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How does a writer get the word out and convince others to take a chance on us? I have found that The Investor Strategy has worked the best for me. Let me explain how engagements, book tours, guest appearances, writing conferences, book awards and further writing will help you get the word out.

I’ve spent a great deal of time lately thinking about the word connection. What it really means to be connected to others and why that’s important.

July provides time to organize my many ideas into possible stories and create detailed dossiers of each character I intend to feature in my books.

How can you ensure readers not only notice your book but yearn to read it? Discover Jennifer Sadera's expert tips on engaging with readers.

You’ve written a book and sold it—and can’t truly believe it’s happened? Right after you hand in your final edits you head to the nearest...

My husband has a cool job. He creates unique spaces for museum exhibits in New York City. Among my favorite of his projects over the...

There’s a new baby in my house and, as with all babies, its birth has sparked joy and the realization that there will be much work to do...

I'm delighted to reveal that I'll be appearing at the following writers' events and conferences: April 25th-27th, 2025 Malice Domestic...

Let's meet up to talk books! I will be selling and signing I KNOW SHE WAS THERE at the following places in January and February: January...

Like everyone else, I like to get something for nothing. Who isn’t thrilled to discover a twenty-dollar-bill in the street? And don’t you...

Let's meet up to talk books! I will be selling and signing I KNOW SHE WAS THERE at the following places in October, November, and...

The CamCat Books family lost our editor-in-chief and interim CEO last week. Helga Schier, PHD, was not only a brilliant editor who took a...

It's been fun sharing protagonist Caroline Case's motivations, but I'd like to tell you a little bit about me, the author behind the story.

Read my ruminations in between writing conferences in Nashville & Bouchercon about how artists endure the struggle to share their projects.

I'm delighted to reveal that I'll be appearing as a panelist at the following writers' conferences: August 22-25 Killer Nashville ,...

A while back someone asked me what my teen years were like. Was I at the top of my class? Perhaps I was a great athlete or a...

I've always been curious. Okay, I'm nosy. If you text or email me, you're bound to endure a barrage of questions instead of a simple...

Fellow authors often ask me what I did to land my manuscript in the hands of a publisher. I figured it would be helpful to share my...

Early readers of my upcoming novel, I KNOW SHE WAS THERE, loved a character named Muzzy (inspired by the nickname of my own dear nana)....

Every writer has a routine that makes the job easier. Three must-haves for me are as follows: #1 Caffeine I take my chai tea or coffee in...