Cynthia Harrison

Novelist

Category: Marketing

  • Voices

    We writers hear many voices in our heads. Our characters. Our critics. Our muses. Our guides. Recently, my guides suggested I write about writer’s block. So that’s the WIP these days. I tried talking back to the writing guides, telling them I didn’t have a clue what to say on the subject. Don’t worry, they said.…

  • Business Unusual

    When I lived in Key West, I loved watching hermit crabs on the beach…they were so cute, dragging their outgrown shells around for awhile before the empty husks dropped off. Going from writer to author has made me lose my old protective shell, too. I used to be a person alone in her room, writing whatever she wanted,…

  • A Lavender Experience

    I spent Friday & Saturday in Leonard, Michigan, down a dirt road with a gorgeous canopy of trees, nestled in green hills dotted with lavender. My first book signing event ever may have been unusual location-wise, but it was a wonderful setting and a soothing venue. Lavender just makes you feel good, and our Michigan Authors tent looked straight…

  • A Weekend to Change

    My friend Donna told me Snapfish has posters for $6.99. That’s amazing. I’m going there! But first I want to revise my essay for this competition. And I have a massage in an hour … part of the cleanse. Yes! Still cleansing, and will take a break over the holiday weekend. I really have no desire to…

  • Save the Date!

    The Lavender Festival is only three weeks away! Why I am so excited about lavender? Well, I love the pretty plant, the heavenly scent & healing properties, but the real reason is because I’ll be selling my book for the first time there at the Michigan Author’s booth. I’ve only ever sold Your Words, Your Story through Amazon and…