I’m opening up my second contest this week. The prize is a signed copy from my back list and a Mount Rushmore refrigerator magnet and Harney Peak post card.
Joye was the name selected from last week’s contest. Congrats, Joye. Contact me at debra@debrasalonen.com with your snail mail addy so I can get my […]

Buzz is a great thing to have when you’re introducing a new book and that beloved book’s shelf life is so very short.
For the past couple of years, I’ve been too busy writing to put much effort into cultivating buzz.
This time, I tried a little harder. For two reasons: I love BABY BY CONTRACT […]

I got a kick out of this and thought you might, too. Thanks to Barbs for sending the link to a site that offers the best — and worse–cover contest. You can vote for the ones you like best in several catergories. I didn’t see any of my books in either contest.
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Hope the link […]

I’m giving away free backlist books at the Romance Reader at Heart blog today. BLOG
This is so me being…I hate to admit it…me. I could really use some familiar faces. If you have a minute, drop in. Add a quick post and you’re signed up for the drawing.
Thanks in advance.
And, Ellen, I put your […]

I gotta know.
Am I blogging to myself or are these posts actually getting to the right people? That means you.
Two blogging buddies who have been with me from the beginning suddenly stopped getting notices of when I posted a new blog. My web guru, Bekke, can’t find any reason for that […]

Last week, I sent out 6 copies of BABY BY CONTRACT for review. Think of this as chumming the murky waters of the great sea of books hoping to catch a nice, big review that will feed a family of five for a year.
I caught one. A beautiful, shiny, delicious review that I am savoring […]

I’ve been caught in a time suck. It’s called MySpace. I’ve been resisting its tractor beam for nine months (at last summer’s RWA conference, the PR people at Harlequin were quite adamant that all authors should have a MySpace presence).
Well, now, I do. DEB
It’s a work in progress. And I’m woefully short of friends. […]

My pal and fellow Superromance author Ellen Hartman just posted a link to her new book trailer. It’s a hoot. So creative and clever. One of the best I’ve ever seen. If you have a minute check it out. Ellen
The premise is two book covers talking to each other on a store shelf.
That got […]

Hate. Love. Hate.
I could leave it at that, but I’m a writer, right? Everything needs more explanation.
I’ve been stressing over taxes for a week. (I bet you thought I was having fun. Not even close.) I just wrote the check and am headed to the post office. Mailing a full 24 hours early should […]

I think this is the fourth year my friend and fellow author Brenda Novak has sponsored a charity auction during the month of May on her website. All the proceeds go to Juvenile Diabetes Research to help find a cure for children like Brenda’s son, Thad, and millions others suffering from the disease.
If you’ve ever […]