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January MusingsJanuary greetings, my friends, and welcome to all my new subscribers! I hope all of your end of year observances and celebrations were filled with warm fuzzies and good health. After an extended break in December, the first two weeks of 2025 have hit me like an avalanche. Do all the things! See all the people I didn't see in December! Eat all the food! Toast all the toasts! Well, I wish it were all those things. It's more like: work all the hours! My day job puts on a convention at the end of January each year and we always bust our patooties in the final weeks leading up to it. But, heck, I can always sleep all the hours in February, amirite? Today, let's talk about:
The Bingo Card Alternative to Resolutions Makes Me HappyIn one of the Facebook groups I'm in, someone posted about creating a personal Bingo card for the year instead of the usual list of New Year's resolutions as a way of "gamifying" the things you want to accomplish. Immediately enchanted by the idea, I opened up Canva, found a template and went to work. Add in my planned travel adventures? Naturally. Include my writing and publishing goals? You betcha! Sneak some less fun stuff in the hopes I'll be compelled by the desire to finish a row and get my Bingo? It's worth a try! One thing is for sure: I'm gonna be busy! Hot Cocoa Poll, Yo!As I type this, I have fuzzy slippers on my feet, a wool blanket wrapped about my legs, the hood of my hoodie up, and the heat, well, not on full blast, but pretty dang high. It. Is. Cold. And my weather app tells me it's only going to grow colder next week. Brr. With all this shivering going on, *of course* I'm going to start day-dreaming about cocoa. So much so that I thought it was a good time for a new poll! (Yes, back in the fall, I asked about your favorite fall beverage. Yes, the first option was cocoa. Yes, I might have an obsession. No judging!) I might be leaning toward Death by Chocolate, myself... The Dazzling All-Star Book Marketing RetreatMy local writing organization, Washington Romance Writers, is hosting the Dazzling All-Star Book Marketing Retreat April 4-6 in Dulles, Virginia. If you're an author -- at any stage of your career -- I invite you to register and attend. The lineup of presenters is astounding! And if you *know* any authors, please share this opportunity with them. We can't wait to welcome folks to this extraordinary gathering. Last Second WoofOne last musing before I let you go. This morning I was paging through "A Really Big Dawn," my short story in the Love at Dawn Romance Anthology, and couldn't help chuckling at the moment when Elyria meets Declan for the first time. Let's just say, he's pretty dang cute, even in his werewolf form. If you haven't read it yet and need a Friday night escape, give it a try. All proceeds for Love at Dawn go to World Central Kitchen which is on the ground helping folks affected by the California fires. Ciao for now, Keely J. Keely Thrall P.S. Winter Wishes and Holiday Kisses and Light My Fire will be going off sale in February. If you haven't read Celia and David's duet, now's the time to grab'em! |
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Greetings! It’s been a minute—how was your summer? Mine swung between “go-go-go” and “fleece blanket hibernation + inbox avoidance.” Through it all, I valiantly managed to devour plenty of book treats including: Christina Lauren’s The Soulmate Equation, Ilona Andrews’ The Inheritance, Artificial Mischief by James H. Thrall (why yes, he *is* my dad!), Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ Simply the Best, and more. The book fairies were very generous! 🧚🏻♀️📚✨ 🎉 Big News: Meet Camuel! Remember Keira’s...
Release Day! It's T-minus 5 days before I jump on a big jet airliner and take off for a week hiking in Cinque Terre, Italy and I'm racing around trying to make sure I pack enough socks and the right power converter thingy. So naturally this is the BEST TIME to release a new book. Oh, but what a book it is! Finding Forever: A Limited Edition Wedding Romance Collection has it all. Slow burn. Forced Proximity. Second Chances. This anthology includes 12 steamy stories where the hero and heroine...
March Reset The last few months have been a year, so last week I took time off from the daily grind to rest and renew, thinking I’d sneak in at least *some* writing time in between staring off into space and playing games on my phone. Nope! No, apparently, my brain really needed to go offline so… I let it. Now I’m playing catch up—but since it’s been a while since I checked in with y’all, sending a little howdy your way happily rose to the top of my to-do list. Fun! Speaking of brains, right...