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The Hunt Is On! A Quiet on the Set Contest

27 June 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I’ve never done a virtual scavenger hunt before, but the idea sounded really cool so I thought I’d share it here and offer up an Amazon MP3 gift card or iTunes gift card. Winner’s choice :) All of the items on the list relate in one way or another to the book, so you get […]

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Blog Tour Wrap-Up: Part 2

10 June 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

First up, the winner of the $20 Fandango gift card during the tour is: Catherine Lee! Congratulations! My suggestion: Man of Steel opens this coming weekend, and Much Ado About Nothing the one after that. Just a suggestion. Enjoy! Thoughts overall What a trip! It’s been really fun for me these past couple weeks touring […]

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Quiet on thet Set Book Tour Week 1: Done

1 June 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

It’s been kind of a crazy week! Doing a blog tour for my book during the week has been a little tough while I was working. I couldn’t check in as often as I wanted to, so I’m afraid I may have missed some opportunities to connect on that front. Hiccups Also, I haven’t quite […]

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It Begins! Quiet on the Set Virtual Book Tour: Week 1

27 May 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

It’s here! I’ve been talking about this tour for weeks now, and now you can follow along and find out what I’ve been up to! Instead of posting a link to each new post every day this week, which I think might be kind of annoying and tiresome, I’m doing a week one post with […]

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Giveaway: Realistically Yours Is Free for Kindle!

15 March 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Romance. Girl talk. Writing. Love. Loss. Maturity. Vegas. Hockey. These are just a few of the topics that come into play in my first published novel, Realistically Yours. It is a new adult (NA) contemporary chick lit/romance story and it covers a lot of ground, from clinical anxiety to freelance work in a modern economy, […]

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Writer as Matchmaker: The Best Friend Romance

8 January 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

One of the classic romances is to have the main character fall for her/his best friend. As a writer, and on a personal level, the best friend romance is one that has always made sense to me. Being close to someone first and knowing each other really well – so well that you’re finishing each […]

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The Inside Scoop on Upcoming Release: Unscripted (Tentative)

22 October 2012 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Here is the first look at the next book on the publishing list: Unscripted. This is a story I wrote a couple of years ago. It’s a new adult contemporary romance, with a strong, smart, talented female lead. Rylie Cates is an aspiring screenwriter living in Maine. The story begins with a phone call telling […]

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Realistically Yours is Now Available for Kindle!

21 August 2012 by Jessica Leave a Comment

One of the things I like about Amazon is how easy they make things for independent publishers like me. Not only can an author use CreateSpace to publish a print version of their book, and have CreateSpace print and ship copies on demand, but they can use Kindle Direct Publishing to publish digital copies of […]

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Realistically Yours Is Now For Sale!

22 April 2012 by Jessica Leave a Comment

My first published novel, Realistically Yours, is now available for sale on CreateSpace and Amazon! Check it out! This is my first novel to be published. Thanks to National Novel Writing Month and the Office of Letters and Light, I finally got the courage and motivation to publish it myself. While it’s not my first […]

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