Oh, hey! You came to find me but today I’m over on Women Writers, Women’s Books talking about the process and craft of writing comedy.
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Today Community Klepto officially hits the shelves and I celebrate the release of my third book! It’s been a LOOOOONG road but the day is finally here!
Oh hey, you came to find me but I’m not here because I’m over at the AUSTIN FUCKING CHRONICLE! I’m floored, over the moon, verklempt – all the emotions! – at this incredible review they did for Community Klepto; it’s almost as funny as the book itself.
Check it out here and see how awesome it is for yourself!
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Oh hey! You came to see my but I’m over on Vox Vomitus where I just did a super fun interview with the ladies about Community Klepto. We drank, we chatted, we lifted wimpy dumbbells. It was a good time.
Check it out here or wherever you get your podcasts!
Leave a CommentHowdy! You came to find me but I am over with the kind folks at Lone Star Literary Life, where they have been kind enough to write up a great review of Community Klepto, which comes out in less than 3 weeks!
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I’ve just confirmed that I’ll be adding two more in-person events for Community Klepto on top of my book launch party at BookWoman in Austin, TX!
On Thursday, July 14 (Happy Bastille Day), I’ll be doing a reading, Q&A and book signing at Flagship Books in Kansas City, KS, my old stomping grounds and the part of the city where I got lost the most often.
On Sunday, July 17, I’ll be doing a reading, Q&A and book signing at Barnes & Noble in Springfield, MO, my old college town. I used to hang out here all the time in high school with the people I classified as the cool kids… because they were my kids. And we weren’t old enough to drink yet.
More details to come!
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Last year I did something I hadn’t done in a long time – I wrote a new poem and also got it published in a literary journal.
The publisher, Alien Buddha Press, liked it so much that they decided to put it in their best of 2021 compilation edition, available on Amazon now.
Here’s to more poems, stories, and books getting published in 2022!
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This essay was jostling around in my mind long before Moms Don’t Have Time to Write put out a call for submissions about holiday topics, but I was hesitant to even give voice to the negative feelings I was having. More than anything, I was scared to submit the essay because I was worried how it would be received by my family.
However, as a writer, I’ve found that whenever I find myself writing something that scares me, that’s actually the place where the gold is. The minute I start self-editing is the minute I stop being authentic, which is a disservice for me and my readers. Needless to say, after much hand-wringing I submitted the essay for consideration. This week, they surprised me by publishing it!
Check out my published essay here.
Leave a CommentAfter COVID reared its ugly viral head and caused my prior publisher to shelve all its projects, I thought long and hard about what I wanted for my book. I’m biased of course, but I knew it was a polished, funny, marketable book (it wouldn’t have had two offers to publish it already if it wasn’t). Not wanting to sell myself short, and feeling like I had nothing to lose, I submitted COMMUNITY KLEPTO to She Writes Press, after reading that it took the prize of Independent Publisher of the Year in 2019. I also started aggressively querying other publishers and agents, not letting the sun set on a day where I submitted less than two queries.
A couple months later, I woke up to an email from She Writes Press saying they wanted to publish COMMUNITY KLEPTO. Today, I made it official and signed the contract, making me She Writes Press’s newest author! COMMUNITY KLEPTO will be released sometime in the Spring of 2022 (hopefully by then, things like in-person book signings and launch parties won’t be frowned upon by the CDC).
It goes without saying that applying my signature to a book deal is the easy part and now 18 months of hard work begins to bring my newest book into this world, and I guess it also means that I’m finally going to have to go back to my hair salon since my last cover photo is now a decade old. Mask up, stay safe, and follow along on my ride as a SWP author.
About She Writes Press:
Leave a CommentShe Writes Press is an independent publishing company founded to serve members of SheWrites.com, the largest global community of women writers online, and women writers everywhere. She Writes Press is both mission-driven and community-oriented, aiming to serve writers who wish to maintain greater ownership and control of their projects while still getting the highest quality editorial help possible for their work.
– She Writes Press 2020
In 2014, SheWrites.com and She Writes Press became part of SparkPoint Studio, LLC, creating a powerful combination that no other hybrid publisher brings to the table, including a strong editorial vision; traditional distribution; two award-winning hybrid imprints (She Writes Press and SparkPress); and an in-house marketing and publicity team through its publicity division, BookSparks. The SparkPoint Studio family is a female-run company with a strong vision, passion, and work ethic. In 2019, She Writes Press was named Indie Publisher of the Year.