Published on Medium Before I published my first novel I prepared myself for bad reviews. Which I suppose is like preparing oneself for labor contractions. Until you feel them, you think you can handle them. The very thing I was “braced” for, pre-publication, was the very thing that came at me like a hatchet to […]
Small Business Saturday, the day after Black Friday, and two days before Cyber Monday, is a relatively new national campaign to drive business to stores once known as Mom & Pop Shops. While we think of Black Friday as the day to shop department store deals and Cyber Monday as a day to shop online […]
When I self-published my book, admittedly, it was the last resort. It was the backup plan if I had failed to sell it to a trade publisher. I promised myself that if I couldn’t sell it, or find an agent to represent me, I would not tuck it in a drawer and […]
I am so thrilled to announce that THE MEMORY BOX has made its debut on the USA TODAY Best-selling Books list this week! Wow, what a week it’s been. A few days ago, THE MEMORY BOX was the #1 book in the Barnes & Noble’s Nook store, the iTunes store and Kobo and […]
It is widely known that if you’re fortunate enough to have written and published a book and lucky enough to have people talk about it, comments will run the gamut from good to bad, with many shades of mediocre in between. I say lucky enough to have people talk about it because that’s the point, […]
The absolute greatest indulgence in the world for an author is to have an opportunity to connect with her readers. It is a thrill unlike anything else, and so far, in these last 64 days, I have heard from readers in a variety of ways. Some people have called me. These readers, of course, […]
It’s been an incredible week. In the last three days, THE MEMORY BOX Kindle edition has been downloaded 27,452 times. It’s been ranked #1 for three days consecutively in its genre on the free Kindle chart and #10 overall. To say that my expectations have been drastically exceeded, is an understatement. Believe me, I […]
