Just a quick note to say that I’m delighted to have been chosen Author of the Month by blogger Gina Rae Mitchell!
Here’s the post where she features Playing Army. It includes an excerpt and a bonus piece called 10 Things Most People Don’t Know About Me:
https://ginaraemitchell.com/playing-army/
Did you know all of it already? If not, leave a comment and let me know which one(s) surprised you!
Enjoy, and thanks for playing (Army)!
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All of my journaling about staying in a bad situation or going to an unknown (but also guaranteed to be difficult) one led to two pro-con lists that cancelled each other out entirely. What was good about one element was negated by something pretty awful on the other side.
It’s been a bit more than a month since Playing Army was released and I’ve got some things to say about how things are going. But as is typical for me, what I have to say doesn’t necessarily match up with what people mean when they ask that question. Probably they want to know if…
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Hey, so fun! I only knew a few of these things about you. It’s wonderful to see Playing Army featured on Gina Rae Mitchell’s blog.
Hi Nancy,
Thanks for sharing my post. I’m so happy to have you as my latest Author of the Month.
You were chosen based on the number of visitors to my feature/review of your book, combined with the number of shares and comments for the previous month according to my blog stats.
So it really is in an Indie Author’s best interest to share the post and interact with the commenters, and there is certainly no shame in promoting my post to all your fans!
Congrats again!
Gina