I joined Library Thing when I created an author page for Gator McBumpypants Hears a Scary Noise. They have a selection of books each month that you can choose from to potentially win in exchange for review. In all these years I have never won, but they recently revamped their system. This month I wonContinue reading “Library Thing Early Reviewers”
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Happy May! A recap of my April adventures and what’s next
I want to start by saying thank you to all of the organizers of NaPoWriMo and A to Z Challenge and the poets of dVerse. And the poets that included my poems in their lists, especially David Ellis at Too Full To Write. I also want to thank everyone who read my poems and leftContinue reading “Happy May! A recap of my April adventures and what’s next”
New Gator McBumpypants Picture Book Now Available!
Gator McBumpypants in Shelley Comes Out Of Her Shell is a sweet story about the challenges of making new friends. It also covers themes such as empathy and knowing when to ask for help. Last year, I designed and made a little box turtle. I had an online contest to name the turtle and theContinue reading “New Gator McBumpypants Picture Book Now Available!”
#NaNoWriMo Day 26: Puzzles From Childhood
Day 26 Word count:51,225 words Word count goal: 52,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Encore Save The Cat: Finale Today is an exciting day! I became a NaNoWriMo 2017 Winner yesterday, surpassing the 50,000 word mark in my novel. That makes today the first time I have continued NaNoWriMo after reaching my goal. I still haveContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 26: Puzzles From Childhood”
Name this turtle and get your name in the next Gator McBumpypants book!
Creation makes its own calendar I thought I was way ahead of the game. I had big plans and was gonna do it right this year. I mean, I have experience. I have my online presence set up. I filled in my Google calendar. I had a marketing plan. Everything I had done would makeContinue reading “Name this turtle and get your name in the next Gator McBumpypants book!”
Happy Thanksgiving
Gator McBumpypants wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. And to the turkey he says, I don’t eat flying things if that’s what you’re worried about. Don’t forget to pick up your free kindle download today to share with the whole family! And for more fun Gator and Herman now have their own theme song and itContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”
Marketing: A little outside the box.
Since my writing life is completely consumed with promoting Gator McBumpypants Hears a Scary Noise this week, I’m jumping off schedule and continuing to talk about promoting your book. I announced my kindle free days everywhere I could think of yesterday, so how do I keep the internet’s attention today? I stepped away from writingContinue reading “Marketing: A little outside the box.”
Creating a Marketing Plan for Gator McBumpypants Hears a Scary Noise
After publishing Gator McBumpypants Hears a Scary Noise, I focused my marketing plan exclusively on creating an internet presence. I created author pages, joined good reads, sent out email announcements and created a Gator McBumpypants page on my website. Now, I feel ready to expand my marketing plan. To do that I need to knowContinue reading “Creating a Marketing Plan for Gator McBumpypants Hears a Scary Noise”
Busy Writer’s Life Update: Gator McBumpypants 2 and searching for an agent
I can’t seem to stick to my goal of a weekly blog, but I’ll keep trying. However, while I’ve been neglecting this blog, my writing life has been very busy indeed. First, I’ve finished the text and taken the pictures for the second book in my Gator McBumpypants series. I’m pretty sure I’ll stick withContinue reading “Busy Writer’s Life Update: Gator McBumpypants 2 and searching for an agent”
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