Monday Mishmash 5/27/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Memorial Day  I hope everyone has a safe holiday and remembers the true meaning of this day.
2. Editing  This week, I'm finishing up that huge edit I've been working on.
3. Drafting  I WILL get words written on my Piper Christmas novella this week. I will!
4. Book Signing  On Saturday, my daughter and I will both be signing books at the Hughes branch of the Eastern Monroe County Library from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00.
5. Giveaway  My giveaway for a signed ARC of Drastic Crimes Call for Drastic Insights is more than half over. Enter here if you haven't yet.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 5/20/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Editing I'm trying to get caught up on a huge edit since my daughter was sick Friday into Saturday and I lost a lot of work time. Thankfully, she's feeling better now. I hate seeing her sick.
2. Drastic Crimes Call for Drastic Insights  Thank you to everyone who purchased Drastic Crimes during release week and those who preordered. I really appreciate it. I just got my author copies in last Friday. They're so pretty!
3. Plotting  I didn't get to plot my Piper Christmas novella last week due to a huge edit that is taking up most of my time. I did write the blurb, though, so it's a start. Hopefully, I can finish plotting this week.
4. Summer  It's felt like summer here. We opened the pool over the weekend, and I can't wait for the water to warm up so I can swim.
5. Reading  My reading time is still limited due to editing, but I'm squeezing it in where I can.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 5/13/19

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Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Drastic Crimes Call For Drastic Insights releases Tuesday!  Yay! Book three will be available tomorrow!

   

   Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Gt5sce 

   B&N: https://bit.ly/2WXSg4e

   Kobo: https://bit.ly/2GsorUE

   Apple: https://apple.co/2GKUf6i

2. Editing  I'm editing and formatting for clients this week.
3. Drafting  I'm drafting my Piper Christmas novella.
4. Foresight Favors the Felon is up for preorder  Book four in the Piper Ashwell series is now up for preorder everywhere! 

   

   Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RHTQXB9

   B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/foresight-favors-the-felon-kelly-hashway/1131510615

   Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/foresight-favors-the-felon-piper-ashwell-psychic-p-i-book-4

   Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/foresight-favors-the-felon-piper-ashwell-psychic-p-i-book-4/id1462768389

5. Drastic Crimes paperback ARC giveaway  My new giveaway is up and running. Enter below for a chance to win a signed paperback ARC of Drastic Crimes Call for Drastic Insights.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 5/6/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Editing  No surprise here. I'm editing for two clients this week.
2. Brainstorming  I'm brainstorming my Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. Christmas novella.
3. Getting Foresight Favors the Felon ready for preorder  Timing preorders can be tricky because you have to wait for the release date you want to become available on Amazon, but I need the preorder to go up before Drastic Crimes Call for Drastic Insights releases on the 14th.
4. Coming up with titles  As much as I love my Piper Ashwell series, the titles nearly kill me to come up with. I'm really struggling with the title for my Christmas novella.
5. Fiction and Felonies Giveaway  Only 2 days left to enter to win a signed ARC of Fiction and Felonies! Enter below. 

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 4/29/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Editing  I'm editing for two clients this week.
2. Dark Destiny  I clicked publish on my last paranormal novel, Dark Destiny. It's up everywhere but Apple Books right now. I'm not sure why they're being so slow to put the book up over there. 

   

   Amazon: https://amzn.to/2viohrl

   Kobo: https://bit.ly/2DsN00v

   B&N: https://bit.ly/2ZBBr0s

3. Summer Snoops Unleashed is up on Amazon!  Not only did my boxed set go up for preorder on Amazon, but we got our #1 bestseller banner within 24 hours! I couldn't be happier since this is a charity set. 

   

   https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Snoops-Unleashed-Furr-ocious-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B07R49T674/

4. Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. book 5 is with my editor  I passed off book five to my editor last Friday, and I'm way ahead of schedule. Yay!
5. Piper Christmas novella?  I'm toying with the idea of writing a Christmas novella for my Piper series. The problem is I don't really give a definitive time of year in any of these books--intentionally. I'd have to break that rule to do a Christmas novella, but I kind of really want to write one.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 4/22/19

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Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Editing  Last week, I fell victim to a three-day headache that put me behind in client edits. I can't work on the computer when I have a migraine. So this week, I'm catching up on those edits.
2. Summer Snoops Unleashed Facebook Party  This Thursday is the FB party for my cozy mystery boxed set, Summer Snoops Unleashed. It's also the day we go up for preorder on Amazon. We have a lot of great prizes to be won, so you'll want to join us here from 12:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (I'll be hosting from 1:00-1:30.) 
   
