Research Trip:  Paris Metro, the Eiffel Tower, and Monet

Research Trip: Paris Metro, the Eiffel Tower, and Monet

  I love research. I could do it forever. It’s a great procrastination technique. While trolling Facebook or Pinterest is hard to justify during my writing hours, researching art nouveau Paris Metro signs is much easier to rationalize.     I usually do my research...
Writing Tip: Photo Inspiration

Writing Tip: Photo Inspiration

Pinterest has changed the way I write. I start a pinboard for every book I write now when I’m in the draft stage and pin photos to it for inspiration. There’s a reason I use the word inspiration in there. Browsing through photos really does kickstart my...
Book Marketing:  Guest Blogs

Book Marketing: Guest Blogs

by Sara RosettWe’re talking book marketing here at Girlfriends Book Club.Over the years, one thing I’ve done consistently for promotion is guest blog. I don’t have any hard data that guest blog posts drive sales, but they do help me spread the word about my...
Christmas in September !?!

Christmas in September !?!

by Sara Rosett   I entered a store the other day and came face-to-face with a life-size, inflatable Santa in a grass skirt and Ray-Ban sunglasses doing the hula.   I wasn’t exactly happy to see Santa in September. Any Christmas display up before Thanksgiving usually...
Sara Rosett: The Secret Life of Suitcases

Sara Rosett: The Secret Life of Suitcases

See on Scoop.it – All Things BookishI returned home from a trip last Thursday. My bag did not.   Apparently, it slipped away to have a grand old time on its own…somewhere.   Timbuktu? Morocco? Rio? Seattle? Who knows? It could be anywhere.  ...
Pinterest and Promotion

Pinterest and Promotion

    I love Pinterest.    I’m on the site a lot, but it’s okay. I’m working when I’m pinning.   No, really. It’s true.   While writing my last two books, I started pinboards for each of them, pinning inspiration for settings, character, and even research articles....
Scoop.it Tips For Authors

Scoop.it Tips For Authors

by Sara Rosett Have you heard of Scoop.it? It is a curation site designed to help you share interesting articles and links from the web. It’s like Pinterest for articles.I’ve been using Scoop.it more and more as I try to simplify my online life. We’re talking...
Author Time Warp

Author Time Warp

by Sara RosettThe doorbell rang last week and I found a cardboard box delivered courtesy of UPS on my porch.I frowned. I wasn’t expecting any packages. I dragged it inside and saw the label from Kensington books, my publishing house. It wasn’t that time, was...
Girlfriends Book Club:  Trendy

Girlfriends Book Club: Trendy

Footnotes in Fiction 1   1 and Nine Other Trends in Publishing    by Sara Rosett   Marketing folks would classify me as the classic “late adopter.” No first generation iPod or iPhone for me. No color blocking or printed pants going on in my closet—been there, done...