Review of Kim Smith, Author goals for 2015

Review of Kim Smith, Author goals for 2015

Review of Kim Smith, Author goals for 2015

It’s that time of year again when we need to go back over what we have accomplished and to begin planning our new year ahead. I had a lot of goals for 2015, realized and unrealized. Only because experts say you will be more successful if you put down goals in a concrete form. I didn’t do that, but this new year I will. If you are only just now getting to the point of saying you need to make a few goals, here is a helpful link on goal-setting. So how did 2015 go?   Rewrite/edit Shannon Wallace mystery

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Writer Groupie Episode 37 The Entertaining King Twins

Writer Groupie Episode 37 The Entertaining King Twins

Welcome to October and the start of a whole new month of Writer Groupie! On the audio portion of the show, I catch you up to date on industry news, what’s the latest from me, and who’s coming on the show today. I will always have good stuff in the intro to the audio (podcast) so be sure to tune in either here on the blog or at iTunes. Now off we go, and on with the show! _____________ My guests this week are Margaret and Kat King, also known as, The King Twins. You may remember they came on

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Author Rodeo Roundup in images

Author Rodeo Roundup in images

Author Rodeo Roundup has come and gone. I am very excited to say it was a total hit for me. I made some new friends and sold some books as well as slaying a big dragon for me. Public speaking. It meant so much to me for others to tell me that they enjoyed my speech. I am such an introvert that it was a major undertaking to get up there with my knees knocking. But ultimately, I just told my story, in the hopes that it encouraged others. It’s hard to mess up telling your own story, the one

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Event today: Author Rodeo Roundup

Event today: Author Rodeo Roundup

Today is one of my events listed on the events page, the Author Rodeo Roundup, and I am pretty excited about it. I love live events where I get to meet other readers and writers and published authors and such.  There is no better feeling than being in front of a crowd of rapt listeners. If you have been following my blog, you know that I have interviewed a couple of the guests who will be there. I am really excited to be able to meet them as well. Today’s fun will be at the R C Pugh Library on

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Writer Groupie Episode 23: Interview with the King Twins

Writer Groupie Episode 23: Interview with the King Twins

Margaret and Kat King write about being twins. Their first book, Y’all Twins? is a coming-of-age story about growing up in Mississippi in the 1950s. They are also rappers of a new breed, K-Rappers, so to speak, so I am excited to have them on Writer Groupie Podcast. In this episode, recorded on Valentine’s Day, we discuss Margaret and Kat’s journey as a collaborative writing team and other entertaining items of their lives. SHOW NOTES: We discuss: The King Twin rappers and how they came to be a marketing tool What’s coming up for the K-rappers Info about the Author

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