I kind of fell off the face of the earth for a while. But I’m trying to crawl back up here and get with the program again. I don’t have a lot about whys and wherefores, as none of what is afflicting me is huge or significant or makes a …
Rose to the Occasion, my bestselling rose book, is FREE on Kindle from today until August 3. Grab a copy! It’s got all the good rose information I learned while taking care of 300 roses at a public rose garden. Roses are amazing plants. Many old roses have a long …
Heyyyyyyy, I have the first book in my Raccoon trilogy coming out this month — Outlander’s Scar! (This is not the actual cover — that’s still in production.) It took me long enough to get Outlander’s Scar published. I’ve only been working on some version of this story, on and …
Now I am writing a new book. Recently, Derek Murphy posted a list of the most popular keywords in YA titles, winnowing down a nice word cloud from 1,000 descriptions and titles he fed into the keyword machine. At the same time, I read an article about the state of …
I finally have my last few pictures for my Perennials book. While I was searching for hosta pictures, I ran across this neat illustration. It shows how to transplant a ginormous tree in the early 1900s. The National Archives has scanned in a ton of old illustrations from the turn …
Hey guys! I need to start building a review team. I have a bunch of books out there but they really need reviews. Now I have gardening books and YA books, and if you prefer to review only one genre and not the other, that’s perfectly fine. If you want …
JUST WANTED TO BE SURE YOU FOUND THIS POST. I’m #54 on your author list. (If you need to skip back to the previous author, #53, Amy McNulty, there’s her link.) … but first look at my awesome book lol. Which is on sale right now for 99 cents! …
I always have fun writing the copyright notices in my book. I leave the legalese alone, obviously, so don’t even think of suing me. But I generally add on a little train of nonsense at the end. Copyright © 2017 by Melinda R. Cordell All rights reserved. Although the author …
Those Black Wings is now available in Kindle and also in paperback! Kay Bachmann leaps into her freshman year of college, eager to start fresh and be the girl she’s always wanted to be. She meets Carter, who falls for her like a skydiver with a busted parachute. He sweeps …
*operatic music* The Alliance of Young Adult Authors (AAYAA) is presenting an EPIC SCAVENGER HUNT starting on 1 June, and there will be a truckload of prizes, surprises, free books, general author swag, and lots of good stuff. RULES Each author will be given a special keyword, which will …
