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Would you like to win an autographed paperback from the award-winning Liberty series? Four winners will be randomly selected from the comments, below.

To enter: 1) Please name your favorite character in any of the four Liberty novels, and 2) List the paperback you’d like to win: Treasure Me, Second Chance Grill, The Impossible Wish or Four Wishes.This contest is open to readers in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

Why the celebration? This month Treasure Me has enjoyed over 40,000 downloads on Amaz...

Last weekend I spent eight frustrating hours attempting to pummel a scene into shape.

Throwing out paragraphs, revising others, sharpening the character’s internal dialogue—nothing worked. Finally, the proverbial light bulb sputtered to life above my head: If I provided point-of-view (POV) for this particular character, I risked veering my mainstream novel into the fantasy genre, which wasn’t my intention.

Until now, all of my novelshave fallen somewhere between the women’s fiction category, wh...

I never tire of finding ways to say “thank you” for the support readers have given me over the years. With that in mind, I hope you’ll join me and 16 other bestselling authors for a special Reader Appreciation Event beginning January 15th. The event is hosted by BookRhythm.

We’re giving away a $250 grand prize gift card, oodles of other gift cards, eBooks, paperbacks and more! Join the fun here.

For more flash prizes and chances to win, please also visit the event’s Facebook page here.

Looking f...

Writers lead hectic lives, but I have a rule: slow it down during the holiday season.

I’ve done very little writing since the middle of December. What has consumed the hours instead? Time for reflection; leisurely hours baking cookies and organizing the house; and more time spent with family and friends. This year three of my four adult children will be home for the holidays and, as you can imagine, I’m quite excited!

There are other, year-end habits. Because I’m a tad superstitious, I ensure m...

M.R. Merrick is a Canadian writer and author of The Protector series, a young adult mash-up between urban and epic fantasy that has drawn rave reviews from fans around the world. In this essay, he gives a raw accounting of the struggles encountered by many artiststo remain creative and productive.

Coming back from anything can be difficult. If you’re a professional athlete that takes a year off, you don’t jump in with whomever the front-runners are when you come back. Not right away. Not witho...

What an amazing week.

Several days ago I enjoyed my first YouTube video compliments of the great folks at eBookHounds. Special thanks to interviewer Patrick Port for making the Q&A stress free. If you’d like a glimpse of my writer’s lair (as well as my zany personality) you’ll find the interview here.

If you’re wondering why I was so giddy, the interview took place as the Second Chance Grill 99-cent sale was hurtling the novel up the Kindle and Nook charts. The eBook reached #56 on Amazon bests...

Feeling merry yet? I’ve already begun planning holiday meals and pulling the holiday decorations out of storage. During the season that reminds us to be thankful for friends and family, I’d like to extend a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to the readers who’ve made my life a joy by offering a special sale and a free book.

Startyour holiday season with twoheartwarming reads that will keep you feeling merry and bright all season long. Both novels continue to draw rave reviews on Goodreads and Amazon.

If yo...

A chat with authors from across the globe—don’t miss this exciting event!

On Saturday, November 15th The Alliance of Independent Authorswill host nine award-winning authors and powerhouses of Indie publishing for a discussion of the heroines we love, unlikely heroines, and stereotypes of women in fiction. We’re giving away paperbacks in a variety of genres: suspense novels sure to keep you on the edge of your seat, contemporary literature to warm your heart and literary gems you’ll cherish.

To...

Time. Is there ever enough?

There are seldom nights I fall into bed (the best feeling!) that I don’t wish there had been a few more hours in my day.

I always see this as a positive though; that my day was so good I want more of it, even if I didn’t have time to accomplish everything. I feed off the challenges and opportunities each daybreak presents.

In the years since serious writing became a part of my life, the distribution of time in my day has changed dramatically. Never in my wildest imagi...

I wasn’t among the mourners when died. I barely recognized this iteration of her face, and I didn’t think her brand of comedy particularly funny. Other than another celeb death gone-wrong, the event barely flickered my needle. But the outpouring of emotion over her death and life intrigued me. She was a female pioneer in the field, and for that alone she merited a footnote in the comedic annals. But people were genuinely moved by her passing. Hmmh. So, I did some reading.

She was a...