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Showing posts with label The Muse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Muse. Show all posts

Monday, September 17, 2018

To Promote or Not

The two historical romance novels and novella I've written have been published and available for five years or so. My quandary is whether I should continue to promote them or not. Admittedly, I haven't done a lot of promotion for them in the last year or so. I let the promotion aspect slide while I was getting acclimated with a new, less stressful job and then while I've been working on the revisions/edits of Honor Bound.

Part of me feels like I shouldn't promote them because they've been out for quite awhile and because they're historical romance novels. Honor Bound and the subsequent books in the series I'm working on are set in the present and are contemporary romance novels.

Another part of me feels like I should keep promoting them because I do plan on writing more historical romance novels so I want to keep interest in the books already released. However I'm thinking it will be at least this time next year before I'll have time to start writing a historically set novel.

 Decisions. Decisions.






Monday, February 11, 2013

Come Meet A Hero

Today Lazarus (from An Unexpected Gift) is being interviewed on Kathryn Knight's blog.  Stop by and find out a few quick things about this hunky hero.  Link:  http://kathrynknightbooks.blogspot.com
I'll be giving away one copy my short story The Muse which is the first story that Lazarus makes an appearance in.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Next Big Thing Blog Hop



Today I'm participating in the "Next Big Thing Blog Hop" and answering questions about my "next big thing."  I was invited by Historical Romance author, Linda Carroll-Bradd.  Check out her blog here: http://blog.lindacarroll-bradd.com  
  
What is the title of your book?

An Unexpected Gift.  It officially releases on February 1, 2013.
 
Where did the idea come from for the book?

The hero, Lazarus,  of An Unexpected Gift is a secondary character in my novella titled The Muse. He intrigued me so much I had to write his story.
 
What genre does your book fall under?

Historical Romance
 
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

Hugh Jackman to play Lazarus.  (Actually I would choose to have Hugh Jackman play any of my heroes, but I have to admit I'm biased toward him. :o) ) As for my heroine, Olivia, I think Anne Hathaway would do a great job.
 
What is the two-sentence synopsis of your book?

Desperate to learn the truth about her brother’s reputation and why he’s disappeared, Olivia St. Germaine strikes a bargain with a man trying to escape his criminal past.  Now she must choose—try to save her brother or risk losing the man who has stolen her heart.
 
Will your book be self-published or published by a publishing company?

It's being published by The Wild Rose Press
 
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

Approximately 5 months, but it needed a lot of work in revisions.
 
Who or what inspired you to write this book?

 I'm not sure if any one thing or person inspired me. I've always been interested in the time period and as I mentioned above, Lazarus kept talking to me and fighting to take over my novella so I had to give him his own happy ending.
 
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
My heroine, Olivia St. Germaine, suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, although it wasn't recognized or labeled as such during the Regency period.

 
I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about An Unexpected Gift.  For the next few days, my publisher is offering the digital copy for free on Amazon as a pre-release promotion.  You can get your copy here: http://www.amazon.com/An-Unexpected-Gift-ebook/dp/B009Y8APVI/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1354828898&sr=1-1&keywords=katherine+grey


I've invited Historical and Paranormal Romance author Dawn Luedecke to be the next participate in this blog hop.  Check out her blog to learn about her "Next Big Thing" on December 10, 2013 at http://www.dawnluedecke.com/apps/blog/

Happy Reading!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Blog Tour Stop

I'm visiting Victoria Gray's blog today and talking about that dreaded word, Promotion.  Hope you'll stop by and share a few tips.  Link:  http://www.victoriagrayromance.blogspot.com

My newly released novella, The Muse, is the book spotlight today on Kelly Moran's blog as well.  Link:  http://kellymoranauthor.blogspot.com 

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Celebrating!

Sorry everyone, due to technical difficulties, Dawn wasn't able to have me as her guest today.  

Today is the release day of my novella, The Muse, and the beginning of my blog hopDawn Luedecke is helping me mark the occasion by having me on her blog. Link: http://www.dawnluedecke.com/apps/blog/  To celebrate, I'll be giving away a pdf copy of The Muse to a random person who leaves a comment by 8:00pm EST.