C. A. (Carol Ann) Newsome writes the Lia Anderson Dog Park Mysteries, a series of funny, romantic suspense/mystery novels which are inspired by and centered around her mornings at the Mount Airy Dog Park with her trio of rescue dogs. She is also an artist with an M.F.A. from the University of Cincinnati, and you’ll seeContinue reading ““I owe my writing career to my dogs,” and other secrets of publishing success. Interview with C.A. Newsome.”
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Her name is Allison Janda, and she’s a blogaholic.
Bestselling mystery writer Allison Janda, author of the food and photography-themed Marian Moyer cozies, debates the existence of writers block, talks about sexy food photography, and confesses to her blogging addiction. Minty Fresh Mysteries (MFM): I love your protagonist’s profession–food and crime scene photographer–partly because it’s plausible that she would actually have access to informationContinue reading “Her name is Allison Janda, and she’s a blogaholic.”
BookBub is my new husband.
Who, you ask, is that fancy person sitting on Amazon’s bestseller charts at Number 12 alongside Janet Evanovich and J.K. Rowling (writing as Robert Galbraith)? Why it’s lil’ old me, with my BESTSELLING novel A Murder in Mount Moriah. And how did a lowly self-published author reach these heady heights? Just ask my new husband, BookBub. With apologiesContinue reading “BookBub is my new husband.”
A writer and his money are soon parted.
I recently got a message via Goodreads from a “fan” of my work, offering me a discount code for an advertising service for authors. Although I was flattered, I immediately caught a whiff of something seafood-y. A quick Google search showed me that this kind of scam had been perpetrated on a number of indie authorsContinue reading “A writer and his money are soon parted.”
What does it take to make it as an indie author? Interview with Kindle bestselling author Nicole Loughan, Part 3
Read part 1 of MFM’s interview with Nicole Loughan Read part 2 of MFM’s interview with Nicole Loughan Minty Fresh Mysteries (MFM): I’ve heard it said that to be a successful writer nowadays, you need a PR person more than you need an agent. Do you think that’s true? Nicole Loughan (NL): I have aContinue reading “What does it take to make it as an indie author? Interview with Kindle bestselling author Nicole Loughan, Part 3”
What does it take to make it as an indie author? Interview with Kindle bestselling author Nicole Loughan, Part 2
Read part 1 of MFM’s interview with Nicole Loughan Minty Fresh Mysteries: What three qualities do you think it takes to become a successful indie writer? Nicole Loughan: 1. Honesty – Publishing on your own means that nobody has yet put their stamp of approval on your work. You have to do that for yourself.Continue reading “What does it take to make it as an indie author? Interview with Kindle bestselling author Nicole Loughan, Part 2”
What does it take to make it as an indie author? Interview with Kindle bestselling author Nicole Loughan, Part 1
Do you have what it takes to make it as an indie author? Kindle best-selling author of the Saints Mystery series, Nicole Loughan, shares details about her journey to indie author success. Author Interview, Part 1: The Road to Indie Authordom Nicole Loughan has written two murder mysteries she swears are magic. Not that theyContinue reading “What does it take to make it as an indie author? Interview with Kindle bestselling author Nicole Loughan, Part 1”
Publicity from Goodreads giveaway
My Goodreads giveaway closes out on January 15th, so enter today! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/75303-a-murder-in-mount-moriah. So far, about 500 people have entered to win. The vast majority of those have added A Murder in Mount Moriah to their to-read lists, which, if those people also have the automated Goodreads feeds to Twitter or Facebook, could mean a wholeContinue reading “Publicity from Goodreads giveaway”
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