KDP Select and Bookbub Promotions: An Indie Author Experience
There are a couple of methods to tell a lot of people about your book, rather than just one or two who might catch a tweet or Facebook post. At the end of last year and the beginning of this one, I tried two of them: a KDP Select Free Book Promotion for Chronic Christmas:…
Your Life with RA Is On Sale!
It’s January, a month famous — infamous? — for being full of resolutions and decisions to take charge of your life. My Amazon Bestseller Your Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Tools for Managing Treatment, Side Effects and Pain is your perfect partner in the quest to become empowered and put yourself in the driver’s seat with…
Chronic Christmas Giveaway #4: Your Choice
And so, we come to the end of this year’s Advent giveaways. Throughout the year your comments, thoughts, jokes, and support means so very much to me. It has been wonderful to be able to give something back to you. For the fourth Chronic Christmas Giveaway, the winner will enjoy two things that will hopefully…
Chronic Christmas Contest #1: Books and Books
I’ve loved Advent calendar since I was a little girl. Opening a small gift every day for the month of December is such a wonderful way to build anticipation while temporarily calming down the excitement so you don’t explode by the time Christmas arrives. It’s one of the reasons I wrote Chronic Christmas: Surviving the…
Your Life with RA Third Anniversary Sale
Three years ago today, Your Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Tools for Treatment, Side Effects and Painwas published and I fulfilled my lifelong dream of being an author. It’s been an amazing three years. My little book was very well received by people who live with RA and I have been lucky enough to meet many…
The 5 Stages of Writing a Book
You’ve heard of the five stages of grief, right? As I’ve been writing Book 2 in the Your Life with RAseries, I’ve come to realize that there are also five stages of writing a book. To wit: Delight. The first stage of any book is all about the idea. It can sneak up on you,…
Your Life with RA Book Two is Actually Happening
Is it really so? Am I actively working on the second book in the Your Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis series? Yes, I am! Fiction writers talk about the characters taking over the book. It’s a wonderful experience to be writing with a bit of a plan going on and all of a sudden the characters…
Thoughts on Sacrifice
(no, not the type that involves sharp instruments) It’s been two years since Your Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Tools for Managing Treatment, Side Effects and Pain was published. It’s the first in a projected series of three, but is so far an only child. Well, if you don’t count the redheaded stepchild called 7 Facets:…
Me & Dr. B on Health
As you may know, July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Months and not surprisingly, it’s a cause close to my heart. Dr. B. on Health is an excellent program, available both online and in iTunes. Throughout July, Dr. B focused on various aspects of juvenile arthritis. Check out his archives and take a listen. I was…
Your Life with RA is One Year Old!
Today is the first anniversary of The Book being published! (Well, actually yesterday was, but I’ve been sick so that’s a bit of a delay). Most of my life, I’ve dreamed of having a book with my name on it. Not inside the cover, as a mark of ownership. No, the dream was the kind…
Interview on RheumaBlog
I’ve known Wren for years. She calls her RA the Dragon and she writes like a dream. Reading her posts on RheumaBlog always makes me feel centered and as if I’ve learned something new. And today, she hosts a Q&A with me about My background, life with RA, depression and oh yeah, a few questions…
Choice & Control: Guestpost and Giveaway
Greetings from the blog tour trail! I liked it so much the first time that I went on a virtual tour to celebrate the holidays. Several months ago, I met Kim P. Miller, author of Living with Juvenile Arthritis: A Parent’s Guide.. We come at life with inflammatory arthritis from opposite directions. I’ve lived with…