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Blog postToday is the official release day for The Girl Who Loved Ghosts!
I’m really grateful to the reviewers that have been posting early reviews on Goodreads. Here’s some of what they have been saying about Book Three of The Unbelievables:
“Ms. Tansley has built a realistic backdrop with vivid details, poured on emotional challenges and raised the stakes for her characters as each tentacle of this tale entangles readers for start to finish! Another fabulous Young Adult fantasy to ad -
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Cover Reveal The cover for The Girl Who Loved Ghosts is finalized! It was a great collaboration between the cover artist, my editor, and me. I think it’s my favorite cover in this series. Which might be because it features Evan too.
Ebooks ARCS were sent out June 21 If you’re a reviewer who previously reviewed the book and indicated you’d like to read the next book in the series, I emailed you the link to the ebook ARC on June 21 from kourtneyheintz(at)gm -
Blog postAs spring moves into high gear, I’ve been hard at work on line edits for The Unbelievables Book 3, The Girl Who Loved Ghosts!
The advance reader copy (ARC) of The Girl Who Loved Ghosts is almost ready! If you are a book reviewer/blogger who’d like an ebook ARC drop me a line: kourtney.heintz(at)yahoo(d0t)com. I do plan to reach out to all the reviewers of book 1 & 2 to see if they are interested in reading the third book’s ARC.
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Blog postThe past two weekends have been dedicated to tech updates to my life aka setting up the new iPad and iPhone and wiping the old ones clean.
For most people this is a smooth, easy transition. But I’ve come to realize I’m an outlier. If something can go bizarrely wrong, it will. If there’s a .05% chance of some weird glitch happening–it happens to me.
So I’ve learned to over-allocate time to tasks that should be easy.
Take my iPhone for instance. I set it up no problem, b -
Blog postIn the past few months, I’ve spent most of my time in the now. I have a few goals that I’m moving toward, and each day I am giving my all to reach it.
And it feels really great to be pushing forward and taking pride in what I’m doing.
I don’t feel the pressure to “be on” that always dogged me online. I feel like I can finally relax and be me.
Then I realized I created constraints like I must be on Twitter x number of hours or I must post a blog twice a month or I have -
Blog postRight now, my real life has to take a front seat to my online life.
There are things that I absolutely need to get done this summer and that means I won’t be online much. I’ll still be sending out my monthly author newsletter, so sign up for it if you want monthly updates on my writing life (http://kourtneyheintz.com/contact/).
I’ve got a few major projects happening.
I’ve got to revise my first draft of The Unbelievables Book 3 and deliver a polished second draft to m -
Blog postI started the month off in Manhattan with Brett for Easter weekend. We did most of this in one day!
Macy’s had a really cool flower show in the flagship store. It looked like an enchanted forest was dropped amongst the beauty department.
Then we decided to go down to the Village and walked along Christopher St. and Bleeker Street.
We ended up in Nolita for sushi lunch.
And even popped into Marie Belle’s in Soho for her signature dessert and hot c -
Blog postLately I’ve been thinking. Mostly because it’s the first time in a year and half that my mind is clear and my thought processes are firing again. I can actually do a few things at the same time and do them pretty well. In February, I started taking walks. It began as 30 minutes twice a week and mushroomed to daily walks that last 60-80 minutes, which gives me a lot of time to ruminate on stuff. I’ve got a backlog of thinking to catch up on!
On one of my epic walks, I was thinking back -
Blog postFor the past 3 months, I’ve curtailed the time I spend on social media. I check Facebook and Twitter once a week. I respond to all notifications and I try to take about 30 minutes to interact with friends’ posts and tweets. I’ve cut back on blogging and reading blogs too.
I’m not bombarded with angry political rants. I don’t have to constantly hear how awesome or awful everyone else is doing all the time. I’m not pressured to post all the time and create content and get followers. In -
Blog postWith all the weekly author events, my monthly new newsletter commitments, and my writing schedule, I’ve decided to take a break from blogging for the holiday season.
I’ll still be on Facebook and Twitter, but I’m going to take a blog break from now until January 15.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!
If you miss my posts, please check out all the amazing interviews and guest posts from the book tour in October and November!
