My pal, Anna Cade, of Herding Cats and Burning Soup came up with the terrific idea of sharing a little love with a well deserving/favorite blog or author. I thought it was a terrific idea, so I signed up.
My biggest problem? I have so many awesome author and blogger friends. That meant I had to really dig down and think.
As I started considering things, I realized something…. It wasn’t a tough choice at all!
Let me tell you a little bit about the awesome lady I’ve chosen to share with you guys today.
I met Stephanie a couple years ago at an Authors After Dark event in Savannah. At that time I was still working on my manuscripts, so I was there strictly as a fan girl and to meet all the awesome authors and bloggers I’d been following/getting to know on Facebook and Twitter.
We were at an author party when we struck up a conversation. We found ourselves at the same table when we headed down for one of the balls held at the event, so we got to know each other better. When we got back to our homes, me to Florida, her to Maine (in the same area my best friend used to live), we found each other on Facebook and Twitter and kept in touch!
I already followed her blog, so I was thrilled when she began to follow mine back. Even more so when I put out my first book and mentioned that if anyone wanted to share their blog with me for a spot or two, that I’d be honored.
She reached out immediately!
She offered me a guest post spot on her blog! Me! This may not sound like a huge deal to you, but it was to me. Why? Because in my preferred genre there had been (at that time, and unfortunately still are) plagiarists claiming to be self published authors who had been outed for stealing the works of some very popular authors. Most of the book blogging community became very gun shy about unknown commodities, and who could blame them?
But she took a chance on me.
In fact, she was headed down to Florida and we met up for coffee to catch up and talk about what sort of post she thought might be appealing to her audience, helpful to readers, and maybe a smidge outside of her comfort zone yet right up my alley.
Well, we found it. With her approval, my alternative lifestyle post/readers glossary was born.
But her generosity didn’t stop there! She also read my books and did a review of Four One Night on her blog. I hadn’t even asked her to do it! I can’t tell you how much that meant to me.
The thing about Stephanie is she truly is a supporter of authors! ALL KINDS of authors! She doesn’t limit herself to one style or genre. She’ll do audiobooks, ebooks, physical books…. She truly does have a passion for books and it shows in her thoughtful, well written posts! She’s honest about what she likes and doesn’t like in books, and it doesn’t matter who the author is. It’s always her personal, unbiased opinion. I respect the heck out of that!
So, because she’s just amazing in general, and gives great feedback about so many subjects in particular, I’m telling you to get to know this wonderful lady!
And if who she is isn’t incentive enough? I’ve got a couple of giveaways for ya! Click on
a Rafflecopter giveaway and earn a chance to win the following.
And, if my giveaway has simply whetted your appetite for winning? There are lots of other blogs sharing the love and giving away. Click the blue button below to see who else is participating!
So cool! Love stephanies blog just because she blogs about different genres. Great post Kitt
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Isn’t it great how eclectic she is?
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Wonderful! Glad to hear that about both you and your great friend!
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Thanks!
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Just goes to show there are so many great bloggers out there. She sounds like a very cool person.
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She absolutely is!
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Thanks for the giveaway! I like her book choices and reviews. 🙂
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I agree! Thanks for sharing the love!
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I loved the mix of it all, and the Mary Balogh link caught my eye, =) Love her writing! (http://fangswandsandfairydust.com/2015/02/only-enchanting.html)
Thanks for the giveaway & Happy Friday!
//Linda
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Mary Balogh is definitely a classic. 🙂
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I loved the pic of hammock on the beach with a drink and book, my perfect vacay!!!!
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Agreed! Stephanie has a knack for finding pictures to suit the mood she’s trying to project perfectly. 🙂 Thanks, Shabby!
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Kitt, Thank you so much — I am really touched by your generosity and loved meeting you and getting to be friends! So honored!
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I feel the same way about you, lady. You’ve got a big heart & generous spirit. 🙂
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🙂 Thank You!
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I absolutely love the design of her blog! It’s really eye catching and beautiful!
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Isn’t it? The fact that she’s also awesome is just icing on the cake.
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I’ve been visiting Stephanie’s blog for quite some time. She always has something interesting up there.
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Doesn’t she, though?
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like the blog format
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Thanks.
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I really appreciate that she doesn’t specialize in just one type of book. My goodness that post about corsets and stays was incredibly interesting! Who knew all that? Not me!
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To me, too. And isn’t it funny that corsets are still deemed sexy today?
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I liked the variety of the blog and I really enjoyed her post on the history of the corset!
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That was interesting, wasn’t it? I love how she does cool things like that.
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I like the guest posts and reviews as well as the genres her blog focuses on.
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Me, too! Thanks for sharing.
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I like how easy it is to find what you’re looking for on it. Nicely laid out blogs are important to me. She’s got the nice, big visuals at each post and isn’t cluttered, so you don’t really have to “work” to figure out where things are located. I know it’s weird to comment on, but my job involves looking at things like that and the user experience to make sure things are clean and easy to follow. Clutter makes me cringe 😛 I’ve bookmarked her blog to go back to and check out new posts 🙂
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That’s awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed checking her out.
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wow, how have I not seen this before. Great mix and so well organized!
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Glad you liked!
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I like the post about the corsets, specifically because it’s not a book-related post. It’s fun that she writes about what she wants to write about, and teaches us things along the way.
http://fangswandsandfairydust.com/2015/02/corsets-and-stays.html
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She’s great at fun and learning. 🙂
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I am a follower of Steph’s blog and really enjoy her interesting articles and reviews.
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