Woot! It’s Release Day for The Farm by Emily McKay! Congrats Emily!! I was lucky enough to snag an early read of this dystopian vampire YA, and trust me when I say you do not want to miss this one! Are you a fan of dystopian fiction? Vampires? What’s your favorite dystopian YA? And don’t […]
For Writers: Business

Make Your Book Reader-Worthy
Thank goodness Shelly Thacker walks her own path, otherwise she might be a forest ranger instead of a national bestselling author giving us all sorts of fabulous books to read! Not sure what I’m talking about? Check out her bio! As NaNoWriMo wraps up, I’m thrilled to have Shelly guest-blogging today with wonderful insight into […]

Leslie Langtry – Julie Kenner Fan Girl! (or 'Scuse me while I find a chicken suit …)
When Leslie sent me her guest post for the day, she told me I wasn’t allowed to change it … and then I read it and totally got all mushy! The whole chicken suit thing, however, really is tempting … Leslie Langtry is the author of the Bombay’s Greatest Hits series (which includes ‘Scuse […]

Blogshare day: Social Media Myths that Can Cripple an Author Platform
Found this fascinating post over at Kristen Lamb’s Blog. Kristen always has such great things to say about social media … if you don’t already follow her blog, check it out! As the Social Media Jedi for Writers, I am very blessed to be able to speak and teach around the country at various writing […]

Getting Set Up: Demystifying Goodreads, Part 1
Woot! I did it. My J. Kenner name now has a Goodreads profile! Now, the fact is that I’ve already had profiles for Julie Kenner and J.K. Beck … I think. But I’m not entirely sure how they came to be, and I never quite figured out what to do with them (the J.K. Beck […]
How to Pitch a Story to an Editor (or a producer!)
This article came into my inbox a few years ago. It was written for screenwriters, who do an obscene amount of oral pitching (yet another reason I prefer writing books…most of the time your pitch is on paper!). But with summer conferences such as RWA (Romance Writers of America) approaching, this seems like a great […]
Adventures in eBooking
Well, folks, my ebook journey kicked into high gear yesterday (can you say “formatting”) and although I’m hardly the first to blog about it, I also probably won’t be the last. So why am I going where so many have already gone before? A couple of reasons. One, I think the digital revolution is fascinating […]