On April 22, 2016, I published a blog about my mangled BookBub promotion. It was a hot mess -- the promotion, not the blog. However, what...

I never reviewed books on Amazon.com before I started publishing my own. Now I rate or review every book I read, unless it's not above...

It's time for another promotion because the sales have flat-lined and all of the groups I participate in say the key is steady promotion....

As an author, I am not supposed to respond to reviews. I don’t want to, really. I’m new at this, and I’m willing to be a beginner and...

An independent author has much to learn after writing a manuscript they believe is worthy of publication. Submitting to a traditional...

I admit I have had some remodeling ideas that may not have been practical. They were visually appealing, in my opinion, but maybe weren't...

I have been busy with marketing books. It is a never-ending job. I have an Amazon Countdown Deal in the next day with Opal's Story and...

Amy Reade’s Secrets of Hallstead House is a mystery with interesting twists. It is set on islands in the Thousand Island archipelago. The...

Some readers may not want to tackle a trilogy. They want all the story in one place with a beginning and an end. I think the individual...

I wanted to do a book review and let readers see the books I enjoy reading. I could not think of any I read recently that I w Marie...

Gophers are the demons of the underworld. That's my opinion. After I saw one in person, I began to think they were cute, but they cause...

My husband and I had dinner with old friends this past weekend. It was wonderful to get together with them again. They are the kind of...

I decided to reorganize my Pinterest boards after the first of the year. However, when I log on to Pinterest, it’s like walking into a...

Every year for the past few years, my resolution has been not to try to explain myself. At first, it was a joke, but now, I'm serious,...

I say Happy Holidays because I lived for many years in a community with more diversity than most in Texas. I was raised with exposure to...

I had such fun writing Josephine's Journals. My favorite part was Mrs. Emily and Sabine preparing for a hoiday open house. They decorated...

I listened to Maya Angelou on a talk show say she did not tolerate negative comments or ethnic jokes in her home. She believed the...

I chatted with the checker at the grocery store. It was my second time in the store that day. It wasn’t a store where I normally shopped....

My son, Phillip, has a favorite cookie, sugar cookies. He's a grown man and he still prefers sugar cookies and vanilla ice cream....

Opal Evans experienced an unthinkable tragedy in her early twenties, changing her forever. Her experience also changed the lives of her...