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November thoughts

So, November brought hurricane Nicole. We only got her as a tropical storm and didn’t vacate our home this time. I wasn’t too worried but oh my! The wind did blow! I am currently still reading the same two books but making very little headway. Instead, I am working diligently on a new book. Yay me! How is your November going?

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Hurricane Ian and us

Well, by now everyone knows that the storm has passed. It was definitely one for the record books. I am still shaking over it, to be honest. Hurricane Ian taught me many lessons, the first of which, do not discount friendships for the sake of propriety. A dear writing buddy of mine, www.nlwestaway.com invited us to shelter with them, and she and her hubby took the best care of us! And I wasn’t going to even ask them, because well, friends- propriety. You should not do that in the face of a storm like Hurricane Ian. I suffered a little

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What’s on my Kindle?

What’s on my Kindle?

and what haven’t I read yet? So, when I say I am behind on my reading, you just do not know. I have so many books! And I thought how fun it would be to list all the ones I have yet to read/finish, and for YOU to tell me if you have read any of them and what you think about them. Here’s the list of what’s on my Kindle: Successful Self-Publishing, Joanna Penn Business for Authors, Joanna Penn Romance Your Brand, Zoe York Romancing the Beat, Gwen Hayes The Witching Well, Sarra Cannon The Singularian, Sandy Butchers The

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Changes in the wind

Changes in the wind

like the seasons… nothing stays the same. Fall feeels like changes. Do you long for the change in weather- from the long hot summer to the coolness of fall? Well, me too. Unfortunately, in Florida, there isn’t a whole lot of that. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t have some changes in the digital space for you! I am going to be making a LOT of changes and they are huge ones, folks. What is Kim up to now? I am going to change up my whole brand. I will be giving you more info as time goes on

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What about social media marketing?

What about social media marketing?

and why do we do it? Social media marketing is nothing new. Authors have been using it for years. I personally have been marketing my work on social media since the early 2000s because it was the only thing we could do and feel successful. Trad pub was still king at that time and SM was still very new. Today, by the same token, it has become so popular and to be honest, overused, that most folks don’t like to even talk about social media marketing. Marketers ruin it for all of us, so says Gary V and I honestly

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