   
3. Dark Destiny  My last full-on paranormal title will be out very soon. I finished proofreading and the paperback proof looks gorgeous. Stay tuned for more info on that, but in case you haven't seen the cover yet, here it is.
   
4. Fiction and Felonies Paperback Giveaway  There's still time to enter to win a signed paperback ARC of Fiction and Felonies. Enter here.
5. Giveaway  April is almost over, which means you're running out of time to enter this awesome giveaway for a $350 Amazon gift card. Enter here. 
   

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 4/15/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. Series  Last week, I finished the draft of book 7 in the series and proofread the paperback ARC of book 4, Foresight Favors the Felon. This series is right on track, and I couldn't be happier about it.
2. Editing  I have a new client edit to dive into today.
3. Proofreading  I'm doing another round of proofreading on my last straightforward paranormal, Dark Destiny, before I order the paperback proof.
4. $350 Amazon GC Giveaway I'm part of a multi-author giveaway for a $350 Amazon gift card. You can enter here. 
   
5. Fiction and Felonies Giveaway  My current giveaway is for a signed paperback ARC of Fiction and Felonies. Enter on the widget below:

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 4/8/19

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Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Drafting  I'm actually drafting the 7th book in the Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series right now immediately after finishing the draft of book six. (Have I mentioned I love this series?)
2. Editing  I wound up with a rare few days off between edits, which is why I'm able to get in more drafting. I do have a new edit scheduled for a week from today, and it will most likely show up in my inbox before this week is over.
3. New cover!  The 4th book in the Piper series got a gorgeous cover!!! I'm not revealing it until next month, so I can't share it yet, but seriously, it's so pretty!!!!
4. Proofreading  I got the paperback proof of Piper #4, and I need to get that proofread so the preorder will be ready to go up in May.
5. Revisions  I have to get to revisions on my last paranormal title now that I have notes back from my editor. We'll see if I can squeeze that in this week or not.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 4/1/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. book 6  This week, I'm hoping to finish the first draft of book six in the series. Drafting is going much slower than usual (only 2K-7.5K days) because my editing schedule is packed.
2. Editing  April is a busy editing month for me since I scheduled three full-length client edits in addition to the small edits I wind up getting as well.
3. Cover design  This week I'm working with Red Umbrella Graphic Designs to create the cover for book 4 in the Piper Ashwell series. I'm so excited because Ali always creates such amazing covers!
4. Taxes  I can't believe the first quarter is already over. That means it's time to pay local taxes. At least my 2018 taxes were taken care of last month.
5. A favor pretty please!  If you have an iPhone, I have a favor to ask. Pretty please consider preordering Summer Snoops Unleashed for $.99. All the preorder sales go to pet charities. We really want to raise as much money as possible to help these animals. And for $.99, you will get 14 original cozy mysteries. It's a win for everyone. You can order here. 
   

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 3/18/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Editing  As usual, I'm working on client edits this week.
2. Revising  Last week, I managed to revise book 4 in the Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series. This week, I'm hoping to tackle revisions on book 5.
3. Tennis elbow  I got tennis elbow from working on my computer too much.  After researching, I have adjusted my chair height, which I suspect was the culprit. I also got a wrap made specifically for tennis elbow, and I'm wearing that while I work. So far, that's helping the pain.
4. Author copies  I got author copies of all three Madison Kramer Mystery books and Read Between the Crimes. Yay! I love getting a big box of books! 
   
5. Plotting  I'm hoping to plot book 6 in the Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series this week.

That's it for me. What's on your mind this week?

Monday Mishmash 3/11/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Editing  My editing schedule is crazy booked this year. I have no gaps in my schedule, and it actually overlaps in a few places since I tend to finish edits quicker than the allotted time. I'm finishing up an edit today.
2. Plotting/Drafting  Because my editing schedule is so full, I have to draft whenever I possibly can. I just finished drafting book 6 in the Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series last week, and I'll be starting book 7 probably later today because I will have some time this week before my next edit comes.
3. Blogger commenting issue  I recently discovered if I turn on my comment moderation, the captcha goes away. Yay! I hate captcha. Even though I had it set so it didn't go on, it still was. It was very annoying. So now I have to moderate every comment, but it's better than having that annoying captcha pop up.
4. Thank you!  Big thanks to everyone who grabbed the Madison Kramer Mystery books during release week last week. If you haven't grabbed them yet, you can find them all here.
5. Summer Snoops Unleashed is a bestseller on Barnes and Noble!  I woke up yesterday to find out the charity boxed set I'm in is a bestseller on B&N! How incredible is that? Thank you to everyone who has preordered. If you haven't yet, please consider helping us raise money for three great pet rescues.

