Greetings from Lindsey Duga and Melissa Erin Jackson! Another Pitch Wars season is upon us and we are so thrilled to be YA mentors this year! We see this as a tremendous honor and are thankful that we’re able to partake in this amazing experience. This little ole blog post is to introduce you to […]
Below is a second interview from Audrey Wick, a contemporary romance author with a new romance novel coming out July 26th! Be on the lookout! First, how did your debut book launch go? Was it everything you hoped it would be? Yes! I enjoyed sharing my debut book Finding True North with the world. […]
If you’re anything like most writers, you might be more of an introvert and that can be very difficult when it comes to promoting your own book. Talking to people and asking them to read your book is not only nerve wracking, but it’s incredibly…embarrassing. Don’t get me wrong, I’m PROUD to have a book […]
Today is the day… MY BOOK IS OUT IN THE WORLD. (Get it wherever books are sold! All order links are at the bottom of this post. Plus an exclusive excerpt!) Before I get into all the mushy stuff, a quick teaser of one of my favorite lines from the book: After years of writing, […]
Unfortunately, being an author doesn’t just mean writing books, though I know most of us really wish it was. It also means running your own mini business. If you don’t agree, I would ask you: the government sees you as a business, why don’t you? Every year we have to file some kind of tax […]
Hooboy. It’s been awhile since I’ve written a blog post, and there’s a very good reason for that: my book is coming out in just under a month. But this post is not to perpetuate debut author’s fear of book marketing or the many, many things a debut author must do before a book launch. […]
Let’s be honest, once you’ve gone through the different editing phases: developmental editing, line editing, copy editing…you’re ready to set your laptop on fire. Hey, we’ve all been there. But you need to power through one more round…proofreading. Unfortunately, this phase is as important as the rest. Maybe even more so because it’s your final […]
What follows is a delightful interview from Audrey Wick, a contemporary romance author with a debut novel coming out in just a few short days! Hi, Lindsey! We met at the Writers’ League of Texas summer conference in Austin, both as unpublished novelists. Now, we each have debuts releasing in 2018! What an exciting year! […]
Roughly three weeks ago I attended one of my favorite local writers’ conferences, the Jambalaya Writers Conference at the Terrebone Parish Library in Houma, Louisiana. Unfortunately the reason why this post is later than usual is because of the strange swings of publishing where it’s crickets one moment and a raging stampede of white rhinos the next. […]
I’m beyond thrilled to finally unveil the cover of my debut novel… ta-DAAAAAHHHHH!!! I really can’t believe this is finally a THING but now that the official cover is going to be out in the world, I can no longer deny the inevitable…I’ve got a book coming out. WHOO! KISS OF THE ROYAL is […]