📚 Every time I do a Kobo promotion, I sell books. I love #Kobo so much! Did you know that Kobo Plus (a subscription program similar to Kindle Unlimited) pays authors EVERY time their book is read? 💕 (KU only pays that first time.) #BookReaders #KoboPlus #Author Photo by Gülfer ERGİN on Unsplash

📣 The #newsletter is out. Get book updates, series news, thoughts on FIFA events in Houston, and book club fun. Link: lancymccall.substack.com/p/26q2-book-...#newsletter #Authors #Readers #WomensFiction #BookThreads

Scrivener settings you should export right now (before you lose them like I did). Nothing more fun that starting over with a new computer, thinking you had everything backed up. Surprise! Here's a checklist to keep you out of trouble with Scrivener. lancymccall.com/settings-to-...

I'm cracking up at the typos I'm finding in my WIP: "to entertainment himself" "Tee is a bone fide..." "He stapled his fingers…" Will keep y'all posted on any other bangers. 😂 #WritingCommunity

✍️ I swear I add hundreds of words to my word count during editing just by finding all the words I omitted while typing. …side of mouth… ➡️ …side of MY mouth… …going the rigmarole… ➡️ …going THROUGH the rigmarole… #WritingCommunity

Yay! Got my Apple Books account set up (after leaving D2D) and uploaded my books today. Now waiting for the final review, so I can update links everywhere and I'll be good to go. 📚🥳

🥳 Celebration time! 🥳 Yesterday, I quietly hit a landmark with one of my books. I've sold over 200 copies of *Left Turn* worldwide—half of those in Australia. Amazing to this small-town girl from West Texas! Thank you to everyone who's read my books. Special thanks to those who also reviewed it. 😍

Shout out to my lovely Australian readers: Thanks for making Left Turn a favorite! Grab it on Kobo for $3.99 this May. And check out book two, Code Block. Kobo First in Series sale: Left Turn from May 1 - 15. Kobo US Mother's Day sale: Code Block from May 7 - 13. #RomanceReaders #WomensFiction

My 8yo MacBook Pro is dying. I've done what I can to extend its life. I'm now without a dock and seeing the dynamic menu bar. Normally cool, but the predictive text it shows while writing is distracting. But I'm getting used to it and my new Mac Mini is on its way. Woo hoo!

The quarterly newsletter is out! Read updates on my 2-month writing break to deal with a bum shoulder and neck, plus info on my new project and a few AI lawsuits we're watching. Check it out at: lancymccall.com/NL26Q1

✍️ Revisions on the new project are underway. ✍️ I really love the editing process. I approach it systematically, one pass at a time, searching for specific items: voice pass, stakes pass, places to sprinkle in more of this or that. Very exciting. 👏👏 How do you approach #editing and #revising?

Happy Read an Ebook Week! Both of my books, Left Turn and Code Block, are available now at @Smashwords, discounted to 50% off to help you celebrate. Find my book and many more at www.smashwords.com/sale from March 1 - March 7! #ebookweek26 #Smashwords #StrongFemaleLeads

I'm excited to announce Left Turn and Code Block will be promoted as part of a special sale on @Smashwords to celebrate Read an Ebook Week from March 1 - March 7. Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books and many more! #ebookweek26 #Smashwords

❗ENDS SOON❗ Kobo's February BOGO sale ends soon. Both of my books are on sale (and in KoboPlus). #RomanceStories #LoveInFebruary #Kobo #SmartRomance #WomenInSTEM

📚 Strong women. Real careers. Unexpected love. 📚 What are my books about? Women working in male-dominated industries, striving to earn their seat at the table. And just when they think they've figured it out, they fall in love, which complicates everything. #RomanceReaders #WomensFiction

❤️ Love is in the air for February! And it's on sale! ❤️ Buy one, get one free on Kobo through February. My books are part of this promotion. They're also free with your KoboPlus subscription. #BookClubFiction #ContemporaryRomance #BookDeals #SmartRomance #WomenInSTEM #WomensFiction #Kobo #KoboPlus

Looks like the US Copyright Office is churning again. Received my #copyright for *Code Block* (filed back in September '25). 🙌

One day last week, I started by reviewing what I'd written, going back a few chapters. Tweaked things here and there. Then, before I could write anything new, I was interrupted because… life. Net word count was ZERO. I couldn't have done that if I'd tried. #WritingLife

📣 Attn: Authors on Pinterest 📣 Pinterest is sniffing out AI images, but it can make mistakes. Here's how to appeal Pinterest's "AI Modified" label when incorrectly identified on your book covers. lancymccall.com/appealing-pi...

Heads up and a question for my #IndieAuthor buddies who use Pinterest: Pinterest is labeling images as AI Modified. It has flagged my professionally designed book cover from Aug '22. (ChatGPT came out in Nov '22.) Is it picking up on tools used in Photoshop, etc. and calling them AI?

