It’s Twist of the Day Tuesday! Imagine your character inherits a beautiful old house from someone they’ve never met. There’s only one catch: the inheritance comes with a very unusual condition. Now it’s YOUR turn to create the twist! Would you make it mysterious? Romantic? Funny? A litt

You haven’t run out of time. You’ve just run out of patience with how long it’s taking. Sometimes progress is happening even when we can’t see it. And sometimes the hardest part of chasing a dream is continuing to believe in it while we wait. If you’ve been working toward something for months

Dreaming of a weekend surrounded by books, bookstores, and people who love reading as much as you do? Another room just opened up at the beautiful Book House Hotel in West Chester, Pennsylvania! That means TWO rooms are still available for our Future Famous Authors Bookish Retreat! Here’s

It’s a chilly, rainy October Friday in New England, and honestly, the weather is practically begging me to stay in my pajamas. But it’s SPARKLE FRIDAY! ✨ Sparkly shirt? Check! ✨ Sparkly sneakers? Check! ✨ Something wonderful to look forward to? Absolutely! I’m heading to New Hampshire fo

A few years ago, I traveled alone to a literary event in New York City. I didn’t know anyone. I was nervous. And I almost talked myself out of going. But that one decision introduced me to four women who became really good friends! Since then, we’ve traveled together, shared our love of bo

I’m so excited! Book Love in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is bringing in my historical novel, The Immigrant’s Wife! One thing I’ve learned as an author is that publishing a book is only the beginning. Getting it into bookstores and into readers’ hands is a whole other adventure. Every bookstor

Want to make your scenes more interesting without adding more action? Think about the character who ISN’T there. 📚 Does their absence change how other characters behave? ✍️ Are people finally saying what they really think? 👀 Is everyone avoiding mentioning that person? Sometimes the

One of the best feelings as an author? Seeing someone discover your book at an independent bookstore! A reader visited Booktenders during a book crawl and picked up a signed copy of The Immigrant’s Wife. Then she shared these photos with me, and I couldn’t stop smiling. It’s the little

WRITERS, TRY THIS PLOT TWIST! 👀✍️ Need to shake things up in your current manuscript? Here’s your Twist of the Day Tuesday challenge: 📚 Think of the one rule your character would NEVER break. ✍️ Now make them break it. 🤔 What happens in your story that pushes them to cross that line?

Who says you have to hit the ground running every Monday? Sometimes the best way to start a new week is with a little breathing room, a cup of coffee, and absolutely no rush. Today’s reminder: ✨ You can start slowly. ✨ Small steps still count. ✨ Your pace doesn’t have to match anyone els

📚🗺️ CAN WE REACH ALL 50 STATES? My historical fiction novel The Immigrant’s Wife is making its way across America! Our newest state? CALIFORNIA! ☀️ Now I want to find out where else my book has landed! 💕 Have a copy? 📸 Take a picture with your book 📍 Tell me your state ❤️ Tag @jbharr

Our FFA Bookish Retreat is coming together, and the Book House Hotel is filling up! We’re officially down to just ONE remaining room there! Imagine a weekend filled with: 📚 Beautiful bookstores ❤️ New book friends 🍷 An author dinner 🎁 Bookish surprises ✨ Time to read, relax, and have f

I’m an indie author trying to figure out whether setting up TikTok Shop would actually help readers buy my book—or just give me one more thing to manage! 😂 So let’s do a little experiment. You discover a book on TikTok. You want to read it. But there’s no buy button. What happens next?

Here’s a writing trick to try when a scene needs to SLOW DOWN: Write it by hand. Because handwriting physically takes longer than typing, your brain gets more time to observe. You notice the expression. The movement. The room. The tiny reaction. The detail you might have rushed right p

Different towns. Different states. Different starting points—all coming together in West Chester for one cozy weekend built for people who love books. 📚 Books ❤️ New book friends 🛍️ Indie bookstores 🍷 Author dinner 🎁 Bookish surprises ✨ Time to read, relax and talk books 📍 West Chester,

Imagine finally confronting the stranger you’re convinced has been following you… only to discover she thinks YOU have been following HER. Now what? 👀☕️ Thriller? Romance? Time travel? Supernatural? A giant misunderstanding? Something completely unexpected? Tell me what happens nex

LESS “I SHOULD.” MORE “I WANT TO.” ❤️ How much of your day is filled with things you feel like you SHOULD be doing? Laundry. Work. Errands. Appointments. Favors. The never-ending to-do list… And how often does what you actually WANT get pushed to “later”? This week: ❤️ Say no without e

Imagine spending a weekend surrounded by people who love books as much as you do. 📚 Indie bookstore experiences ❤️ Featured authors 📖 Time to read & relax 🍽️ Author dinner + panel 🎉 Bookish games 🎁 Curated swag 🥂 Welcome drink 👯 New book friends And you absolutely do NOT need someo