HeyJaredMara Heath
An Indie romance author's thoughts on books--writing them, reading them, appreciating them, selling them, living and breathing them. Subscribe to get free chapters of my debut, Caged in Silver, in your inbox!
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Apparently, it’s Reading Season (opens the original)
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In the two years I’ve been at this author game, I’ve learned that the support of other authors is vital for survival. And sanity. I’ve made so many dear friends since responding to that first “critique partners wanted” Facebook post. Now I’m not only alpha and beta reading for my fellow writers, I’m arc reading, and I’m part of a Mastermind group and a critique group. And that doesn’t take into consideration all we do to support one another in marketing (newsletter swaps, reviews, collab posts o
“Short” Announcement (opens the original)
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I’m breaking my own rules and sending a newsletter outside of my usual mid-month routine, because I wanted to tell y’all about my latest project and an ARC opportunity. My short story, “Out of Bounds,” is going to be in an anthology! And not just any anthology, Tender and Tempting Tales's steamy, fall-vibes, romance anthology:Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive n
What's Next? (opens the original)
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Exactly a week ago, I released my second novel, Harnessed in Gold. I still can’t believe I wrote one, much less two, but evidently, I did. Now my Secrets of Brownhill Series is 66.6% complete. But unlike when I released Caged in Silver, I don’t have a draft of the next book waiting for me to edit. And maybe that’s a good thing. I think one of the reasons Harnessed in Gold took so long to revise was because I drafted it before I released Caged in Silver into the wild. And once a book is out there
Found Family (opens the original)
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I’d honestly never heard of the Found Family trope before I started lurking around Bookstagram. It was an eye-opening moment, to be sure. Yay! There’s a name for a trope I love. A pack of friends bonding, teasing, supporting, questing, and they bring with them so many fascinating dynamics. An Individual with all their personal baggage, interacting with each of the other individuals and their own baggage. It’s what soap operas are made of! At best, Found Family brings lots of fun banter, at worst
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