So, I’ve recently paid $27 to learn that I’m absolutely failing at what authors are supposed to do on social media and their blogs.
And my $27 has taught me that I’m supposed to post a monthly book update to keep readers excited about my books.
Oops. You can imagine me grimacing here. I’ve been writing for ten years and I have absolutely failed at this.
So, here’s a quick update.
I just released a book on Amazon and it’s an adult mystery and I’m in love with it. You should read it. It’s an adventure.
This is what it’s about
Rosie Jones, small town reporter and single mom, is looking forward to her first quiet Maine winter with her young daughter, Lily. After a disastrous first marriage, she’s made a whole new life and new identities for her and her little girl. Rosie is more than ready for a winter of cookies, sledding, stories about planning board meetings, and trying not to fall in like with the local police sergeant, Seamus Kelley.
But after her car is tampered with and crashes into Sgt. Kelley’s cruiser during a blizzard, her quiet new world spirals out of control and back into the danger she thought she’d left behind. One of her new friends is murdered. She herself has been poisoned and she finds a list of anagrams on her dead friend’s floor.
As the killer strikes again, it’s obvious that the women of Bar Harbor aren’t safe. Despite the blizzard and her struggle to keep her new identity a secret, Rosie sets out to make sure no more women die. With the help of the handsome but injured Sgt. Kelley and the town’s firefighters, it’s up to Rosie to stop the murderer before he strikes again.
You can order it here.
What’s Next
I’m finishing up my book, THE LAST GODS, on Patreon and starting to think about what to do on there next.
I’m editing a ton of people and being a writing coach. You can find more on my website about that. And I’m still teaching an awesome class at the Writing Barn. And I’m thinking of creating a more cohesive business surrounding all of that because it turns out that I really love helping people with their books and writing craft.
I’m starting the sequel to THE PLACES WE HIDE and it’s a doozy. A doozy, I tell you! Full of murder and small-town realism and romance.
I’m revising a young adult fantasy that my agent will be shopping around.
I’m thinking about writing something nonfiction and big and it’s scary. So, I’ll talk more about that soon.
I’m trying to be better about YouTube. I’m sort of failing. But you can check my videos out. They are goofy and informative, which is pretty much me.
WHAT’S STILL HAPPENING
Well, we’re chugging along with our podcast, DOGS ARE SMARTER THAN PEOPLE, which has had over 169,000 downloads. We talk about life tips from our dogs and writing tips from ourselves and are all around goofy.
I’m still painting, writing dog and quote inspirational quotes on my Facebook and Twitter, and dealing with kittens.
WHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST
The podcast link if you don’t see it above. Plus, it’s everywhere like Apple Music, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and more. Just google, “DOGS ARE SMARTER THAN PEOPLE” then like and subscribe. Let us know if you’d like to be a sponsor. We’ve had some great ones.