Posts Tagged ‘A State of Jane’
book birthdays, book trailers, book publishing deals: Oh My!
My blogs for the last two months have been depressing, I know. That’s because I’ve been depressed. Sorry 🙁 Despite continuing to cope with sadness over losing my closest friend, there are some wonderful things happening on the book front. My friend would chastise me if I was too busy missing him to properly celebrate the positive…
Read MoreAdministrative Professionals Day excerpt and giveaway!
Happy Administrative Professionals Day to all the lovely Administrative Professionals! I hope your bosses buy you flowers, take you out to lunch, or both because you deserve it! (Unless you do nothing all day except read at your desk, write blog posts, and peruse Facebook and Twitter.) Kim, the main character in my novel, Blogger Girl, is a…
Read MoreHappy New Year
Happy New Year everyone! I can’t believe another year is ending. On a professional note, 2013 was a banner year for me. I published my third novel, Blogger Girl, in late August and, so far, readers have embraced it. My debut novel, Just Friends with Benefits, was re-released by Booktrope and, much to my surprise,…
Read MoreI am my characters
People often comment on how “real” my characters are and they ask me how I create such believable heroines. I suppose it is because most of my work is grounded in reality. My characters are not me but some of their struggles, particularly with men, come from my own struggles—even if I don’t realize it…
Read MoreHappy Anniversary A State of Jane and guest blogger!
With all of the fuss over the release of my third novel Blogger Girl and the re-release of my debut novel, Just Friends with Benefits, I almost forgot all about my “middle child” A State of Jane. (I’m surprised I haven’t heard the voice of Jan Brady whining “Blogger Girl, Blogger Girl, Blogger Girl!”) But…
Read MoreCover art – building a brand
It wasn’t too long ago that I worked with my amazing cover artist, Loretta Matson, on the cover of my newest release, Blogger Girl. I told Loretta that I wanted the cover to give off a fun “chick lit” vibe. The main character of the novel, Kimberly Long, is a loyal defender of chick lit…
Read MoreThe Celebration of Bloggers Tour concludes with Julie Valerie
Concluding my Celebration of Bloggers Tour is Julie Valerie, founder of Chick Lit Chit Chat on www.julievalerie.com. I introduced myself to Julie when I heard that she planned to read and review a chick lit book a week during 2013. Being a chick lit author, I immediately reached out to Julie and asked if she…
Read MoreWelcome Ashley Williams and The Book Fetish Blog to the Celebration of Bloggers Tour
Today, I welcome Ashley Williams, founder of The Book Fetish Blog, guest posting for the Celebration of Bloggers Tour. I met Ashley when she participated in the Chick Lit Plus Blog Tour for Just Friends with Benefits. I really enjoyed her review, not only because it was positive, but because she really “got” the book…
Read MoreWelcome Kaley Stewart of Books Etc. to the Celebration of Bloggers Tour
I am thrilled to host Kaley Stewart from Books Etc. on the Celebration of Bloggers Tour. Before I became friendly with Kaley, predominantly through Twitter and our mutual love of The Bachelor/Bachelorette, I was very familiar with her reviews. Kaley is not afraid of providing her honest opinion and it shows. I’m not saying that…
Read MoreSteph the Bookworm opens up as the Celebration of Bloggers continues!
On my blog today is Stephanie Territo, creator of Steph The Bookworm Blog. I was introduced to Stephanie back in 2010 when she participated in the CLP Blog Tour for my debut novel, Just Friends with Benefits. Both Stephanie and her mom really loved the book and so when A State of Jane was released,…
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