I’m so excited! Book Love in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is bringing in my historical novel, The Immigrant’s Wife! One thing I’ve learned as an author is that publishing a book is only the beginning. Getting it into bookstores and into readers’ hands is a whole other adventure. Every bookstor

Want to make your scenes more interesting without adding more action? Think about the character who ISN’T there. 📚 Does their absence change how other characters behave? ✍️ Are people finally saying what they really think? 👀 Is everyone avoiding mentioning that person? Sometimes the

One of the best feelings as an author? Seeing someone discover your book at an independent bookstore! A reader visited Booktenders during a book crawl and picked up a signed copy of The Immigrant’s Wife. Then she shared these photos with me, and I couldn’t stop smiling. It’s the little

WRITERS, TRY THIS PLOT TWIST! 👀✍️ Need to shake things up in your current manuscript? Here’s your Twist of the Day Tuesday challenge: 📚 Think of the one rule your character would NEVER break. ✍️ Now make them break it. 🤔 What happens in your story that pushes them to cross that line?

Who says you have to hit the ground running every Monday? Sometimes the best way to start a new week is with a little breathing room, a cup of coffee, and absolutely no rush. Today’s reminder: ✨ You can start slowly. ✨ Small steps still count. ✨ Your pace doesn’t have to match anyone els

📚🗺️ CAN WE REACH ALL 50 STATES? My historical fiction novel The Immigrant’s Wife is making its way across America! Our newest state? CALIFORNIA! ☀️ Now I want to find out where else my book has landed! 💕 Have a copy? 📸 Take a picture with your book 📍 Tell me your state ❤️ Tag @jbharr

Our FFA Bookish Retreat is coming together, and the Book House Hotel is filling up! We’re officially down to just ONE remaining room there! Imagine a weekend filled with: 📚 Beautiful bookstores ❤️ New book friends 🍷 An author dinner 🎁 Bookish surprises ✨ Time to read, relax, and have f

I’m an indie author trying to figure out whether setting up TikTok Shop would actually help readers buy my book—or just give me one more thing to manage! 😂 So let’s do a little experiment. You discover a book on TikTok. You want to read it. But there’s no buy button. What happens next?

Here’s a writing trick to try when a scene needs to SLOW DOWN: Write it by hand. Because handwriting physically takes longer than typing, your brain gets more time to observe. You notice the expression. The movement. The room. The tiny reaction. The detail you might have rushed right p

Different towns. Different states. Different starting points—all coming together in West Chester for one cozy weekend built for people who love books. 📚 Books ❤️ New book friends 🛍️ Indie bookstores 🍷 Author dinner 🎁 Bookish surprises ✨ Time to read, relax and talk books 📍 West Chester,

Imagine finally confronting the stranger you’re convinced has been following you… only to discover she thinks YOU have been following HER. Now what? 👀☕️ Thriller? Romance? Time travel? Supernatural? A giant misunderstanding? Something completely unexpected? Tell me what happens nex

LESS “I SHOULD.” MORE “I WANT TO.” ❤️ How much of your day is filled with things you feel like you SHOULD be doing? Laundry. Work. Errands. Appointments. Favors. The never-ending to-do list… And how often does what you actually WANT get pushed to “later”? This week: ❤️ Say no without e

Imagine spending a weekend surrounded by people who love books as much as you do. 📚 Indie bookstore experiences ❤️ Featured authors 📖 Time to read & relax 🍽️ Author dinner + panel 🎉 Bookish games 🎁 Curated swag 🥂 Welcome drink 👯 New book friends And you absolutely do NOT need someo

Seeing someone else excited about something I’ve been working so hard to create. 🥹📚❤️ Kris Schaale, author of The Summer of Meteors, is one of our three featured authors for the FFA Bookish Retreat—and she thinks YOU should come too! This weekend was created for readers. Come by yourself, bri

Scammers know what authors want to hear. ✨ “We love your book!” ✨ “We can get you noticed!” ✨ “We have an opportunity for you!” Before the excitement takes over: 🔎 Research the person 🔎 Research the company 🔎 Verify their claims independently 🔎 Search for complaints 🔎 NEVER let someo

Tuesday night I got to spend the evening in Boston with the Girlfriends Book Club talking about The Immigrant’s Wife! 🥹❤️ There’s something so special—and a little surreal—about hearing readers discuss characters and moments that once existed only in your own head. Book clubs, thank you for m