   

   https://books2read.com/SummerSnoopsUnleashed

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 2/25/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. My daughter's birthday  Tomorrow is my daughter's twelfth birthday. I'm not sure how she's twelve already. I'm so proud of her. She's an amazing kid.
2. Drafting  I'm finishing up the draft of book 5 in the Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series today!!!! Yay!
3. Revising  Once this draft is complete, I'll do a final revision on book 4 in the Piper Ashwell series before sending the book to my editor.
4. Editing  I'm taking full advantage of the few days I have off between edits to get my own work done. I'll have a new edit coming soon, though.
5. Special preorder price  Don't forget that the price of the Madison Kramer Mystery books will be going up after release week, which is fast approaching. So if you're interested in reading these, you might want to preorder them now. 

   

   https://www.kellyhashway.com/madison-kramer-mystery

6. Captcha nightmare  I don't have my blog set to require captcha verification to post comments, yet it's still doing it! I emailed Blogger to ask about it, but I have yet to get a response. Does anyone know why this is happening or how to fix it?
7. Into the Fire boxed set is FREE today through March 1st  If you haven't tried this series, now is the time to grab all three books for free here!
   

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 2/18/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Read Between the Crimes releases tomorrow!  I'm really excited for this book to come out tomorrow. I had a lot of fun writing this one, which probably sounds odd considering it's about murder. 

   

   Amazon: https://amzn.to/2FQZfro

   iBooks: https://apple.co/2DY1Flv

   Kobo: https://bit.ly/2PcNQ4r

   B&N: https://bit.ly/2U5t

2. Drastic Crimes Call for Drastic Insights is up for preorder  Book three in the Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series is now up for preorder. Check out this gorgeous cover Red Umbrella Graphic Designs created for Drastic Crimes Call for Drastic Insights! 

   

   Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Gt5sce 

   B&N: https://bit.ly/2WXSg4e

   Kobo: https://bit.ly/2GsorUE

   Apple: https://apple.co/2GKUf6i

3. Madison Kramer Mysteries are on sale through release week  Right now, all three books in the Madison Kramer Mystery Trilogy are on sale. After release week, the price of all three books will go up, so if you're thinking of getting these, you'd be better off preordering and taking advantage of the sale price. 

   

   https://www.kellyhashway.com/madison-kramer-mystery

4. Drafting  I'm slowly making my way through the first draft of book five in the Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series. I'm going slow because I have so many client edits to finish, which means I can only write for a couple hours a day at the moment.
5. Editing  I'm editing for a client this week.
6. Blogger issues continue  I've deleted my Google+ account, which should have fixed my inability to comment on my own blog, but alas, I continue to struggle. I don't know what else to do at this point. Blogger said Google+ was causing the issue, so shouldn't this be fixed now?

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 2/11/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Drafting  I'm working on drafting book five in the Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series. With a book coming out every two and a half months, I have to stay ahead of these releases and constantly be working on the next book.
2. Giveaways  Since I've been doing monthly giveaways, I created a page on my website where you can find my current giveaway: https://www.kellyhashway.com/giveaway  The one that's running now is for a signed paperback ARC of Manuscripts and Murder.
3. Editing  I finished up a big edit and have another one coming my way in a few days.
4. Pinterest  I now have a Pinterest page for my cozy mysteries! If you'd like to follow me, you can find it here.
5. Blogger issues  I'm really confused by this, but apparently Google+ is the cause of the issues with Blogger. Isn't Blogger run by Google? I've tried everything, but I can't seem to fix the commenting issue I'm having despite doing what Blogger instructed me to do. I'm contemplating switching blog hosts, but with all I have going on right now, I'm not sure I want to devote the time to moving to Wordpress, which I loathe.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 2/4/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Madison Kramer Mystery series The Lies We Tell Trilogy is officially redone. Check out all three books in the new Madison Kramer Mystery series. 

   

   Preorder on any vendor site here.
   
