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Paranormal Women’s Fiction ARC Readers Wanted

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In exchange for an honest review, free advanced reader copies of Eastside Witch Hunt (Midlife Supernaturals #2) are available for a limited time on: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/review-copy/view/84126/eastside-witch-hunt-a-paranormal-womens-fiction-novel-midlife-supernaturals-2

How’s the Writing Going? The Question all Authors/writers dread

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How’s the Writing Going? The Question all Authors/writers dread by T.J. Deschamps How’s the writing going? An easy question to ask but a difficult question to answer. I always wonder how to answer this question. Sometimes people ask when I’m in the middle of editing or promotion and haven’t written in days or weeks. Do[…]

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Paranormal Women’s Fiction Book Club

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𝐄𝐓 πŽππ„ 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 π„π•π„π‘π˜ πŒπŽππ“π‡ 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓 πƒπˆπ‘π„π‚π“π‹π˜ π“πŽ π˜πŽπ”π‘ π„πŒπ€πˆπ‹!Β 

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Audiobook Release for Eastside Hedge Witch

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Because I’m impatient, while my distributors twiddle their thumbs, I’m offering the audiobook for Eastside Hedge Witch: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction (Midlife Supernaturals #1) for $5 USD. Go ahead and get your copy! If you haven’t read or heard of Eastside Hedge Witch, here’s the blurb: Miriam Diaz lived as a suburban mom on Seattle’s[…]

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Update: Two Stories Completed and an Audiobook Coming Soon!

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On the last day of February, I sent my final draft of Eastside Witch Hunt: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel (Midlife Supernaturals #2) to my editors. Last week, my narrator sent me the audio files for Eastside Hedge Witch. After some back and forth editing, the final files are ready for distribution. Unlike the ebook,[…]

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How Do You Market on Social Media When Three Major Platforms are Down?

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Today, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are all down. It’s also not common knowledge (though it’s widely available) that all three apps are owned by one company. Twitter is speculating why. Last night 60 Minutes aired an episode about the conditions of working at this company. Is that why? Unless Zuckerberg is throwing a giant tantrum or everyone walked out on strike, no, it is not.
What does that mean for indie authors who use those platforms to market their books? It means you’re going to have a dip in sales, unless you do a few things:

1. Seek out other social media platforms. Your target audience might be loyal to the FB trio, but there’s other places they go.

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Appearances 2021: Book Fair in Vegas, Baby!

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Book lovers of all genres are welcome to come to Bally’s Convention Center, Las Vegas for a six hour book fair featuring over three-hundred authors (including yours truly). I’ll be there selling signed paperbacks from my Faerie Tales Series and the first book in my new Midlife Supernaturals Series Eastside Hedge Witch. My table partner[…]

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Marketing Monday: My First Fan Con as a Professional Author

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Nothing like curing a case of imposter syndrome like having your first book signing. Unfortunately, we are still in a pandemic and this is Washington state so attendance was low. Another pro said that there were a quarter of the usual amount of attendees. Still, having a signing, reading, and sitting on panels with other pros was definitely a wonderful experience.

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Indie Author: A Business and Art Balancing Act

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When I first started writing, I thought I’d go the traditionally published route. I’d query an agent, sign a contract, and the agent in turn would sell my manuscript. My job was over the moment the art was finished. Sure there’d be rounds of edits, and I’d get to see what cover the art department[…]

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