Melissa Maygrove

It's time for Promo Friday! Vanessa Morgan has a new release that's bursting with cuteness. It's a love story involving a cat!

This is my Insecure Writers Support Group post for June. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month are:  M. Pax, Tracy Jo,   Patricia Lynne,   Rachna Chhabria,   Feather Stone, and Randi Lee! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you .  I have good news and bad insecure news. 

This is my Insecure Writers Support Group post for May. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month are:  Eva Solar, Melanie Schulz,   Lisa-Buie Collard, and Stephen Tremp! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you.  I'm not sure whether my problem this month is insecurity or simply frustration.  I didn't want there to be a whole year in between book releases, but I've blown right past the (self-imposed) deadline, and there's nothing I can do about it. I keep telling myself my debut took me 2 1/2 years from start to pub., and that 1 is good in comparison, but I still don't like that I can't get book two done. I joked with some writer friends recently that my life is a mix of good and sucky right now, and that pretty much sums it up. The insecurity I'm feeling is related to my 'real job' and my personal life, not my writing. I'm just trying to take it day by day, write when I can, and not be too hard on myself when I can't...

I was invited a while back to guest post on J.Q. Rose's blog during a series she did on writing tips. With her guests' permission, Janet has turned those tips into a Kindle e-book to help budding writers.  Several authors contributed information on various aspects of the writing and publishing process, and Janet took those posts and organized them into a book by topic. The book sells for 99c, and the proceeds are donated to libraries.

I have some really big new for you guys, but I need to begin this post with an apology. I've been a very bad blogger lately, and I know it. :( Between work, trying to finish my current WIP before the kids get out of school, helping my mom, and spending a solid week of 8- to 10-hour days on a big editing job, I've neglected my friends. You didn't deserve that, and I'm sorry. I'll try to be a better blogger in the future. What's the big news? My mom is officially a published author! :D

It's time for another Promo Friday! This month, I'm featuring YA writer Bethany Averie , an author I met at the Writespace Valentine's day event here in Houston. Bethany is super nice, and the excerpt she read was interesting and funny. It definitely made me want to read her books. Bethany is celebrating a new release:   Immortal Love , the last book in the Immortal Dreams trilogy. Congratulations, Bethany! You can find Immortal Love here: Amazon Kindle Thanks for visiting. :) Remember: the next Promo Friday is scheduled for May 8th. Deadline for submitting content is Wednesday, May 6th.   ( Promo Friday is a monthly service I provide to my followers. ) 

It's a SCAVENGER HUNT!  Comment to win an autographed copy of Dragon of the Stars , tons of bookmarks & postcards, and a $20.00 iTunes gift card–where is Mini-Alex?  Visit Alex for a list of the participants. (Open through April 11 – winner announced April 13 at Alex’s blog.)