Writing Blog
My next novel underway…
I’m so excited to be one step closer to publishing my next novel, which I plan to release this fall. I just received feedback from (wonderful) beta readers and prepared my manuscript to send to my editor. When she returns with those edits, I’ll take another crack at it before getting it to my proofreader,…
Read MoreMy March 2024 reads
Another month accompanied by another great stack of books. My stack was – ahem – a little slimmer this month because I had to read my own work. I’m revising my next novel before it goes to my editor, to be released this autumn. As any writer will tell you, reading novels by other authors…
Read MoreA shout-out to Czech literature
Whenever I live in a country, I enjoy learning more about its culture by doing a deep dive into its literature. This was also the case when I lived in Prague, Czech Republic many years ago. The Czechs have a lot of great literature, and I was happy to explore all of it: Vaclav Havel,…
Read MoreNew book awards for Rome’s Last Noble Palace!
Super excited to have new book award news for my newest novel, Rome’s Last Noble Palace. I just learned that my novel received the Reader Views Award 2023 -2024, Silver Award- Historical Fiction. I don’t write for awards, but that certainly doesn’t mean I don’t feel excited to receive them! I so enjoyed writing this…
Read MoreMy February 2024 reads
Another month, another great stack of books. I started off the month in Britain, with two psychological thrillers. First I followed the lives of a financially struggling heart recipient and the wealthy family whose daughter’s death provide the needed heart. As the heart recipient and donor’s family grow closer, the twists and turns go hard…
Read MoreIndies Today Award for my Drink Wine and Be Beautiful and Rome’s Last Noble Palace
I received some excellent news earlier this month. BOTH of my 2023 releases were named Finalists in the Indies Today Book Awards. It’s always an honor to receive awards, and I’m pleased that my short story collection, Drink Wine and Be Beautiful, has now garnered its fourth award since its release. And for my dual…
Read MoreBook Review : The Patient
Pleased to be invited on this Bookouture Book Launch tour for the new thriller, The Patient, by Teri Terry. This novel, released 13 February, was a fast-paced, page-turning psychological thriller. This novel is told through the perspectives of two protagonists. Saphy is a young woman in her late twenties, living in London. Saphy’s life…
Read MoreLooking for a Valentines Day gift? Try my romance-themed novels…
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner… If you’re looking for the perfect book to gift to the romance readers in your life (even if that romance reader is you!), I’ve made it easier by dropping the price down to to 99 cents/99 pence/99 euro cents and equivalent currencies on Amazon and Kobo on my…
Read MoreMy January 2024 Reads
New year, and another great month in books. I started off the month on my way to a luxurious destinataion wedding, but got lost in a blinding snowstorm in Germany. After having found shelter in a Bavarian ghost town, strange things began happening. And then the bodies started appearing. Next I journeyed to a quiet…
Read MoreNew Reader Views Five-Star review for Rome’s Last Noble Palace
Always an honor to receive favorable editorial reviews, so I’m thrilled to receive a Five-Star review for my latest novel, Rome’s Last Noble Palace, from Reader Views. Here below is the review. Open the pages of “Rome’s Last Noble Palace” by Kimberly Sullivan and you are transported through time in this historical fiction work spanning…
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