EDIT (2/13/22): This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for reading! *GIVEAWAY: Be sure to read all the way through for your chance to win a copy of The Seventh Sun by Lani Forbes!* It’s one of those things we writers tell each other a lot. Your words matter. Your story matters. Writing for publication is … Continue reading The Power of Story
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Guest Post: An Interview with Debut Author Kerry Johnson + BOOK GIVEAWAY
EDIT 10/4/21: This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Sherry L., and thank you to everyone who participated! Hey friends! This week I'm delighted to bring you another author interview! Last time we caught up with one of my critique partners, Michelle Keener, and her latest Red Carpet Romance release. Today I'm thrilled to interview … Continue reading Guest Post: An Interview with Debut Author Kerry Johnson + BOOK GIVEAWAY
Release Day & Giveaway for BURIED EVIDENCE
If you've followed my blog for a while or poked around on my website, you probably know I write under two names -- Kellie M. Parker (this website) for my YA spec fiction and thrillers, and Kellie VanHorn for my Christian romantic suspense books. Deciding to go with two pen names was a tough call, … Continue reading Release Day & Giveaway for BURIED EVIDENCE
Guest Post: An Interview with FAREWELL TO HOLLYWOOD Author Michelle Keener
You guys, I can't believe how fast the month of July is sailing past. Am I seriously going to have to take my kids back-to-school shopping soon?? Thankfully, the summer still holds a few delights before it ends, and one that I'm insanely excited about is the release of Farewell to Hollywood by Michelle Keener. … Continue reading Guest Post: An Interview with FAREWELL TO HOLLYWOOD Author Michelle Keener
Fatal Flashback Interview and Giveaway
Wow, friends, it's December! Not only does that mean my favorite time of year, but it also means my debut romantic suspense Fatal Flashback is now out in the wild. After so many months of waiting, I can hardly believe release day has arrived! Just because I couldn't resist, my family made an impromptu trip … Continue reading Fatal Flashback Interview and Giveaway
Writing Updates Plus Giveaways
Happy Halloween! As I write this post, two of my kids sit in the living room hunched over piles of candy like dragons hoarding treasure. I suppose it was hard-earned--it's 34 degrees outside and pouring rain and sleet. The third kid should be home from his party soon, and then the candy exchange will begin … Continue reading Writing Updates Plus Giveaways
Call for Reviewers
Hello, dear readers! As hard as it is for me to believe, store shelves are full of Halloween decorations and Mellowcreme pumpkins (maybe a bag or two fell into my shopping cart...oops). Thanksgiving and Christmas wait impatiently around the corner, and that means...*eek*...only two months remain until release day for my debut inspirational romantic suspense, … Continue reading Call for Reviewers
FATAL FLASHBACK Cover Reveal, Plus Publishing Q&A
I know, I know, I promised you more details about RWA National. And they are coming, but this bit of news is too good to hold back any longer. My cover for FATAL FLASHBACK, coming December 2019 from Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense, is done. Since you'll probably just skip everything to scroll down anyway, let's … Continue reading FATAL FLASHBACK Cover Reveal, Plus Publishing Q&A
Interview with MISSION HOLLYWOOD Author Michelle Keener *Plus* a Sneak Peek
Today I have another treat for you, friends! I'm so excited to welcome special guest Michelle Keener to the blog. You may know Michelle from her memoir, Shared Courage, about her experience as the wife of a U.S. Marine during the Iraq War, or perhaps you've been encouraged by one of her tweets to the … Continue reading Interview with MISSION HOLLYWOOD Author Michelle Keener *Plus* a Sneak Peek
Meet a WIP: “Flashback”
For this post, I thought I'd take a break from our regular writing topics to introduce you to one of my stories. (For those of you aren't writers, WIP means "Work In Progress.") Flashback is an Inspirational Romantic Suspense of about 60,000 words and my first completed novel. I wrote the first draft several years … Continue reading Meet a WIP: “Flashback”
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