As many of you know already, I’ve been posting informational updates about the process a new novel goes through after it is written and until publication. I started writing about this with MERCY ROAD’s developmental editing stage, which I’m still in the middle of. I’ve received an overall assessment already; now I’m awaiting a line critique, due to me January 7th. My publisher also started talking about covers a month ago, much earlier than I had expected. Covers hadn’t co

Have you ever wondered what your favorite author reads for pleasure? Recently I've learned about a site called BookBub that lets readers find out just that. The site is a place where authors recommend their favorite books. There are some links to buy books, but this is not a site meant to sell. In fact, there's no advertising that I've seen. It seems quite pure. Since I've learned about BookBub, I've been reviewing current books and also recommending my picks for the best wor