TGWSG’s Blog Tour
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Blog postAfter 7 wonderful years on WordPress.com, I decided to take my blog and move it over to my website. All my old posts are available there and new ones will be posting there too!
You can find my blog at its new home: http://blog.kourtneyheintz.com
If you are a blog subscriber, you should seamlessly move along with me according to WordPress. If you aren’t a subscriber, please make sure to update to my new address.
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Ah, the door. I promised a story, so here goes. A couple years back, I begged my old friend Ant to take me to Sleepy Hollow. I love the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Washington Irving. After reading Jessica Verday’s The Hollow, I had to visit the graveyard.
As we wandered the cemetery where the headless horseman took his legendary ride, we came across this mausoleum. I’ve always been fascinated by hourglasses and I took 6 photos–my norm for when I find something intriguin -
Blog postBOOK NEWS
My publisher has decided on the title for The Girl Who Ignored Ghost’s sequel! I’m so excited to announce it because it was one of my suggestions!
Drumroll please…
The title for the second book in The Unbelievables series will be:
THE GIRL WHO SAVED GHOSTS
I love this title because it is similar to book one’s title and also hints at Kat’s changing relationship with ghosts. When I get the back cover blurb and cover from my publisher this s -
Blog postI lay down in the snow one day and just looked up at the trees. When I lived in the city, Emerson and I would take walks and go lay on a bench and stare up at the trees. I don’t know why I stopped making time for that, so I’m going to do more of it this year.
Reagan has this new game in the snow, she takes a tennis ball, buries it, and then digs it out. This provides such entertainment for her. And as the snow goes flying past me, I can’t help but laugh.
We also play ball a fe -
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I spent the past year rushing. Rushing to get revisions done. Rushing to line up promo events. Rushing to create marketing materials. Rushing. Rushing. Rushing.
I can’t remember a single moment where I wasn’t trying to do something faster or feeling like I was behind.
And in the end, I got sick. A prolonged, frustrating sick.
That brings me to today. I’m working at 75-80% of my usual abilities. I can’t rush. When I do, everything gets messed up.
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Blog postI hope everyone had a good holiday. It’s been a touch road lately, but I’m making progress.
My vertigo turned out to be a kind that doesn’t just clear up on its own. I’ve been going to vestibular therapy all month. In early December, I could barely stand and was dealing with constant nausea and motion sickness. I lost time, forget simple things, had trouble putting a sentence together, and felt like nothing was real. Like I wasn’t here.
I can stand now. I can walk a -
Blog postI’ve been trying to keep up with as many of my normal activities as I can, but I’m constantly tired and I feel worn through. The vertigo continues and I just need to step back for a few weeks. I’m going to take a blog break for a month. And I’m going to limit my social media.
I just need to take some time for myself right now.
I’ll still check in once a week on social media, but I won’t be there daily. If you need to reach me, please email me.
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Blog postHigh Strung
Believe in yourself. Never ever give up on your dreams.
Odd Thomas
Everyone has their quirks. Embrace yours and be the best you that you can be.
Camp Rock
It’s easier to lose yourself than to take a chance and be you. But you risk losing everything when you blend in instead of standing out.
I Give It A Year
Sometimes you have to admit a major life mistake and let go of what you tho -
Blog postNovember has been a tough month. Mostly because when something is wrong, it’s my instinct to hide it. Ignore it and pretend it’s not happening. I’m incredibly good at rationalizing away whatever bad, scary thing is happening until it overwhelms me.
In early November, I stared having episodes of dizziness and lightheadedness. Feeling like I was rocking when I wasn’t–it reminded me of motion sickness. I thought it was stress. Then I blamed a virus.
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Blog postThis week, I’ll be on these blogs chatting about my book! On A Writer’s Mind, I’m sharing my favorite scene, genres I like to write, and how the cover relates to the book! November 21 Spotlight 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, and Sissy, Too! * November 23 Interview A Writer’s Mind * November 24 Thanksgiving * November 25 Spotlight The Silver Dagger Scriptorium * November 28 Guest Post Roxanne’s Realm http://www.roxannerhoads.com/ *** Butternut Blast Giveaway is wrapping up at th
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