Author Monthly Post – Anne Barwell – Goodbye 2023

A friend said to me this week that the days go slowly but the years go fast. I’m still not sure where this year went to. I’m also seeing author friends posting about how many books they’ve published this year, Read more

Horns of a Dilemma

Ir’s that time of year again. No, not the holiday season. I mean the end of the semester. And since I’m a university professor (only semi-retired; I still teach two online classes per semester) I’m grading term papers, assignments, and Read more

Author Monthly Post – Anne Barwell – Planning Way Ahead

As we approach the holiday season – 5 weekends until Christmas my local radio station helpfully reminded me this morning – I’m seeing the connection between preparing for the holidays, and the need to think way ahead about releasing a Read more

Yay us!

The other day I was feeling critical of myself because this year I’ve managed to finish only one novel. I usually write about three each year. But you know what? This year I also semi-retired (which required a lot of Read more

Author Monthly Post – Anne Barwell – Tales From A Magical Bookshop

My latest release, Postscript, wasn’t on my radar at all before I wrote it. In fact it came about because I planned to write a Christmas story for an upcoming promotion. The only thing Christmasy about the story is that Read more

Swag, glorious swag

As I get ready to head out to Gay Rom Lit, the M/M Romance event in Portsmouth, VA, this Wed to Sun, I’m packing stuff and muttering about swag – those promo items we give away to readers. It’s great Read more