I happen to have a kindle countdown deal on a new release I published over the holidays. I've done a kindle freebie promotion before, with a lot of positive results, but haven't done a countdown deal before, so this will be interesting to see what it does to promote my work in that way!
There are several things to do to promote your "brand."
1. Create a website
2. Create a Facebook Author website. If you'd like to go all out on social media, use Instagram for posting images, Pinterest for website links and images, and Twitter for book releases and other updates.
3. Create an...
Hey there HereIStand! I haven’t yet been able to post to your profile because of my newness, but I’ve been receiving your messages! Sounds like your book adventure is on the right path! Best of luck and yes, a good cover makes all the difference! The piece of advice I was given to that end...
Ah, the old “women’s place in church” debate! I think the gifts God places on each of our hearts differs greatly from person to person of either gender. For that reason, there are women who make better pastors than men, and men who make better prayer warriors than women! God stirs our hearts...
Just the term annoys me because of its redundancy! Everyone so concerned with not offending the next person on the basis of otherwise being labeled intolerant in some way. The irony is, everything we are today as a global society is because of history and the interest in self and humankind...
First of all, God bless you as you walk with the Lord each day! It’s not easy being a Christian as it is, let alone being among close relatives who can’t relate to your faith (or choose not to). I have always experienced that in my life, starting with my agnostic/atheistic dad and Christian...
The idea of feminist change itself is not wholly unbiblical, but, regardless, whatever it may have started out as is surely nothing like it is today. Yes, some of what feminism broadcasts is the exact opposite of what the Bible commands. Biblical women played a more submissive role, and yet we...
Our lives are a sacrifice, seperate from repentance because Jesus says we are to forsake the things of this world in order to follow Him. That means not loving our lives to the death, not loving others or our possessions more than the Lord. In that way, we are giving all those things up to...
I’ve been where you are a time or two - but in my case, it was more of struggling WHAT to believe than IF I should. Growing up in a home where my parents were both raised in the church (albeit different denominations) they also attended a Christian boarding school together as part of our...
Backsliding is willfully turning away from what you know is right to follow your own desires or ideas outside of your faith. Does it mean that because you are a baptized believer that you are somehow shielded from God’s judgment? No! In fact, look at not just David, but Moses, too. You can...
The very fact you are aware of anything separating you from God means you are on the right path! We are all imperfect humans with limitations, including our ability to forgive and forget. That’s why we need Jesus, who offers us rest from our struggles and hope for renewal. When you feel like...
It’s definitely an age-old debate on what and if there is right theology. That’s why there are countless denominations, with varied beliefs even within the very walls of a church itself. We must be very careful not to judge lest we too are judged, and instead, have to look to Jesus for the...
@HereIStand thanks for your note, fellow Hoosier! I couldn’t figure out how to post a direct response except through here! When you mentioned your hometown it made me think of the gummy bear factory up that way.
my earliest memories as a child were of learning about Jesus from my mom, so that I can’t say I ever didn’t know Him in my life. But back then, I saw Him as more of a Father who was watching over me, but that was it. My mom had taught me how to pray, but I didn’t yet understand why it was...
Well, you know, good things take time!. My first novel was a good 22 years in the making - an idea which I had as a teen that changed shape over the years until I got serious about finally finishing the plot. When I had my book deal for it, it still took a good year and a half to get it ready...
I’m an author on Goodreads, too! I love using Goodreads to find books to read, and discover more books by authors I have already liked. Occasionally, I’m also able to be in touch with some of the authors, too! I also use BookBub. Anyone else?