Well, I survived my very first Blog Tour. In case you’re not familiar with what that is, think technological book tour. Instead of the author going from place to place to introduce his/her book, the book itself is sent to various reviewers for their honest review. The reviewer then posts it on their own blog, as well as on Amazon, …
What’s In a Brand?
It seems like the word for this season in my life is Branding. Those teaching some of the classes at Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference threw it around as if it were a simple thing—and for some, that might be true. Even if you’ve never heard of someone branding themselves, you know brands. Just Do It! Got Milk? Zoom Zoom (Mazda …
Interview with Author Blossom Turner
I am so excited to introduce you to my good friend and amazing author, Blossom Turner. She and I have been on parallel writing journeys. We met at Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference in 2009, both took time away from writing to work with our husbands and started back at the same time. Last year at the conference, we both met …
Embrace Change
Have you ever had a whirlwind year? You know the kind I’m talking about, where it’s all you can do to keep up with what God’s doing in your life? A year ago, my husband and I were packing up for a week-long trip to Tennessee to visit friends. It had been on our hearts to relocate—which was a little …
Back in the Day
When I planted my first three books in Placerville, California, I didn’t give it a lot of thought. Okay, that might sound…casual, but I think in the back of my mind, Placerville was my Mayberry. It’s where I spent many summer days on my grandparents’ property off of Apple Hill Drive. It’s where life was simple and innocent. My fondest …
A Magnificent Month
While you’re reading this blog post, I’m nearing the end of the Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference in the beautiful Santa Cruz mountains. This conference is just one of the many things happening in my little world this month. It’s an exciting time for me, and to be completely truthful, a little scary, too. But those of you who have been …
Review of This Daring Journey
About the Book Book: This Daring Journey Author: Misty M. Beller Genre: Christian Historical Romance Release Date: March 26, 2019 As a half-Indian raised among her Peigan tribe, Moriah Clark knows better than to trust white people. The tragedy that resulted in her birth is proof enough. But when her trusted grandfather marries her to a white man, she has …
Summer Reads
If you want to be challenged to read, then may I make a suggestion? Become a book reviewer. My publisher, Celebrate Lit, has a publicity side, which offers blog tours for authors. Wondering what a blog tour is? It’s the updated version of a book tour. It used to be that an author received a book contract and then actually …
The Cutest Small Towns in Northern California
I came across an article on Facebook a few days ago, and coincidentally, it fits right into my series on small towns. Only in Your State published 15 of the Cutest Small Rural Towns in Northern California. What are the chances that I have a direct correlation to three of the fifteen? Number 3 just happens to be Placerville, which …
