Laura Elliott

Indie Author Series: Nook/Barnes & Noble (What’s B&N Done For You Lately) & a winner!

Welcome to the YA INDIE CARNIVAL! For me, B&N hasn’t done a whole lot for me lately. My sales there are only a fraction of my total sales and I feel like it’s harder to discover titles that I want to read on their web site. But I’m THRILLED….did I say ELATED…..did I say OVERJOYED….that …

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Tasty Thursday: Los Angeles, food & romance

For those of you who don’t know, champagne is my favorite drink. And this seems brilliant! I’ve never tried making champagne ice cubes, but I will have to very soon 🙂 Valentine’s Day is around the corner and what screams Love like a wonderful, romantic meal? I hope you all get a chance to sit …

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Monday Muse: The Lost Generation & Writing Habits

What’s inspired you this week? Was there anything that gave you an ah-hah moment? That click of insight?  Here’s a few things that intrigued me this week and I wanted to share them with you. The Lost Generation I was reading a newsletter from the Central Coast Writers Club that I belong to and in …

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February is Indie Author Giveaway Month!

It’s the month of LOVE…and to celebrate why not enter a TON of giveaways? It’s Indie Author Month:) Not only can you enter to win RED HOT SWOON-WORTHY titles there’s also going to be a ton of awesome posts including excerpts, character profiles, cover reveals and more!! So turn on some soft music, pour a …

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Cover Reveal: Relativity (Book #2 The Sage Hannigan Time Warper Series) by Peggy Martinez

Three months after Sage Hannigan time warps a hundred years into the past and saves President Theodore Roosevelt and the future as we know it, she is still trying to come to grips with all the has gained…and all that she has lost. All of her searching hasn’t turned up Cerberus Society or any creatures …

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YA Indie Author Spotlight: Bryna Butler & Giveaway

This week the YA Indie Club members are spotlighting one of our own, Bryna Butler. I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying Bryna’s novels and find that she is a dedicated  writer with a gift for suspense and intrigue. Once you read a little bit about her, I know you’ll agree. Be sure to check out the fabulous …

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Tasty Thursday: food & books

With the big game coming up (GO NINERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) my mind is on food! Well, my mind is always on food. But today I’m thinking about it especially. Why, you say? Well, I’m reading Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks. It’s my first Nicholas Sparks novel *facepalm* did I just admit that to the world? Hmmm. Well, …

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Monday Muse: The World of Moon Killers, Shadow Series book 3

I’m really excited to be writing Moon Killers the third book in the Shadow Series. The characters haven grown and changed, and deepened so much since book 1. I love writing this series because we meet Roxie O’Grady in book 1, 13 on Halloween, when she’s twelve and about to turn thirteen. She’s in eighth …

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YA Indie Carnival : Amazon–All In or Diversify?

This is such a fascinating topic. I’m for DIVERSIFY. Here’s why. Christmas before last, KDP Select was new. I jumped in. I did FABULOUS with my royalties in Dec/Jan and then in February everything tanked. I don’t know why, this was just my experience. I had no other channels to make up the shortfall and …

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Wordless Wednesday (with friends!)