My Favorite Christmassy Things Giveaway

Beth VogtChristmas, Giveaway, Life 57 Comments

  One of the fun holiday traditions I’ve enjoyed in recent years is taking part in giveaways with author-friends. And so … welcome to the My Favorite Christmassy Things Giveaway, which was organized by my dear friend and fellow author Cathy West, who lives in Bermuda. My husband and I visited her family several years ago and it was one …

In Others’ Words: Behind the Title & Spine Poetry Challenge Contest

Casey HerringshawGiveaway, In Others' Words 10 Comments

I often have the title of my novel  before I write the opening line of chapter one, scene one. With just a few words, titles capture the essence of a novel. By the time I begin writing, I know enough of my story to encaspulate it in a title — even if that title before the book goes to press. For …