*points to list of books I've written*

As you can see...I've hit a writing slump. I'm not blaming that on anyone or anything. It happens to the best of us. I've written, rewritten, scrapped, replotted, and basically hit a dead end with book 2 of my Camp Pine Haven series. I just cannot find my way out of this corner I've painted myself into.

One of the things that people (whoever they are...) have said is, "...read and you'll get some inspiration."

So, that's what I'm going to do.

It's time to start reading through that TBR. But I'm going to admit something here. My TBR backlist is ridiculous. I've done a little ARC reading, of course. But good God. I have so many great books that I have yet to crack into that are well past the debut date. And many of my author friends have new books, but their books that have long since been showcased deserve to stay in the spotlight.

Let's be real. An older book sale puts the peanut butter on the bread just as well as a new book sale!

Call it a two-fer.

Learn a little about a new release, get a bonus suggestion from their backlist!

And maybe, just maybe, I'll get a little boost in my writing creativity!

Swag: the one thing authors dream about and can't wait to have in their arsenal of goodies...but it's the Achilles heel that no one ever talks about.

I've mentioned this twitter thread many, many times but the talented Dahlia Adler did an incredible thread on Twitter about two years ago regarding the things that authors stress over but really in the long run it don't really matter. You can read the whole thread here.

She talked about swag and hit the nail right on the head...