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Blog postI have *always* loved fairy tales.
A few years ago, I had a completely different series in mind for my clean romance pen name and had the covers designed for it only to realize that the covers weren't the right genre. (I was writing historical. They looked contemporary.)
I was devastated!
I'd just spent good money on three covers I could no longer use.
My mom commented that the girl looked like Goldilocks and the idea for my billionaire fairy tales -
Blog postBe sure to join my giveaway to win one of three signed paperbacks OR a $10 Amazon gift card!
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Blog postHappy New Year, everyone!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! I am so excited for my projects coming up in 2021. I have my year planned out, so we'll see how much of it actually goes according to plan. HA!
For my Cortney Pearson name, I'm reworking Princess of Death. I love the book, but readers have said it's slow to pick up and I don't want that at all! So I've redone the opening and added some new scenes. I'll be getting the edits back this week. -
Blog postSo last year during December, I took my car through a car wash. I was jamming out to Christmas tunes.
And an idea struck. What if there was a magical radio from Santa Claus himself that made whatever the listeners hearing come true? THEN! I got the idea for "Snowed in at the Cottage." For a whole series of books, actually, where people staying at an inn for Christmas hear Santa's radio play and it starts to wreak havoc on their love lives and acts a -
Blog postSelf-publishing vs. Traditional Publishing
The decision to self-publish can be a daunting one, especially if you, like me, started out writing with the intent of finding an agent and landing a publishing deal.
Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, that dream just doesn't happen. Many authors see the decision to self-publish as some kind of defeat, when really, making the change to go indie can be so much more. The decision should be made carefully and deliberately.&nbs -
Blog postMy process has changed quite a bit over the years, and the changes have been for the better. I've always been fast, but my routine and method used to hold me back because I would never plot anything! I just dove right in and started, writing random scenes that popped into my head and trying to figure out how they fit together.
So ask yourself--How many words do I want to get down?What is my time frame? I'll start by taking an overall look at the story, including genre. Let's sa -
Blog postIt sneaks in like a ninja.
It wedges itself in.
It delays writing goals, adds frustration, and inspires the desire to set a project aside.Writer's Block. Why it happens and how to kick it in the booty and get going again. This always happens to me--I have a shiny new idea. I scribble away because the ideas seem to be literally pouring from my fingertips and demand their place on the page. I'm ten thousand words in, fifteen, twenty thousand. Things are right on trac -
Blog postMy writing cave has undergone a major transformation.
When my husband and I first bought this house, the walls in this room were dark brown (paneling. Way to go, seventies). The carpet was a shocking orange that would make Ron Weasley proud. Even the shelves were an abysmal shade of brown that would make poop jealous.
We gave the room a makeover. Added a wainscoting beam to divide the walls, painted the top a gorgeous dreamy blue and a soothing gray on the bottom. Sewed -
Blog postWhen I first started writing, I had a note card propped up against my keyboard that said, "Kill the author." It was a reference to something I'd heard at a conference about how sometimes as writers, we get in our own ways when trying to craft a story.
But I am an author. How am I supposed to step away from my story and see it the way a reader sees it?
Many times new writers are absolutely CONVINCED they are the next Stephen King, the next J.K. Rowling, the nex -
Blog postI am not an organized person. Clutter follows me like a little lost puppy, and though I try, I have always struggled to keep piles from conglomerating on surfaces. I often lose things as a result or forget I already set something aside and end up doing it twice!
GAH.
Just because that's my natural tendency, it doesn't mean I have to stay that way, right?
RIGHT?
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Blog postAs a homeschool family. we're part of a private school that meets weekly. The moms all teach the classes, and it's a screaming awesome opportunity for all of us. I get to chat and socialize and learn from the other moms; my kids get to be around their peers and take classes from someone other than me; we all build each other and it's a stellar environment!
In that group, I teach the eight to ten year olds' writing class. These young kids are learning things I didn't learn until I go -
Blog postHappy 2020! This year, one of the goals I've set is to be more involved in my social media posts. I'm going to pick up blogging again, as well as posting more frequently in general.
So this post is my kick-off! I want to remind you who I am!
My name is Cortney Pearson. I'm a USA Today bestselling author of young adult fantasy. I have nine books published, with about twenty more stored away in my head.
I homeschool my four littles--though my oldest is twelve -
Blog postI'm pleased to present the first book in a new series of contemporary fairy tale romances from my pen name, Catelyn Meadows:
True love with a twist.
These billionaire fairy tale retellings take beloved stories you know and add a pinch of modern, a dash of happy, and a whole heap of clean, swoon-worthy romance. Shaken, not stirred. You and your kindle will find yourselves drinking them up.
