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Best Books, Women With Books
I’ve seen a lot of people asking for recommendations on social media and while I love that, I also think readers will do themselves a favor if they stop and ask themselves…
what am I really looking for?
I’ve compiled a great worksheet (hit the button below) to help all sorts of readers discover what they really love in a book.
Once you know that, then you can not only ask for the best recommendations, but provide them to.
One of the...
Some of my most popular posts are about my obsession continued daily use with my paper planners, specifically, my Hobonichi Cousin. At this point, I’ve used this same planner for… ten years? (Goes and checks…) (Yes, I’ve saved them all)
If you want to check out ALL of my previous planner posts, you can click here
More specifics:
So first you should probably check out my 2020 planner post. And my 2019 planner post. And my peek into the 2021 Hobonichi here and HERE
So… 2023 was the year that I tried the Hobonichi Weeks!
I ordered my Cousin in late 2022, per usual, but got an itch to switch in the spring.
I had originally switched from my Medium ring planner to the Hobonichi Cousin years ago because I was in a very busy phase of life. The kids were in a million activities, and with all the practices,...
Oh boy.
Where do I start?
Where do I end?
2021 was weird, y’all. I tried talking to people about it, and I think other people felt the same way as me, that we were all in a weird time warp and the twelve months of 2021 somehow felt like the second half of 2020? Or something? I don’t know if other people felt the same as me because I’m not sure anyone really has the language to discuss this all yet.
But the beautiful thing about believing in science was I couldn’t argue...
My 2021 Planner System - Elegant and Efficient
Plan * Write * Publish
I love learning about other people’s planner systems and peeking on their pages on Instagram so I wanted to add to the planner universe and show what I’ll be using in 2021.
A lot of this is an evolution from years past.
So first you should probably check out my 2020 planner post. And my 2019 planner post. And my peek into the 2021 Hobonichi here. Because I’m going to refer back to all of those. 
On New Year’s Day I had a...
Best Books, Royalty, Women With Books
As you may have heard by now, my next book features a Royal princess, a sexy spy and kissing. And you might also know that when I started to write it, I didn't originally set out to write a so-called "royal" book (See: How I got the Idea.)
Click to get your own copy of The Royal Runaway!
But thanks to #Royalwedding fever, and royal fans around the world, I have been joyfully swept up in all things royal romance related.
So I thought I'd bring you a list of...
My favorite (fun) (feminine) (fabulous) mystery series...
As I continue with my Deep Thoughts on Books (c), I’ve noticed that I have a definite preference for the types of mystery series I read… and by read, I mean, devour and swallow up all the books in one go.
If you’ve looked at my list of why I love the books I do, you’ll see instantly that all these books I’m about to recommend pretty much tick all of my boxes: female-focused, mystery, humor/ great voice, and with a fair share of romantic...
In two of my most recent Women With Books podcast episodes (with Becca Syme and Roni Loren), I discussed the concept of reader wheels. Basically, it’s what readers of a certain type of genre or sub-genre expect when they approach that sort of book.
A corollary to a reader wheel is an author wheel – that is, what an author brings to every book. This might also be known as an author’s “core story.” Ideally, an author can eventually make a promise to a reader – that X, Y and Z will be found in...
*originally posted on Lindsayemory.com*
Where do readers find books?
If you like to read, there’s a good chance that you’ve looked around and asked yourself, “where do other readers find good books?” Or more importantly, “where do other readers find good books on sale?”
With the hibernation of the American brick and mortar bookstore, it can be hard to discover new authors and their new releases. I mean, you can’t just wander into Waldenbooks or Borders (or in some cases a convenient Barnes and...