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Halloween Special! Check out A 21st Century Fairy Tale FREE!

24 October 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

‘Tis the season to get spooky! Vampires, haunted houses, magical relics, and more await in A 21st Century Fairy Tale! Halloween Special: Free ebook! I am not running too many promotions or advertising on any of my books at the moment, so this is your chance to get in on it while it lasts and […]

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Editing: Sometimes You Just Need a Kick in the Ass

22 August 2013 by Jessica 2 Comments

Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been trying to “prepare” myself to jump back into editing on one of the stories I wrote last year. As it turns out, all I needed to do was invite people to read it to get my ass in gear on the editing! The project The new editing project […]

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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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Off to a Running Start! Quiet on the Set Virtual Book Tour Week 2

3 June 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

It’s incredible that it’s already half over! But, there are plenty more fun things to come this week: six stops, including one audio interview, two written interviews, and three guest posts! Once again, instead of posting a new blog every day, check THIS post or the main tour hub page for the day’s new links […]

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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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It’s Official: I’m Going on Tour

12 April 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Starting May 27th, I’ll be heading out on the information superhighway to promote Quiet on the Set! I’m super-excited, and a little nervous, but I think it’s going to be a lot of fun. The stops haven’t been announced yet, but I’m looking forward to meeting some new bloggers and readers! I’ve signed up to […]

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VICTORY! Quiet on the Set Is Now for Sale!

28 March 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Phew! What a nightmarish week it’s been! Instead of complaining first, I’ll start you off with a joke: what do you call a place where it’s blizzarding and snowing sideways one week, and sunny and 70 degrees the next? COLORADO! Holee shit – I drove home in the stupid blizzard last week (after a lovely […]

Filed Under: books Tagged With: chick lit, colorado, contemporary, editing, fiction, format, goodreads, new adult, publishing, quiet on the set, reviews

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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