Five Ways To Find Time To Write
You're busy. You're tired. You have too many thoughts crowding your brainbox. I know. Oh, AND most of your best ideas come when it's impossible for you to write. Welcome...Read More
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Feather Anne’s Song – Book Five in Welcome To Chance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZMo-k6HP4s&feature=youtu.be Guess what? Book five in the Welcome to Chance series is coming! Mark your calendars for February 11th, 2020. I couldn't be more excited to bring to you Feather...Read More
Five Ways To Embrace The Chaos
I Don't Know Who Needs To Read This, But... Cut yourself some slack, mama. Or papa, or whoever you are. Yeah, we see these quotes all the time - the...Read More
Finding A Publisher
CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE WRITE>PUBLISH>PROMOTE CHEATSHEET DOWNLOAD ! As A Matter Of Course...Throughout the process of writing your book, you're probably - at least in the back of your...Read More
Roadblocks of Writing (And How To Get Around Them)
CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE WRITE>PUBLISH>PROMOTE CHEATSHEET DOWNLOAD ! Let's Get This Out Of The WayIf you've come to know me & my blog writing style, you know I hate...Read More
The Solution To Your Social Media Struggles
CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE WRITE>PUBLISH>PROMOTE CHEATSHEET DOWNLOAD ! Okay, the solution may be slightly dramatic. But it's definitely a solution. One I happen to love, too. It turns out...Read More
A Book And A Chat With Barry Eva
I had the recent honor of being a guest on Barry Eva's A Book and A Chat and I thought I'd share it with you! Thanks Barry for a great...Read More
How To Make Your Mood Inspire Your Writing
Make Your Mood Your Bitch Sorry, that was... aggressive. But guess what? That's kind of how I'm feeling today. Also I'd prefer to call it assertive. It sounds nicer. Point...Read More
How To Publish Your Book on KDP – Video
https://youtu.be/n6xtgQ_9UKg Step by Step Visual Guide for Publishing on KDP
Now, That’s Empowerment
Now, That's Empowerment Big, HUGE topic, I know. It's one I just happen to love, too. Women inspiring and empowering other women. I mean, just... how COOL is that? I...Read More
When Words Count
When Words Count (Advice for Aspiring Writers) Words count. They matter. They affect. They resonate. They hurt and they heal. So, yes... words count. However, I'm referring to a different...Read More
Don’t Read This Book. Seriously.
That Sounds Like A Sales Gimmick. It's Not.Maybe it is... a little. It's at the very least, how I got the idea for the post title. The real reason for...Read More
Release Day Is Near!
It's True! Release day really is near! June 4th, to be exact. The grand (re) release of book one in my Welcome To Chance series, Mae's Cafe is fast...Read More
Elsa Kurt at RomantiConn
ROMANTICONN IS COMING! Can you tell I'm excited? Are you wondering what RomantiConn is? Will I ever stop asking questions and tell you what's going on? The answer is:...Read More
Author Insights with Elsa Kurt ~ Character
Building Character Or rather, characters. This is one of a fiction writer's biggest tasks. If your readers can't feel or see what you are trying to emote through your characters,...Read More
I Did A Thing
Technically, Two Things... Thing One... So, I did a thing. See, about a yearish ago, I wrote my book, The Awkward Woman's Guide To Dating (After Divorce). It's a...Read More
Introducing: You Wrote It, Now What? The Course
YOU WROTE IT, NOW WHAT? First, it was a presentation... Then it became a book... Now, it's an Eight Week Course! Join me as I take new and...Read More
Guess What?
I just tried a cheap tactic to get you to open this, and I apologize. It's a blatant, desperate attempt to get your attention. Sorry. But, hey, since you're already...Read More
Elsa Kurt On Table To Stage Podcast
Well, now this was fun! I loved sitting down with Jordan and talking all things books and writing. Hope you enjoy... [audio mp3="https://elsakurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/T2S_EP030_Elsa_Kurt.mp3"][/audio]
This Kills Me, But…
Seriously But Not Literally I dislike hate asking for help. I've always been like this. My 'I got this' affliction has led me down a bumpy road, filled with a smattering...Read More
WHAT Just Happened?!
