Correction: Frosted Flames is in Gatlinburg, TN. I attended my first book signing event in December 2023. It was a very small event with maybe ten authors and very few readers who came through. Still, it helped me figure out what I needed, how I wanted to market my attendance, and whether or not liveContinue reading “The Traveling Author”
Author Archives: B. Isabel Writes
2025 Goals
Bobbie reflects on her writing journey from uncertain beginnings to a more purposeful approach in self-publishing. Initially publishing a poetry collection in April 2023 without marketing knowledge, she now aims to improve her strategy in 2024 with intentional planning and a five-year outlook on her writing career.
Time is Precious
As soon as I read this prompt, I knew my answer would be the same in my personal life as my author life. Time. Now, what someone’s time may look like for me in personal relationships/friendship and as an author are slightly different. As a person with ADHD, which includes all the trappings of RejectionContinue reading “Time is Precious”
Books Make Great Gifts
This weekend marks the final sale for every book on our website, each signed and with a matching bookmark. It’s an opportunity to find gifts for book lovers or discover a new favorite read. Orders after Sunday may not arrive by the holiday. Email for international shipping inquiries.
Holiday Sale
All of the books published by B. Isabel Writes LLC are on sale now through December 15 (while supplies last) in our shop. I also have coupon codes in my newsletters for subscribers and a special discount code for my Discord friends. So if you’ve wanted to get a signed copy of any Bobbie IsabelContinue reading “Holiday Sale”
Books, Billboards, and Shampoo Bottles
Do you remember your favorite book from childhood? I was a voracious reader as a kid, and when I say voracious, I don’t mean that I just ran through picture books or chapter books from the school library. I mean, I read everything all the time. If it had words, I was reading it! Hence,Continue reading “Books, Billboards, and Shampoo Bottles”
Taglines
If humans had taglines, what would yours be? I came across this prompt for today’s blog and thought, this is hard enough for books I’ve created, let alone for myself who is still a work in progress. I struggle with condensing my novels, or even my characters, to a single sentence. Now I’m supposed toContinue reading “Taglines”
Yellow in a Desert Sea
I’m working hard to get my poetry collection together for publication. Untethered Love is a response, of sorts, to my first collection, When Can We Be Soft?: Poems of Female Resilience. In that collection, I explored the social behaviors and expectations that force women to be “strong,” never able to let our guard down andContinue reading “Yellow in a Desert Sea”
She Hid All the Pencils
Day 56 of 365 days of blogging. I definitely have not written 56 blog posts this year, but I have written far more than I did last year, and we’re only in February. Though I don’t spend much time on Twitter (X) much anymore, I still scroll through my feed on occasion and come acrossContinue reading “She Hid All the Pencils”
Poem: A Random Horse
Day 41 of 365 days of blogging. A couple weeks ago, we were watching a movie, and in one of the most tense moments, the protagonist drove past a random horse out in a field. I was then challenged to write a poem that included a random horse. Inspiration finally hit last night. Love, muchContinue reading “Poem: A Random Horse”