2. Editing  I'm editing for clients again this week.
3. Final proofreading on Drastic Crimes Call for Drastic Insights  I'm getting book three in the Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series ready for preorder. I'll be proofreading the paperback proof of the book this week.
4. Giveaway for Manuscripts and Murder I have a giveaway going on for a signed paperback ARC of book one in the Madison Kramer Mystery series, Manuscripts and Murder. You can enter here.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 1/28/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Madison Kramer Mysteries covers!  The new covers are done! I love them so much, too! I'm planning to wait to share them once I have the books all set for preorder. Stay tuned!
2. Editing  I'm editing for a client again this week. My 2019 editing schedule is almost full already! That's insane.
3. Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. book 3  Yesterday I got the paperback proof for book three in the Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series! I'll show it to you soon. I just need to proofread it and get it ready to go up for preorder by the time book two releases next month.
4. Reading  I've been reading a lot lately, and I've started to review the cozy mysteries I read over on my Cozy Mystery author FB page. Make sure you follow me there to catch my book recommendations.
5. Fun Fact Friday Also on my Cozy Mystery author FB page, I'm starting a feature I call Fun Fact Friday. I did my first one last Friday, and shared where my titles for the Piper Ashwell Psychic P.I. series come from and how to find them in each book. See my first video here.
6. Still struggling to comment on blogs  Whether or not I can comment apparently depends on the day. It's frustrating, but since I don't want to download Chrome and Blogger hates Safari, I guess I'm stuck with this situation.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 1/21/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. Editing  The end of this month is packed with client edits.
2. Cover design  I'm hoping to get the cover for my Piper novella this week. My cover designer will also be working on the new covers for my series redo, which will become the Madison Kramer Mysteries.
3. Blogger issues  I still can't comment on my blog or anyone else's with my Google profile. I think it's a browser issue because I only have Safari. I can sometimes comment using the name/url option, but it doesn't always give me that option. *sigh*
4. Reworking my publishing schedule  I have a lot of cozy mysteries coming out this year. I still have a paranormal novel drafted and with a cover already. I'm just not sure where to fit it in my schedule since my cozy mysteries series are taking up all my time.
5. Drafting by hand  As I mentioned previously, I'm drafting an Ashelyn novella by hand while my daughter is at basketball practice. So far it's going well.

That's all for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 1/14/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. The Time for Us  The Time for Us releases tomorrow! 

   

   Amazon: https://amzn.to/2LMXKtF

   Kobo: https://bit.ly/2CM6sFk

   B&N: https://bit.ly/2SzUBzU

   Apple: https://apple.co/2SFsdwp

2. Madison Kramer Mysteries As I mentioned last week, I'm reworking the Lies We Tell Trilogy. The books are now unpublished and being reworked as the Madison Kramer Mysteries. I'll announce the book titles soon. I really love the titles!
3. Piper Ashwell-Madison Kramer crossover I'm plotting a Piper Ashwell-Madison Kramer crossover novella. Since Madison is an author and Piper's office is next to a bookstore... See where I'm going with this? I'm excited!
4. Editing I have a new edit coming to me very soon. I better get drafting in the meantime.
5. Cover design Have I mentioned I love working with my cozy mystery cover designer? She takes my ideas and makes them ten times better (possibly more than ten times better). I'm getting things ready for the new Madison Kramer Mysteries covers.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?

Monday Mishmash 1/7/19

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. I can't comment on blogs  I'm not sure what's going on, but for two weeks now, I haven't been able to comment on any blogs, including my own. I'm not ignoring you guys. Blogger just seems to hate me for some reason.
2. The Time for Us is up for preorder  You can now preorder The Time for Us! 

   

   Amazon: https://amzn.to/2LMXKtF

   Kobo: https://bit.ly/2CM6sFk

   B&N: https://bit.ly/2SzUBzU

   Apple: https://apple.co/2SFsdwp

3. Redoing my Lies We Tell trilogy  The other day I realized my Lies We Tell trilogy is not suspense. It's cozy mystery! How didn't I realize it sooner? So, I'm redoing the series with new titles, new covers, and some changes to the stories themselves. I'm hoping to relaunch in March if all goes well.
4. Editing  I'm booked solid for the entire month.
5. Plotting In my spare time—wait, do I have any?—I'll be plotting an Ashelyn Drake novella.

That's it for me. What's on your mind today? And again, if I don't respond to your comments, it's because Blogger isn't allowing me to. I'm reading them though and I'll keep trying to comment back.

Monday Mishmash 12/31/18

Happy Monday! Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash.

Here's what's on my mind today:

1. A Vision A Day Keeps the Killer Away  Now that my rights have reverted from the boxed set, A Vision A Day Keeps the Killer Away is up in ebook format everywhere! 

   

   Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ShF1c5

   Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/2CPyDE4

   Kobo: https://bit.ly/2s2ZQwl

   Apple Books: https://apple.co/2LHEJc4

2. Editing  January is a very busy month for me. I have several edits scheduled beginning tomorrow.
3. The Time for Us  I'm getting my Ashelyn Drake contemporary romance ready to release in January. 
   
4. A few rare days off  I rarely ever schedule days off, but I did exactly that at the end of December. It was much needed. I feel refreshed and ready to dive back into things.
5. Holidays  I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and has a safe and happy New Year!

That's it for me. What's on your mind today?