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Feb. 08, 2022

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I know that it seems like I haven’t been writing over here very much lately. In fact, today is probably the most I have done here. The thing is, things have been more than a little bit crazy and I am still working hard at attempting to catch up. Who knew so much could go wrong in such a short amount of time? That is neither here nor there. I thought I would like to let y’all know that I am in fact alive and well. Plus, I’ll give you some updates on things happening here at Storied Conversation and what you can expect.ย  First, I decided that I would not do the Author of the Month for February.

Don’t worry, I simply moved her to May and will have two in that month so that I can highlight all the events planned for the year. I felt this was the best way to get everything caught up and not feel as though I was drowning in things. The reason I selected may be because my calendar is a little slower that month and running a giveaway for each author is much more practicable. Next, the newsletter did go out last week. There are about 100 people signed up for it as of the moment I hit send. It is not the same as the Rita Reviews newsletter. If you aren’t sure if you signed up, please either email me or enter your information into the sign up (over to the right) and it will let you know. If you did sign up but did not receive the newsletter, please email me.

I will need the email address that you signed up with so I can verify that you signed up and got it. If you signed up after the day it was sent, I will send it to you for this month.Please do not message me on social media, as my assistant checks those and I need to be the one searching for your missing newsletter. This will help me keep up with how often people don’t get it, etc.

That I share all sorts of books on social media that are never mentioned on the blog. That’s right, I share an assortment of teasers, cover reveals, and more on social media that never make it to the blog. The reason for that is they are long enough to go here on the blog. Typically I strive for at least five hundred words in each post. some have more and some have less.

There are always things that come in that just don’t fit the criteria of the blog. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to share them with y’all though. So, they end up on my social media. That is why I am telling you about it now. This way you can follow me if you don’t already and check out all of the amazing books that I have to offer.

Another Bonus for Following Me

If you follow me on social media, you can claim the follow entries into the giveaways. There is always an entry to be claimed in the giveaways for following me. It is just my way of saying thanks for the support. I wish I could do more to say thank you and I do have plans to do that this year but for now this is the best that I can accomplish.

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  1. Eva Millien says

    February 9, 2022 at 6:37 pm

    I follow you everywhere but I didn’t realize that your shared other books on the media sites! Thanks for letting me know and have an awesome day!

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  2. Megan Allen says

    February 10, 2022 at 11:30 am

    Thank you for all of your reviews and sharing the love with your giveaways! I love reading your posts.

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  3. Adriane says

    February 12, 2022 at 3:03 pm

    Wow – you offer so much!

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  4. heather says

    February 12, 2022 at 4:05 pm

    I follow you on several social medias sites and I come to your blog daily and have for many years. I love reading your reviews and I love seeing new books that I would not have known about otherwise so thank you for all your hard work.

    Reply
  5. bn100 says

    February 12, 2022 at 6:08 pm

    interesting info

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  6. Bea LaRocca says

    February 12, 2022 at 9:26 pm

    I follow you everywhere and I appreciate all of your book recs and all of the information that you share with us

    Reply
  7. Adriane says

    February 18, 2022 at 1:34 am

    I’ll follow you anywhere ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  8. Adriane says

    February 24, 2022 at 2:42 am

    I look forward to your reviews – so honest ๐Ÿ™‚

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