Laughter Lifts the Heart
Several years into it, and this blog still refuses to be categorized. It's eclectic and includes everything from writing posts to snippets from my ordinary life. Welcome to this crazy place. You're bound to find something you like.
"Now, may the Lord of peace give you peace always, in every way."
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Give the Lady a Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 1
The Final Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 2
Ride to the Altar
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 3
Circle Bar Ranch Coloring Book
The Cowboys
A Southern Season
Skydiving to Love: a Novella
The Cat Lady’s Secret
Writing in Obedience
A Christian Writers Guide
Tag Archives: books
2018 Favorite Novels
According to Goodreads, I set my goal for 2018 at 36 books. What was I thinking? Between those I edit and those I write, I don’t have time for pleasure reading. By the end of the year, I logged in … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Reviews of exceptional books
Tagged 2018 Book List, Alton Gansky, Betty Thomason Owens, Book Favorites, books, Candice Sue Patterson, Emancipation Warriors Series, Jane Lebak, Janice Hannah Thompson, Jennifer A Davids, K.M. Weiland, Kathrese McKee, Lynne Wells Walding, Marissa Shrock, Michelle Griep, Naomi Musch, novels, Pegg Thomas, Seven Archangels Series, The Harbingers Series
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Favorite Titles from 2017
Sometimes I wish I could just quit everything and read, don’t you? I wish I could earn a living simply by reading. Well, I do read a lot of manuscripts, but that’s a different job. I read 24 books in … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Reading, Reviews of exceptional books
Tagged #amreading, 2017 book list, 2017 favorites, books, Connilyn Cossette, Kay Arthur, Max Lucado, Melissa Addey, novels, reading, Sandra Orchard
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Bell Bridge Publishing
At the Bridge to Publication Conference, I had the privilege of meeting Pat Van Wie of Bell Bridge Books/Belle Books, the house that handles C. Hope Clark’s mysteries. Pat said that Amazon laughed at them not long ago for calling … Continue reading
Posted in The Business
Tagged 121 Artisan Bistro, Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, Book Publishers, books, C Hope Clark, fiction, Fiction Publishers, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Pat Lewin, Pat Van Wie, vegan
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The Canopy Bookstore
How do you like our logo? It looks better in “person.” I think I’ve mentioned before that MSB and I so enjoyed selling books at the festivals last year, that we’re going to go to more festivals this year and … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Promotion/Publicity/Marketing
Tagged books, Canopy Bookstore, festivals, Promotions, sales, self-publish, small publisher, Texas
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Autographed E-Books Through Kindlegraph
Did you notice my new button in the sidebar? It says that I can “Kindlegraph” your books–actually personalize and autograph any of my books that you want. Cool, right? If you hit that button, it’ll take you to Kindlegraph, where … Continue reading
Posted in Promotion/Publicity/Marketing, Reading
Tagged books, e-books, Evan Jacobs, Give the Lady a Ride, Kindle, Kindlegraph, novels, Public Speaking for Newbies, Twitter
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The Brass Verdict, by Michael Connelly
The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly My rating: 4 of 5 stars For a while now, I’ve been squeezing into my meager reading time books Donald Maass used as examples in his writer’s manual The Fire in Fiction. Connelly’s The … Continue reading
Beyond Chapter Five
Lately, every novel I’ve read falls apart after chapter five, as if no one in the publishing process cares whether the book is good beyond the hook. Just in case anyone is wondering, I will put a book down after … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Writing
Tagged authors, books, editing, editors, freelance editors, novelists, novels, publishers, publishing, writers organizations
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The Angst of a Diseased Author
Some comment in some post on somebody’s blog jinxed me. I don’t remember anything about it other than the commenter said many authors release only one book. He said they suffer from “second-book-itis.” I asked him to define it, but … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Promotion/Publicity/Marketing, Writing
Tagged books, diseases, marketing, Promotions, writer, Writing
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What’s Polish for “Sold-Out”?
Five thirty in the morning. That’s what time you have to arrive on Main Street to get your booth ready for the day’s festival browsers. Don’t even ask what time you have to get up. Every year, the Polish community … Continue reading
Posted in Promotion/Publicity/Marketing
Tagged books, Bremond Texas, festivals, marketing, Polish Days, Polski Dzien, Texas
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A Call to All Readers!
For authors, promoting our books is the hardest task, particularly for newbie authors who are self-published or with a small publisher, but also for those with large houses, since so much of the marketing is being shoved onto the author’s … Continue reading
Posted in Promotion/Publicity/Marketing
Tagged book promotion, books, marketing, novelists, promotion, reading
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Linda W. Yezak 