Book one is coming September 12, 2019! Here is the cover for Goldie and the B -
Blog postIf you want an action-packed, romantic, riveting and clean fantasy series...
If you want all the books in ONE PLACE...
If you want to root for a real heroine, for magic, for love...
If you want to get in on exclusive extra goodies that can't be found anywhere else...The Stolen Tears series is perfect for you. And it's ONLY 99 CENTS THIS WEEK! I can't go on without thanking the following people who made this series possible:
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Blog postYou know how some people are just genuine? They're down-to-earth, big-hearted, kind and amazing people?
Anne Pfeffer is one of those people. I met Anne several years ago at a writer's conference, and we just became buds and have been pen pals ever since. She's given her critique on my work and I hers, and not only is she a talented writer, she's also a very dear friend.
Here's Anne's new book, What We Do For Love.
What We Do For Love
by Anne Pfe -
Blog postMy pen name, Catelyn Meadows, is releasing the first book in her Lost Royal Sweet Romance series releases TODAY! To celebrate, she's also giving away a Kindle Paperwhite, so keep scrolling down for more details!It's about a lost princess who doesn't want to be found. It's about love and trust, about forgiveness and sacrifice. It's about risking everything to be with the person you love. "The Winter's Tale" isn't one of Shakespeare's more familiar plays. In fact, I h
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Blog postThe second book in my Curse of the Pirate series is available now! And it's just 99 cents for THREE DAYS so be sure to grab your copy!!They want his heart. He wants their power.When Bae Kelsey invites princesses across the ocean to compete in a tournament for his hand in marriage, Caliana Brahmvir volunteers herself as a contender. She hopes to win, not for herself, but for her cousin, Soraya, to regain the kingdom that was taken from her. But Cali quickly realizes this is no tournament for a jo
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Blog postI'm so excited, Princess of Death is OUT!
It has a #1 Bestseller tag in the Teen and Young Adult Pirate and Adventure category, WAHOO!
PLUS --
This week it's 99 cents or FREE in KU!Never trust a pirate.The plague struck without warning. Now, to save her people, Cali must cross the mysterious, impenetrable boundary to reach a treacherous land of magic and find the cure.
When she arrives, she not only discovers that she looks eerily similar to its princ -
Blog postHey everybody!!
In preparation for the release of Princess of Death, I'm hosting a Kindle Paperwhite GIVEAWAY!ENTER HERE!!
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Blog postHey guys, I'm so excited to present the cover of the first book in my Curse of the Pirate series:
Princess of Death
To celebrate the release, I am giving away a $20 Amazon gift card. To enter the giveaway, go HERE.
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Blog postThe Stolen Tears series is COMPLETE!
I'm so excited to have this series finished. I love that everyone can know how Talon and Ambry's story ends.
This has been an adventure, that's for sure. I've learned so much from writing this series and I'm so so SO PROUD of how it has turned out.
I love the covers -- credit goes to the ever amazing Rebecca Frank of Bewitching Book Covers. Everything she does GLITTERS.
Credit goes to Charity West, edit -
Blog postThe third and final book in my Stolen Tears series releases a week from Monday. Aaaahhh! I can't wait for the series to be done, for you to see how Ambry and Talon's story ends!
In honor of that release, I'm having a sale.
WHAT! YES! Now through Saturday, August 25.Book one is FREE.
Book two is 99 cents. You can't beat this, guys. It's just such a crazy good deal.
Nab your copies and prep to read this ending!
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Blog postTwo different heroines.
Two different doors.
One deadly secret.
When Piper Crenshaw opens a forbidden door in her house, she launches into a secret the previous residents of her house tried far too hard to keep hidden. Piper suspects it has something to do with her own secret--the murder her mother committed--but either way, she must figure out how the dark and dangerous events of the past tie into hers in the present, before she becomes a part of her house for good.
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Blog postI can't believe the day is here! It's time to reveal this gorgeous cover. I've had it on my computer for over a year, and it's been SO HARD to keep it to myself!
Without further ado...
I present the third and LAST BOOK in my Stolen Tears series - Such a Dangerous Game!
Their fate is in the cards.
Talon has betrayed his people. Now he must atone for his broken oaths and marry a woman he doesn’t love, or face banishment forever.
Ambry is the last -
Blog postI've been busily in the process of re-editing Such a Secret Place. While the book had so much awesome to start with, it just needed some TLC!I've tweaked the prologue and tightened much of the world-building, to make the story that much stronger!I'm so happy with the way it has turned out, and getting ready to re-release it when it's no longer in the Wrath and Ruin boxed set, probably toward the end of April. (Which is when I'll also be spilling the beans about book three, SUCH A DANGEROUS
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