For my romcom novel that came out last month, I tried a lot of author marketing… I made TikToks and Instagram posts and reels, trying out different angles and tactics. (I also tweeted, but I’ve since left Twitter/X for Bluesky, because Twitter/X stopped letting you block mean people and had way too much yelling.) I got into my hometown paper
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My romcom / fantasy romance novel, Her Knight at the Museum, is now out in the world… But if you get my newsletter or follow me on social media, you already knew that! I’ll share one of my favorite moments from the book below, and then I’ll talk about the release week! “Readers looking for a fresh and fun take
Look for the Moment Today I’m sharing some of the very best life advice I have, period, and I think you should listen up! Granted, I am not an especially wise person. I am flaky and flighty, and at this point, it’s reasonable to assume I’m not going to change. But I still think this is good. “We do not
A couple of years ago, people started talking about nostalgia for the “Tumblr 2014 aesthetic.” Many millennials, in particular, were feeling nostalgic for the music, fashion, and overall mood of 2014, particularly as expressed on the social media website, Tumblr. There’s nothing unusual about nostalgia, of course. Many of us look back with fondness at various eras of our
I started making a summer bucket list for myself, and then I figured I’d share! You all know that I love making lists, and sometimes I act like a tour guide for my own life (which is a very enneagram type 7 trait.) I’ve included a lot of cheap and free fun things to do. We’re on a budget, and
What’s an Enneagram 4? The enneagram is a personality typing system with 9 different types. Type 4 is sometimes called “The Individualist” and sometimes called “The Romantic.” I bet most of my regular blog readers are enneagram type 4s. Writers, artists, book lovers, and dreamers are often enneagram 4 types. But check out some of these enneagram four traits and
Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s what’s going on with me, but skip the first thing if you already heard me talking about it on social media! The release date for my romcom novel, Her Knight at the Museum, got moved up from December to Tuesday, Nov. 12! When I got an email from my editor saying there was a pub date