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We’re BACK! And Exciting Book News Coming Soon!

We just returned from Cuba where we spent an amazing week at an LGBTQ resort! Such an incredible time. If you’re looking for LGBTQ friendly resorts, check out Gran Muthu Rainbow. Amazing staff, rooms, entertainment, food…the whole thing was just what we needed.

Some pics, just because…

While down in Cuba, I received a lot of info and news about my upcoming release, BOOK OF DREAMS. I’m both excited and overwhelmed!

The big news will come once I have all the details… so, NOT YET. But it was something on my bucketlist for a while now!

For now, a little reminder… You can PRE-ORDER Book of Dreams now almost literally wherever books are sold! Pre-orders can REALLY help authors a lot.

Here are some links to purchase Book of Dreams:

You can also order it directly from your own favorite independent bookstore!

I received my very first review from an Edelweiss reader this past week. You can read it HERE.

Once I have the full details, I’ll be announcing the exciting news I’m sort of sitting on! (-;

Pre-Publication Attention for The Camino Club!

As the countdown begins (6 MORE DAYS!) for the Tuesday, October 6th release date for THE CAMINO CLUB, it has begun to get a little attention out there in the world!

Here’s a few examples, from the reviews coming out:

THE CAMINO CLUB has also made a few lists recently! Here’s a few of them here:

FANGIRLISH

UNIVERSE WITHIN PAGES

BUZZFEED BOOKS

TWO BOOK THIEVES

LGBTQ READS

You can preorder THE CAMINO CLUB at any of the following retailers, or—at your local bookstore!

Here’s the link to THE CAMINO CLUB ON GOODREADS!

It’s All About the Epigraph!

What’s the most difficult part of writing a novel?

Sure, the following steps could be difficult:

Creating an Outline (If You’re Not a Pantser)
Writing the First Draft
First Round Edits
Choosing a Title
Second Round Edits
Writing a Synopsis
Third Round Edits
Writing a Summary
Fourth Round Edits
Writing a Query Letter
Sending out Queries
Discussing Possible Contract with Agent/Publisher
Signing Contract
Doing Steps 7-10 over again with Agent (if Agent Acquired) and then Watching as Agent does Step 11 on Your Behalf.
Acquisition, Contract Signing
Editing Stages with Publisher
ARCs.
Marketing, etc

Yep. Each step has difficult to impossible written all over it. But nope. Somewhere in there is another step for some people. Epigraph. That little ole beloved quote up at the top of page one that serves to encapsulate the book’s mood. That little spark that ties it to the world.

I’ve always loved reading them in other books, so I knew as soon as I graduated to writing books that I would want to use epigraphs. Choosing them is one of the best parts or writing a book…but also one of the hardest. Some quotes come close and you love them more…but they’re not spot on perfect. Some you just love but they don’t come close. Others…they just seem to nestle into the top of your story like a glove…ah, sweet perfection.

I’ve had 6 books published now and 5 of them have epigraphs. I’m currently contemplating an epigraph for my 7th book and hoping against hope that my publisher will be cool with me using one. (-:

Here’s the epigraphs so far. You can click on the novel title to be taken to the book on Amazon.

BURN BABY BURN BABY BBBB

HALF DEAD & FULLY BROKEN

HDAFB

PRIDE MUST BE A PLACE

PMBAP

SEBASTIAN’S POET

THE REASONS

How about you? Am I the only one who obsesses over epigraphs, both in the books I read and in the books I write? What are some of your faves? Do you use them yourself?