Final Edits CAUGHT UP IN US
I’m finishing final edits of CAUGHT UP IN US! Hurrah! I am lucky enough to have some amazing critique partners and have been weaving in their tweaks and suggestions and […]
Formatting Woes and Wins
I spent much of Sunday and some of Monday battling with eBook formatting. Man, that stuff is HARD. I use Scrivener and even though there are compile presets in it, […]
Add CAUGHT UP IN US on GoodReads!
I’m so excited! I’m officially “approved” for the Goodreads author program so that means readers can start adding CAUGHT UP IN US to their to-read list in anticipation of its […]
He Said, She Said
I’m editing CAUGHT UP IN US and one of the things I’m paying close attention to is the use of dialogue tags. A lot of books overuse dialogue tags or […]
Title Change
This week I changed the title to my novel. I know, I know. Huge news. Plus, wait til you see how radical the change is. Ready??? I changed title from Caught […]
Writing Into a Corner
Earlier today I talked to a friend of mine who has founded several businesses. I wanted to run some of the scenarios in my novel past him to make sure […]
Homestretch!
I can see the finish line of this revision of CAUGHT UP IN YOU! Okay, fine. It’s still 18,000 to 20,000 words away. But still! I’m at the point where […]
New York Times writes about New Adult
Great piece in the New York Times recently on New Adult lit, citing Cora Carmack’s hit “Losing It.” Check it out! Back to the writing cave pour moi! xoxo Lauren
Fluffing a Fake Christmas Tree
So I’m setting up my fake Christmas tree last week. When you have a fake tree, you have to “fluff” the branches. That basically means you “unflatten” them since the […]
CAUGHT UP IN YOU teaser!!!
Hey guys! I’m so excited to announce I’m going to release a free teaser of the first chapter of CAUGHT UP IN YOU as well as some of the backstory […]
Pricing Strategy for eBooks
Hello! What a whirlwind holiday weekend there! Just a quickie post to share an amazing and helpful article on how to be successful in self-publishing. This is from Copyblogger.com and […]
1st or 3rd Person POV?
First or third. First or third. Such dilemmas! Choosing the POV for a novel is as vital as choosing the, well, the plot, the main character, the story arc, and […]
Happy About Self-Publishing
It’s the day before Thanksgiving and naturally a time to think about all the good things in life we have. I, for one, am sooooooo excited to be heading down […]
Embarking on the Cover!
I picked a cover designer for CAUGHT UP IN YOU! And we’re going to start trading ideas on cover designs and concepts. I’m so excited! This is real, and it’s […]
Sexy Latte
Random fact: Do you know if you do a Google image search for “sexy latte” one of the results is a Gangham Style latte art design? See? I kid you […]
Love is Blindness
I’ve been listening to two versions of the song Love is Blindness while revising my new adult novel. There’s the U2 original version and then the Jack White cover, which […]
A Kiss in the Rain…
This morning I walked my dogs in the rain. Pulled on my heavy rain boots, my rain coat, and a hat. Grabbed an umbrella. Then, somehow, herded two dogs for […]
