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Spring 2023 Quarterly Update

The first four months of this year are done, gone! Everything is blooming and waking up from a long winter's sleep. I don't know about you, but I am excited to get outside more in the sun, make plans for the summer, clean out the clutter, and pick out some new books to read during the long days and nights. And finish the book I am writing.

I started it strong, then put it on hold while I got busy with life, work, and so many other things that always want to take front row, center. I am committed to finishing it, including editing, by summer. I decided to use a free online project management app tool, Asana, to get organized and send me reminders to work on each chapter. You have to do what it takes to get a book complete and ready to publish.

What are you working on these days? I know it must be good! Drop a line and tell me all about it. I have been helping so many authors this year with committing to writing a book, featuring and socializing their newly published books, and connecting authors with the resources they need to finish writing, editing, publishing, and marketing their new books. I would love to hear about what you have in the works and see what guidance I can provide.

Writers' Connection is growing steadily! This is what we have been up to and what is in store for the second quarter of 2023:

Featured Authors. Check out our latest featured author - we have a new one every month! Currently we have Pat Spencer and her book interview for "Story of a Stolen Girl," which was written to raise awareness of human trafficking in the United States. In April we featured George Blake and his book interview for "The Sun Sets in the West." In March we featured Josephine Strand and the interview for her book, "Misty Dreams." If you have just self-published or hybrid-published book, have hit the author jackpot with a traditional publisher, or have a new book you are promoting now that will be available soon, we want to hear from you! Send an email to more@writers-connection.com to request an author interview.

Writers Connecting with Readers. We randomly choose three books every week or so that we find to be interesting and list them with links to buy on the "Writes' Connecting with Readers" section of the website. Submit your book to be included in a constantly updated "best of" alongside other talented self-published authors. See the current books featured on the website homepage and shared on all social media channels.

New Featured Partners. We are constantly on the lookout for new featured service partners! We are covering the bases on everything you need from writing to publishing, marketing and distribution, and everything in between. There is something for everyone including custom packages to fit any author's book publishing budget.  

Giveaways. Every new author to sign up and all existing members are eligible to win a free one hour book consultation! A new winner is selected at the end of every month to help the with their book writing and publishing plans. Maybe it will be you! In addition to the monthly giveaway, we host other random one time giveaways for gift cards and other small prizes.

Annual Self-published Book Awards. The inaugural self-published book awards is on this year with 5 winners to be chosen and announced in multiple categories at the end of the year! All books listed in profiles on the website that are currently self, hybrid, or traditionally published are eligible for a prize and recognition. Update your profiles today to be considered! Details to come soon on the prize categories. Deadline for all entries is December 31st at midnight Mountain time.

Guest Bloggers. To be considered as a guest blogger, write and submit a roughly 1000 word post on your experience writing, editing, or publishing a book (or all three) to more@writers-connection.com. We also consider articles on the topic of writing, editing, publishing, and book marketing and distribution. All guest posts are available to read on the website blog and are labeled as "guest."

Twitter Tweet-chats. We continue the bi-weekly Tweet Chat series on the topic of writing and editing tool reviews for authors. In addition to Grammarly, and you can find the articles on ProWritingAid, Scrivener, and publishing this week: Novel Factory, Novelize, Google Docs/Sheets, Microsoft Word/Excel, Ulysses, yWriter, and AutoCrit on the member-only blog labeled "Insights." Join us on Twitter every other Monday starting @ 8pm EST (5 Pacific, 6 Mountain, 7 Central) by following the hashtag #NeverWriteAlone.

Editing Connection. If you are interested in editing services for your book consider our "Editing Connection." Let us know what you need by filling out this short editing survey. This is a new service where we evaluate your need and find and recommend a few editing options for your to consider. 

Social media: Follow Writers' Connection on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram! A lot of information and conversation happens on these spaces and the best topics are covered on the website under resources and in the blog. We are adding new followers every day!

A big thank you for your continued support if you are already an author member of the Writers’ Connection website community! If you are not, create a free profile today to access all of the above content and be eligible for all giveaways and member services. We need each and every one of you and your books to make this community a huge success. And we can't wait to share and read your future books! Have a great summer and look for the next quarterly update in September!