I have met some of the coolest people in my few years of being a part of My Book Therapy, a craft and coaching community for novelists–and Michelle Weidenbenner is one of those people! Michelle is joining the ranks of an ever-growing population of writers known as hybrid writers–people who pursue both indie and traditional publishing. So when she offered …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Rajdeep Paulus is back…with a giveaway!
Okay, nobody freak out but I did a video intro for the first time in two months! You know why? Because I promised today’s guest…and I always keep my promises. Even when my hair looks horrible… This is a second guest appearance for awesome author Rajdeep Paulus. She first stopped by Tag(g)lines last month when her fabulous book, Swimming Through …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Carla Laureano
So, I love Scotland. I’ve only ever spent a week there, but it was enough to completely enchant me. Plus, this British guy once told me my last name is the Americanized version of MacTaggart. So, of course I’ve decided I’m at least part Scottish. Well, as soon as I heard debut author Carla Laureano’s novel, Five Days in Skye, …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Three for the price of one! (Alena, Gabe & Lindsay)
My beautiful friends!Fact: My arms are crazy long. This photo emphasizes said fact. From left: Alena Tauriainen, Gabrielle Meyer, Long-Arms Tagg, Lindsay Harrel Last week I spent four-almost-five glorious days in Little Falls, Minnesota, for a writing retreat. First, let me say I fell in love with the place. So much history in one small town! We got to tour the …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Karen Witemeyer
I’m just going to admit it: When I look at the cover of Bethany House author Karen Witemeyer’s latest book–Stealing the Preacher–I really wish I had red hair. And a pink dress. (See cover below.) I may not get my red hair/pink dress wish BUT I do get the fun of hosting Karen on the blog today! Her latest release …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Bethany Jett
Guess what…Sometimes I totally read and promote nonfiction! Who knew, right? (Yes, we can get a little fiction heavy around here.) Well, today’s guest is nonfiction author Bethany Jett. She’s repped by Amanda Luedeke (also my agent) which makes her automatically cool in my book. And she’s written a book called The Cinderella Rule for teen and young adult women. Whether …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Rajdeep Paulus
Sometimes you meet someone and two seconds later think to yourself, “She is cool. Commence friendship.” Debut author Rajdeep Paulus is one of those people. We met last November at the MacGregor Literary client seminar…she’s a load of laughs and she totally didn’t make fun of me for ordering basically a kids meal at lunch.*And guess what! Raj’s first book just …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Rachel Hauck returns!
Look, I gush a lot, right? That’s because I love a lot of books and a lot of authors. I have enough love for everyone, people! BUT…sometimes no matter how much I gush, I feel like I can’t quite get across just HOW AMAZING certain authors and their books are. Authors like Rachel Hauck and books like Once Upon a …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Beth Vogt is back … again!
Simply put: Beth Vogt is one of my favorite people around the author world. She’s also the only person who has guested here at Tag(g)lines three times. And I didn’t even have to bribe her! Beth’s sophomore novel, Catch a Falling Star, came out this month and it’s a not-to-be-missed story, folks. The characters are heart-tugging, the plot is so …
Welcome Mat Wednesday: Becky Wade
Yup, Tag(g)lines is back today after a two-week break during which I wrote frantically. Like, Cookie Monster eating cookies frantically. Come to think of it, I also ate a few cookies. So the analogy works on multiple levels. Okay, we have the oh-so-wonderful Becky Wade here today! Becky’s book, My Stubborn Heart, which released around this time last year is …