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Finding Balance
Or: Why It’s Taking Me So Long to Finish Book 3 I know you’ve all been waiting patiently for an update on Stuck (Stitch Trilogy, Book...
Sep 20, 20165 min read
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“The Catastrophe Theory” Ch13 – FREE Progressive Story from The Hunt
Well, ladies and gents, that story is here! The novella-length story is called “The Catastrophe Theory” and it stars scientist Eve,...
Aug 6, 20141 min read
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Distribution Updates – Kindle MatchBook, iTunes & More!
Hey Stitch Fans! Just wanted to let you know about a few quick updates made to Stitch & Shudder’s distribution. Lots of details below,...
Jan 8, 20142 min read
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Finding Your Voice
I see this problem all the time with my business writing clients. They’ve certainly got plenty to say – they’re experts in their fields,...
Oct 2, 20134 min read
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Tried Goodreads Listopia Lists yet? Give it a shot!
Hey Stitch Trilogy fans! I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to an awesome feature of Goodreads that you may not already know...
Sep 24, 20132 min read
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DIY Editing Tips
I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because typos are the bane of my existence! (Sponsored post.) You may think that soaring...
Sep 11, 20133 min read
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Death to the Dreaded Second (Middle) Book Syndrome
This content was originally posted on www.cocktailsandbooks.com as part of the Shudder Blog Tour in 2013. Middle books in a trilogy have...
Aug 4, 20133 min read
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Pre-Release Jitters
This content was originally posted on www.reutreads.wordpress.com as part of the Shudder Blog Tour in 2013. What goes through an author’s...
May 7, 20134 min read
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What Just Happened?? Prepping for the Twist
This content was originally posted on www.uniquelymoibooks.com as part of the Stitch Blog Tour in 2012. I LOVE me a good twist. That...
Mar 28, 20135 min read
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The Birth of a Twist: How I Came Up with Stitch
Note: This guest post was originally posted on 11/19/12 at another blog, but that blog has since closed down. I decided to move the text...
Feb 18, 20133 min read
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Buffy: The Ultimate Heroine (Guest Post)
This content was originally posted on www.alwaysyaatheart.com as part of the Stitch Blog Tour in 2012. I recently came across the...
Feb 1, 20133 min read
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Book Formatting Woes: I figured out the hard stuff so you don’t have to! (Part 2)
Update: This post was written back in 2012, and thankfully things have gotten A LOT easier since then!! (You NO LONGER need a software...
Jul 26, 201211 min read
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Book Formatting Woes: I figured out the hard stuff so you don’t have to! (Part 1)
Update: This post was written back in 2012, and thankfully things have gotten A LOT easier since then!! (You NO LONGER need a software...
Jul 23, 20126 min read
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The Big Reveal: Stitch Cover Art!
I’m SO excited to share the final cover art for Stitch! Drumroll please… Ta-da! A big shout out to Damon over at http://damonza.com/ for...
Jul 17, 20122 min read
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Any Advice? Marketing & Promotion Schedule
The past few days while planning my marketing campaign, I keep running up against the same question (or rather, ramming into it headlong...
Jul 13, 20126 min read
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Navigating the Befuddling World of Book Blogs
Yesterday, I almost drowned. Okay, not literally, but I felt like I was drowning. You see, I had a couple free hours, so I decided...
Jul 11, 20125 min read
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The Why & How of Writing a Novel (Part 2)
Last week in Part 1 of this post I wrote about how I managed the undertaking of writing a novel. This week I’m going tackle the harder...
Jun 25, 20123 min read
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The Why & How of Writing a Novel (Part 1)
Since I’ve started telling people that I wrote a novel, the questions I get asked most often (besides, “What’s it about?”) are “Why?” and...
Jun 20, 20124 min read
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