Monday, February 24, 2025

Marking Major Milestones | Steve Shipley's "False Hope" Release and My 299th Book Project

False Hope by Steve Shipley

Happy Book Birthday to "False Hope"! Today marks the release of Steve Shipley's latest Blake Willis Thriller, and I couldn't be more excited to celebrate this launch. Not only is this Steve's third book in the series, but it also represents my 299th book project, this one as an editor, bringing me one step closer to a significant milestone in my publishing journey.

Saturday, February 22, 2025

What Deanna Read #103: January 2025

I'm in catch up mode here, so you guys are getting two "What Deanna Read" posts in one sitting. Yay!! Right?? The funny this is - I made a mistake when I was prepping December 2024's reads and actually did January 2025 first. Then I went, oh crap, I made a mistake. And then I ran out of steam and that was the end of that.

So here I am, the end of February, exhausted, sleep deprived, and trying very hard to catch it. It's also almost one in the morning (as in VERY LATE AT NIGHT) so I could be slightly delirious as well. Onwards...

Here's what I read in the last month.

Thawed Gladiator Varro by Alana Khan
Thawed Gladiator: Varro
A Curse In Darkness by Sherilee Gray
The Serpent and The Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
The Serpent and the Wings of Night 🎧
Sexting The Silverfox by KC Crowne

What Deanna Read #102: December 2024

You guys!!! It's February. Okay, it's only February 1st, but I'm late on last month's What Deanna Read which was for December 2024. Oof! Time is flying by. I don't have an excuse. Work has been crazy busy. I had this plan to have a holiday from about December 18th through to mid-January, but that lasted about 4 days before things got crazy and has stayed crazy.

Update: It's OBVIOUSLY not February 1st anymore. It's actually closer to the end of the month. You know what happened? I started putting this together and then I realised that I was accidentally putting my January 2025 reads instead of my December 2024 reads, and it was about 3am and I ran out of steam. I kinda just konked out and then work got bonkers. And if you're wondering why and haven't seen, this was the reason. It's actually been an exciting time.

Here's what I read in December 2024. Better late than never, right? Really, really late. Soz!

A Guardian For Christmas by Abby Knox
A Guardian For Christmas
Snowed In With The Bosses by Lisa Cullen
Catnapped by MINK
Catnapped: A Pawsitively Purrfect Christmas
A Cold Dark Promise by Toni Anderson

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Supporting 300 Author Dreams | From Project Manager to Publishing Partner

Heart bookshelf

A friend recently asked me about my career trajectory, wondering how I went from implementing multi-million dollar IT systems to working in publishing as an author services provider. When I went to point her to my LinkedIn profile, I realized it was terribly out of date. As I sat there updating it, something struck me – I've been part of bringing nearly 300 books to life. That number stopped me in my tracks. How did I get here? Let me tell you.

Saturday, January 25, 2025

So You Love Reading? A Book Lover's Path to Editing

Editor

I get this question at least once a week: "I love reading, and I spot errors in books all the time. How can I become an editor?" Every time I see this message in my inbox or social media, I smile because I understand exactly where they're coming from. Reading is more than just a hobby for these people – it's a passion that makes them want to dive deeper into the world of books and publishing.

Monday, December 23, 2024

What Deanna Read #101: November 2024

Can you believe it's almost the end of the year and Christmas is 2 days away? I usually do a Christmas and a New Year post, but it's been a heck of a two years for me, so this is going to be my last post for the year and I'll catch you in thew new year. I am hopeful that the new year will be better. If you are at all interested in what's been going on that's kept me from being more consistent and posting more regularly here, you can read about it here. Otherwise, I'll catch you in the new year and a massive thank you for your patience and continuing to hang out with me through all of this.

On the reading front, it has turned out better than I thought. Not a lot of reading as work was crazy, but actually more than I anticipated, so there's that. I hope your reading month was awesome too.

Here's what I read for the last month.

Faking It With Her Crush by Cassie Mint
Faking It With Her Crush
Tangling With The Boss by Cassie Mint
Sugar Dusted Dad Bod by Cassie Mint
Sugar Dusted Dad Bod
Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard

Saturday, November 2, 2024

What Deanna Read #100: October 2024

You guys!!! It's our 100th post for What Deanna Read and I want to celebrate because wow! Can you believe it? This means that What Deanna Read has been running for over 8 years. I'm so excited about this. As a little thank you, I'm doing a small giftaway to my loyal readers. Thank you for hanging with me all this time. Check it out below or you can clicky-clicky here for it.

On to the books read stuff. I'm actually quite surprised because I thought I didn't read much in October, but I did. Hoo!!

Here's what I read for the last month.

Bride Bargain by Cassie Mint
Bride Bargain
Werebear's Mail Order Mate by Candace Ayers
Quarterback Werebear by Candace Ayers
Quarterback Werebear
Sexting The Silverfox by KC Crowne