#HAUNTED SOULS in Cape Cod Times #Books Page! #CapeCod #ghosts #romance

Although I see a great deal of national news online, since I'm on the computer so much, I do still really enjoy reading the paper--the actual physical paper that gets delivered--to get more information about what's going on in my corner of the world.  I'm so busy, though, that I probably do it backwards...instead of reading the paper with my coffee first thing in the morning, I usually sit down with it at night, usually with my glass of wine and one or both cats vying for attention.

Sometimes, the cats win, and I can't get to actually reading the paper because they're lying on it in my lap.  Or, exhaustion wins out, and nod off before I can get through the whole thing.  So I do get behind.  And I had not read Sunday's edition of The Cape Cod Times by Monday morning.

So I arrived at the gym where I work to teach a class, and one of the members says, "Good morning, famous person."  Having no idea what she was referring to, I just smiled and said "I wish!"  She then elaborated, telling me my most recent book had been featured in the Books section of the Sunday Cape Cod Times.  Exciting!  Once I got inside, I discovered a few of my ladies had brought in their copies for me as well, so I was able to read the write-up right away.

A number of books by local authors were featured in the article, entitled "Spring Crop: Still Too Cold for the Beach?  Read A Book About the Beach and More".  My latest release, Haunted Souls, a steamy romance/ghost mystery set on Cape Cod, was one of the books mentioned.  The cover was there in color, along with a nice summary and a mention of one of my other novels set on the Cape, Gull Harbor.

And in one more "small world" type of twist, the book underneath mine in the article was written by an author who also writes for my publisher, and I had featured her book on my blog a while back.  They are not only connected by the publisher, but also by a Cape Cod setting, a paranormal plot element, and even a local historical building as a setting: The Old (Haunted) Jail!

What a wonderful surprise for a Monday morning.  I snapped the above pictures of the print edition and have linked the online article below as well, for anyone looking for some Cape-themed reads!  And if you have a Kindle, Haunted Souls is on sale until Thursday night for 99c!  (Amazon link on the blue title directly above)  Thanks for stopping by and happy reading :)

CAPE COD TIMES BOOKS:  Spring Crop

Getting Published~ Featured in Cape Cod article! #amwriting #writingtips

I had a lot of events scheduled throughout the fall, several of which involved appearing with two fellow authors who write for my publisher.  In November, we spoke together as a panel at the monthly "A Book in the Hand" event in Dennis on Cape Cod.  Our presentation was designed to offer advice to aspiring writers on getting published, and we were also able to share our individual stories.  It was a well-attended event, and we fielded many questions from the audience.

Kevin Symmons, Kathryn Knight, and Katie O'Sullivan at
A Book in The Hand

A reporter from the Cape Cod Times was there as well, and she used some of our discussion for her article "So You Want to Get Published", which appeared in the Cape Books section on December 4, 2016.  I was both mentioned and quoted, which was very exciting.  

The link to the article is below for anyone who would like to read it!  As I tell my writing classes, the most important thing is to finish that book...nothing can happen until it's done!  Everyone has a different writing method (mine is slow, with edits made along the way...hence the not surprising major NaNoWriMo fail), but one thing holds true for everyone: the words will not magically appear by themselves.  So, Butt in Chair, Fingers on Key Board is some of the best advice out there.  For more info on the later stages, here is the article:

 Cape Books: So You Want to Get Published...