[playlist images="false" ids="3425"] So, I've got to humblebrag... Several weeks ago a fellow author ('cause, you know, I'm an author n stuff) send me a message asking if I'd be...Read More
A Few Of My Favorite (Amazon PrimeDay Deal) Things…
I REALLY need to get off Amazon, like, right now. Somebody stop me! LOL. Anyhow, here's some of the goodies I've been looking at (and maybe buying)...
Excerpt From The Writer’s Romance
The Writer's Romance Already know you want it? Click here for the book. Prologue Mitch watched Katharine dash from the stage but could do nothing to stop her. The hosts...Read More
The Den
Hey there! Phew, it's been a long time since I've done one of these! Book writing has taken up many of my moments, but I wanted to share this little...Read More
Full Bio
Elsa Kurt is a multi-genre, indie & traditionally published author of four contemporary women’s novels: Livvy Takes the Long Way, Lost and Found Girls, The Awkward Woman’s Guide To Dating, and Still Here. She is also...Read More
100 Word Bio
Elsa Kurt is a multi-genre, indie & traditionally published author of five novels, including book one of her YA, modern-day fairy tale, Into the Everwood. In 2018, she will have...Read More
Short Bio Elsa Kurt
Elsa Kurt is a multi-genre published author of five novels & ten children’s books. Elsa began writing in 2012, releasing her first children’s book in 2013. Since then she has...Read More
Sexy. Funny… AWKWARD?!
???This is the PERFECT GIFT? for the for the divorced (or divorcING) woman. ??? Let's be real... divorce sucks. And dating after divorce? Ugh, don't get me started!...Read More
Preview of Still Here
Sneak Peek! From indie author Elsa Kurt Tis the Season! Okay, actually, every season is book writing season. But, since I've just wrapped up my latest story in time...Read More
Everything Old Is New Again
Re-release? Yes, Please! Not Gonna Lie... I'm OBSESSED with this new book cover! Seriously, I keep pulling out my phone and showing people. I'm not sure if they really love...Read More
Why Do Bad Things Happen?
My Attempt to Understand by Modern Melly Why... It's the age old question, right? The one we use the most, I'll venture a guess. Sometimes it's easy to answer-...Read More
Sneak Preview of My New Book! Release Date: Sept. 15th
Get Ready to GET AWKWARD! The Awkward Woman's Guide To Dating (After Divorce) Woo hoo! I'm SO excited to announce my next book is coming out September 15th! It's a...Read More
Empowerment. I’ll Tell You What It’s Not
by ModernMelly Let's begin with what it is: em·pow·er·ment - əmˈpouərmənt/ : the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights. "political...Read More
Own Your Fifty
Own Your Fifty ModernMelly The Dark Side of Life About 11 years (or so) ago I was in a dark, ugly, personal space in life, in my mind, and especially...Read More
Reckless Words
Reckless Words By ModernMelly Your Words Matter We grew up chanting, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me!" Well, that was a lie. Words...Read More
A Heathen Talks Faith
A Heathen Talks Faith By ModernMelly Are You A Heathen, Too? Heathen. How many of us are heathens? To me, that word always seemed more nefarious than it actually is. Turns...Read More
Keep It Classy, Ladies
Keep It Classy, Ladies by Modern Melly People rarely say or do things to amaze me anymore. I hate to sound jaded, but it's true. They do, however, totally baffle me....Read More
Am I Self Critical or Constructive?
Am I Self Critical or Constructive? Understanding the Power of Positivity Modern Melly Before I get into the whole 'Am I self critical or constructive' thing, let me start by telling you this:...Read More
Dear ‘Dame Streep’
Dear 'Dame Streep' An Homage (of sorts) By Modern Melly Dear 'Dame Streep', Let me first say, Brava, madam, brava! Watching your speech last night, well, let me just stand...Read More
You Have No Power Over Me
You Have No Power Over Me A Modern Melly original post & pep talk for 2017 There's a line in the movie Labyrinth (high on my ALL TIME FAVORITES list) when...Read More
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Wishing you and yours a safe & happy holiday and a blessed New Year. May your worries be few and your blessings be many! ~Melly & Family...Read More
A Very Gif-y Story
A Very Gif-y Story By ModernMelly In writing my last blog post (moments ago) I had to find some gifs to humorously punctuate my paragraphs. I freaking love gifs (and...Read More