A day in the life of me…
Next I’ll sit down and try to write or edit or both but usually not both…
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12 Author Audiobook Confessions.
My first book, Bridging the Silence, just came out on audiobook on Tuesday it’s not even a week old yet. I’ve listened to it and I want to talk about it. This is not spoiler free- but the spoiler is easy to skip over). Here are my audiobook confessions:
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Five authors I admire
I asked my Facebook readers group (Backstage with Amy Kaybach) what they wanted to know about me. I was looking for things I could use as interesting tidbits for “a ten random facts about me” kind of thing. What I ended up getting were some interesting questions about music, reading and being an author that…
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Release Day is TOMORROW!
My first book, Bridging the Silence, the first book in a series of four novels about my fictitious rock band, The Blind Rebels, releases TOMORROW. How in the actual hell is that possible? It’s a crazy concept for me. I’ve lived with this band in my head for a while now and I’m a little…
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The anatomy of a band name
I’ve mentioned before that naming things in my WIP are the bane of my writing life. I struggle with coming up with character names, place names, business names, you name it. It doesn’t even help that I keep a list on my phone of names that I find interesting (I come across them in my…
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My Top 3 Favorite Music-Themed Movies
My developmental editor* gives me movies and TV shows to watch as a way to help my writing. I know it seems kind of weird (or at least it did at first to me) that watching TV or movies can help with distinct elements of writing, but it really works. So now when my editor…
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Pam & Tommy
Am I the only one who is excited to watch Pam & Tommy on Hulu? If you don’t know what I am talking about, here is the official trailer from Youtube: I hope it isn’t a disappointment. I loved The Dirt (both the book and the movie) so I have high hopes for this one….
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Weird Space
I’ve finished going through both Bridging the Silence (Blind Rebels book 1) and Blending Chords (Blind Rebels book 2) to prep them for the proofreader next month. I turned in my first (ie. major) rewrite of Reviving the Rhythm (Blind Rebels book 3) to my editor for a read when she’s done going over Finding…
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It’s all happening
Have you seen the movie “Almost Famous” with Kate Hudson as Penny Lane? It’s probably no surprise that it’s one of my all-time favorite movies. If you haven’t seen it and you love music- I highly suggest it. My reason for bringing it up is that they had a saying when everything was starting to…
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Meet the Blind Rebels
The Blind Rebels are: Mavrick Slater: The charismatic and cocky lead singer and songwriter, Mavrick is now best know for attacking his guitarist onstage at Madison Square Garden for sleeping with his fiancé. You’ll meet him in Book 1: Bridging the Silence. Mavrick may be the singer but he can also play piano and guitar….
