potter. So if you haven’t entered in the individual post drawings for giveaways by Nicole O’Dell, Erynn Mangum, Kristin […]
READ MOREMostly YA Fab Author Summer Extravaganza (MYFASE) has been so much fun. We wrap it up with mega author Sandra Byrd, who like Lisa Bergren, Kristen Billerbeck, and myself writes for the womenfolk as well as teens. Last time we discussed fave book covers, I mentioned Sandra’s To Die For and knew I wanted to […]
READ MOREToday we’re welcoming author Erynn Mangum. Erynn has graciously dropped by for a visit AND she’s giving away a signed copy of Miss Match, the book that started it all. Details on how to win the book at the end of the riveting interview. ::Putting on my Diane Sawyer glasses:: Erynn, you have a great […]
READ MOREWelcome back to my Mostly YA Fab Author Summer Extravaganza!!!! (MYFASE) Today we’re talking to the funny and talented Kristin Billerbeck. Kristin also got right with Jesus and began writing YA last year. YA…it gets the best of us. It was Kristin’s Ashley Stockingdale series that I read years back that caused a light bulb […]
READ MOREContinuing our Mostly YA Fab Author Summer Extravaganza (MYFASE) today, we have Lisa Tawn Bergren. Lisa is an accomplished novelist for women and now teens, as well as an editor. (In other words, if Lisa and I were on Jeopardy together and the category was WRITING, I wouldn’t want to go against her.) Don’t forget […]
READ MOREToday YA author Stephanie Morrill is joining us. She’s also giving away a signed copy of So Over It, so stay tuned for instructions on how to get a hold of that book. And don’t forget Monday’s blog, where Nicole O’Dell is giving away a book as well. Lots of free stuff around here. And […]
READ MOREToday I want to put in my plug for a little something called the American Christian Writer’s conference. This year it is September 22-25 in St. Louis, MO. If you’re interested in writing Christian fiction, you should definitely consider going. Honestly, when I think of the many great classes I’ve sat through, I think even […]
READ MOREI’m kicking off our Mostly YA Fab Author Summer Extravaganza (MYFASE, for those of you wanting to show your support through tattoo art or embroidered pillows.) with Nicole O’Dell. I met Nicole a few years ago through a mutual writing friend, and we have been good buds ever since. Nicole is a freakin’ super hero […]
READ MOREI totally forgot to announce the winner of Lady of Bolton Hill. Congrats to Lynnet. Just email me from my contact page and send me your addy! I am very excited to announce that next Monday begins my Mostly YA Fab Author Summer Extravaganza!!! (MYFASE, if you’d like to text that to all your friends, […]
READ MOREI finally got down with the 21st century and have avatar/gravatar ability here. That means you can FINALLY have your picture display when you post a comment. Just go to gravatar.com and follow the super easy instructions. So easy even an idiot I could do it! This week on Southern Belle View, we are back […]
READ MOREJust a few days left to get in the drawing for a copy of The Lady of Bolton Hill. Thank you for those of you who pitched in with your Dad Stories. They are all pretty and showcased HERE at Southern Belle View. I loved each and every story. Some made me tear up; some […]
READ MOREHey, guys! Don’t forget our giveaway of Lady of Bolton Hill. You have through Sunday to enter. This weekend is Father’s Day, and we’re celebrating dads all week at Southern Belle View. As many of you know, we lost my stepdad in May, and so Father’s Day is a little bittersweet this year. But I […]
READ MOREToday I have the privilege of introducing you to debut author Elizabeth Camden, author of historical romance The Lady of Bolton Hill. I contacted Elizabeth after so many of you, like me, had mentioned her cover as one of your favorites. Elizabeth, welcome! Now obviously we’re all crazy about the cover. Tell us what you […]
READ MOREFirst of all, join me over at Southern Belle View today where I interview a great Southern author, Sandra D. Bricker, and give away one of her fabulous books. You will want to hear about her glitzy connections to soap opera stars. Oh, my. I haven’t blogged in forever. I couldn’t handle all the cheap […]
READ MOREDon’t forget, I’m giving away an advanced reader copy of There You’ll Find Me over at Southern Belle View. Still time to get your name in the hat. (What hat? Whose hat? Where did that phrase even come from?) If my mom doesn’t get me that pony for my next birthday, I’ve found a family […]
READ MOREFirst of all, if you head on over to Southern Belle View today, I’m giving away an ARC of There You’ll Find Me. Just leave a comment on today’s Belle post to enter. As I’m celebbing it up at Wal-Mart Shareholders today, I wanted to play a quick game of This or That, something I […]
READ MOREI got some Advanced Reader Copies of There You’ll Find Me (subtitle: The Book I Rewrote Exactly 1.5 Million Times and Still Am Not Speaking To). I will be giving one or two away. Soon. Eventually. Probably. Most Likely. TYFM is available for pre-order on Amazon. (Search: There You’ll Find Me; don’t search my name.) […]
READ MOREIt is really hard to compose a blog when you spend every evening of the week sitting in front of the TV with the phone next to your hand and your purse and cat carrier by the door, waiting for the weather man to say, “Take shelter now.” Since Sunday night, the evening the devastating […]
READ MOREThank you for all the kind thoughts sent my way and to my family during the last few weeks. We really appreciate it and have absolutely felt those prayers. Y’all are the best. Truly. So Harold Camping and his followers state that the world as we know it is ending Saturday. Now, I didn’t get […]
READ MOREI will be taking a blog break this week. Saturday night my step dad unexpectedly passed away, and I will be spending the week with my family. This man meant the world to me, one of those things I never communicated enough. He voluntarily took on the role of father years ago and did the […]
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