Today’s guest author, Mariam Kobras, is not only an award-winning author and a delightful person, but a testament to the power (and importance) of social media. I met Mariam through Twitter (we’ve since connected on Facebook, too) and immediately found myself drawn to her joyful demeanor, engaging personality, and professionalism. If you want an example of the way authors should behave on social media, follow Mariam–and read her books, which are equally wonderful. Today, Mariam is here to celebrate her upcoming release, WAITING FOR A SONG: Naomi’s Story (Buddhapuss Ink, June 3, 2014), a prequel to her award-winning Stone Trilogy (Buddhapuss Ink): Where do
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The road to publication is filled with “firsts” for authors – so many that we sometimes forget that we”re pulling others through the looking glass with us. Case in point: my mother. I owe my lifelong love of books and writing in no small part to my mother’s influence. She read to me. She taught me to read. She bought me books and paper and crayons and listened to me read my (likely nonsensical) whimsies over the years. She encouraged and supported me – and she financed a trip to an early writers’ conference (over a decade ago) that set
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