It’s that time again! I’ve raved about these titles on social media (following agent signings & inked deals, announcing pre-order campaigns & pub days). But I’m HOPELESSLY TARDY sharing these beautiful books with links to their author sites, a tradition I started last year celebrating new alum books between Carmel writing retreats. It was easy to pen blogs promoting five […] The post Books Bursting Out All Over: 15 recent retreat releases from 14 authors to celebrate! appeared first on Book Mama ..read more

Our faucets went dry last week in the AZ desert, so the topic of wells has been bubbling up. Thankfully, we didn’t run out of water; a faulty pump stopped our flow. A small fortune, a large crane, and several dusty days later, I no longer smell like dirt. But that, and last week’s BWG […] The post Writers! Has the well gone dry? Time for a refill… appeared first on Book Mama ..read more

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What happens when your dream comes true after years of work? ? What happens when that dream twists into what feels like a career-killing nightmare? ? In this episode, I’m telling the truth like never before—solo, my first in nine years—and it’s the most real, vulnerable, and perhaps ill-advised show I’ve ever done. Catch it […] The post Solo Pod: My published books woke me up at 3 am with intel they wanted us to know . . . appeared first on Book Mama ..read more

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Don’t you love a good success story? Me, too! Today we celebrate one of our own, Beautiful Writers Group member Clare Frank, and lit agent Laura Yorke (who’s sold many books for #BookMama clients). This, my friends, is an example of how a life-long mission + experience intersect with real-world urgency to uplift millions of […] The post Her dream agent, hardback book release, article in the NYT. Yay! appeared first on Book Mama ..read more

Have you ever wanted something so badly that you thought you might die without it? My literary agent was about to drop me. I could feel it. He’d been sending my book proposal to editors for a year with no takers. I was an unknown, but the book was damn good—I trusted her and my […] The post Begging the writing gods for HELP? I’ve been there! appeared first on Book Mama ..read more

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