Okay…I have been known to gush about favorite books and authors. It’s what I do. It might be my spiritual gift. But sometimes…sometimes all the gushing in the world just isn’t enough to capture how truly amazing a book really is. And that’s exactly how I feel about Lori Benton‘s new book, The Wood’s Edge. Seriously, within minutes of finishing …
Special Mother’s Day post with NFL mom Wilma McNabb
Today’s post has been in the works for a long time! Credit goes to my awesome agent, Amanda Luedeke, for connecting me with Wilma “Char” McNabb, mom of retired NFL quarterback and current NFL Network and Fox Sports analyst Donovan McNabb. I’m so thankful to Char for taking the time to chat with me, and I hope you enjoy this …
Did someone say Josh Duhamel?? Guest post from Jill Kemerer
I’ve been looking forward to today on the blog for soooo long! My awesome friend Jill Kemerer is with us. Her debut novel just released–Small-Town Bachelor. EEK! I’m so happy for her and so excited to welcome her to the blog. Jill and I thought it’d be fun to have a little hero chat. Because, you know, that’s a happy …
Hillarypalooza! Cooking class, giveaway and more with foodie author Hillary Manton Lodge
You guys! One of my coolest author friends is here today. Here’s the thing about Hillary Manton Lodge…she can write and cook. And I don’t mean cook like stick the Pop-Tart in the toaster (mmm) or follow the instructions on the mac ‘n’ cheese box. She can cook. Don’t believe me? Here she is ON TELEVISION teaching people cook. And we’re …
That bedroom scene and the truth about (re)writing.
YUP. There’s a bedroom scene in my new book. Not so much that kind of bedroom scene. It’s 50 shades of innocent, I promise. But still… It’s a scene in a bedroom. In a bed. With a girl and a guy. And I will admit, I had my worries that some readers might be a bit tsk-tsk-y about it. So far, if there’ve …
Grasping what it means to be called ~ a guest post (plus a giveaway!)
Do you know what’s the absolute best part of writing a book? It’s when the book is all done and out there in the world and you, as the author, hear back from readers. I had the wonderful delight of hearing back from a reader, Brittany, shortly after From the Start’s release. One of the things Brittany told me in her email …
Five times Kate Walker is…me.
In the past month or so as my new book From the Start has landed in early readers’ and reviewers’ hands, I’ve been asked one question more than any other: Are you Kate Walker? It’s a logical question. Kate is, after all, a writer of romantic stories. She’s from Iowa. She loves old movies. Her hair can’t decide whether it’s curly …
It’s here, it’s here, it’s here! (+ giveaways galore)
Excuse me if I turn a little bit crazy amounts of giddy! And emotional. And giddy. Because the book I once thought might neverrrrr get done is out in the world in both paperback and digital form. Yes, you might’ve seen it creep onto some bookstore shelves early and it was out in digital form last week. But today is the formal, …
All the reasons I’ve cried recently.
I’m not a big crier, folks. I’m just not. Crying gives me a headache and makes my makeup run and when it’s all over I look like I’m suffering from chicken pox, tuberculosis and pink eye all at once. I’ll give you a sec to get that image out of your head. Truthfully, though, several things have made me cry …
How I got my writing joy back…
…I didn’t. I mean, I did, but saying “this is how I got it back” makes it sound like I did something good and wonderful to make it happen. Which is definitely not the case. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s back up… Have you ever had a dream go a little beige on you? Something once all sparkly …