✅ Woo hoo! Clearing the to-do list like a madwoman! ✅ I checked off several maintenance items on my to-do list today. Nothing minor, but things that I'd been putting off. Mostly around updating links to my books. #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife #BookClubFiction #AmWriting

That moment when you swear you've already typed this scene, but it's really just been rolling around in your head waiting to be put to paper. #WritingLife #AmWriting #NewProject

Oh, I've been so naughty today. For the first time in weeks, I've felt okay sitting at my keyboard for more than an hour (pinched nerve drama). Have I been working on my WIP? Finishing up the next book in Women of Caprock? NO! I've been brainstorming my next book! #AmWriting #WritersLife

👀 Not me over here making changes to my Pinterest account after watching a webinar with Melissa Bourbon (writersparkacademy)… 📌 Check it out here: www.pinterest.com/lancymccall/... #pinterest #authorbusiness Photo by Szabo Viktor on Unsplash

For the first time in a long time, the monthly balance on my author bank account actually went up! 💰📈 Woo hoo! 🍾 Thank you to everyone who bought a book from me last month. 😍 #Thankful #HappyDance

🗞️ This quarter's newsletter is out! 🗞️ Catch my updates on book progress, dealing with pinched nerves, Black Friday deals, and the amazing Katherine Center. Link to read: https://lancymccall.com/NL25Q4 #newsletter #AmWriting #Author #bookupdates

💬 Monday Reader Question… 💬 Claire thought Noah was just another arrogant coworker. Turns out, he’s got layers. Ever had a colleague surprise you—in a good way? Let's hear your stories! #EnemiesToLovers #OfficeRomance #CodeBlock 📷 Photo by Rodeo Project Management Software on Unsplash 📷

Found I made a rookie mistake today. Opened up a spreadsheet I'd spent considerable time revamping only to find I'd saved over it with the previous version. 🤦‍♀️ It's been a while since I've done that. #FacePalm #LostFile #LostWork

☕ Y'all! Someone actually bought me a coffee (or hot chocolate in my case)! My first paid "thank you" for sharing some of my templates. How exciting! If you're interested, check it out at https://buymeacoffee.com/lancymccall. #WritingCommunity 📷 Photo by Nature Zen on Unsplash

Y'all! Come on now. I know this box fit into my mail slot when you shoved it from the back, but how am I supposed to get it out the front? Those additional frames ain't playing. Ugh. 😣 (Finally had to get the hubby to manhandle it and yank it out.)

🎉 IT’S HERE 🎉 Code Block by Lancy McCall is officially live! This story has been a labor of love—written in quiet hours, rewritten in louder ones, and carried through every doubt and breakthrough. 🙏 Thank you to everyone who’s cheered this book into existence. books2read.com/code-block/

Some good news! A federal judge struck down Florida's book ban law (HB 1069) as unconstitutional, ruling it violated First Amendment protections for school libraries. The victory protects authors' rights and students' access to diverse literature. More info: authorsguild.org/news/authors...

I’m celebrating the release week of CODE BLOCK w/ @lancymccall.bsky.social! I was Lancy’s writing coach for this project & loved getting to know her- and Noah & Claire! CODE BLOCK is out Aug 15. Want to find out about Lancy’s writing process? I interviewed her for my blog! bit.ly/46FlZFs

Did you know? In Code Block, Book 2 in the Women of Caprock series of interconnected standalones, the author based Claire’s uncertainty and drive on real women working in tech and engineering. Code Block is fiction—but the heart of it is very real. Launches in 4 days! #BehindTheScenes #AuthorInsight

Claire’s not here to make waves. She’s here to do the job. But when the only person who seems to notice her is the grumpy coworker she’s been assigned to shadow… things get complicated. Meet the heroine of Code Block, Women of Caprock series book 2. Launches in 9 days! #CodeBlock #WomenInTech

🚨10 DAYS TO LAUNCH!🚨 Code Block by Lancy McCall is almost here. Book 2 of the Women of Caprock series brings you another fierce, funny, and emotionally rich story about women breaking barriers in male-dominated industries. Are you ready to meet Claire and Noah? #CodeBlock #WomenOfCaprock

I'm supposed to be marketing my upcoming release, but this last-minute trip has me doing all kinds of non-book-related life stuff. Oh, well. Maybe I'll get the launch stuff worked out on the next one! 🤪 PS - If you want to check it out: lancymccall.com/code-block/ (Available August 15th.)

My August newsletter is out next week! This month is a double meet & greet: proofreader Deborah Taylor & self-published author @Lancy McCall! This month it’s all about looking #behindthescenes before books make their way into your hands! bit.ly/4cbvkWs

📚 Women of Caprock is a series of interconnected standalones set in the male-dominated world of oilfield services, where the ratio of men to women employees is 75% to 25%. With even fewer women in management. 📚 #BookLover #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity #bookclub #womensfiction #contemporaryfiction

Whew! Got my print files uploaded and in the approval process. The countdown to release day is on! 📚📖 #AuthorLife #NewRelease

🩷 Loved this beta reader description of *Code Block* 🩷 "A woman starting over in a new city at a new company begins a tentative romance with her new coworker while they both grapple with shifting workplace dynamics and evolving job roles." 🔗 Available for pre-order now.🔗 #BookLover

📚 #preorders are up for *Code Block*! 📚 Book Club / Women's Fiction with a side of romance! Enemies at work. Stranded in Scotland. One grumpy ops manager and a sunshine coder are about to rewrite the rules. Available for pre-order: lancymccall.com/code-block/ #workplaceromance #womensfiction

🍬 Did y'all know June is National Candy Month? Sweeten your day with a romance novel and your favorite candy. Yum! 🍬 Like we need any encouragement to read? 📚 But if you're looking for a quick read, check out Left Turn available on #KindleUnlimited. #CandyMonth #SweetReads #RomanceTreat #reader

🎨 National Creativity Day! Let your imagination run wild with a captivating romance novel. 🎨 #CreativityDay #ImaginativeReads #RomanceArt #readers #bookstagram #booksnerds #romancereaders #womensfiction #womensfictionromance #romance

Getting my publication dates all lined up for book 2 in the Women of Caprock series. *Code Block* will be out this summer! Woo hoo!

🟢 Talk Like Yoda Day, it is! Read a romance novel, you must. Enjoy, you will. 🟢 #TalkLikeYodaDay #YodaRomance #BookForce #readers #bookstagram #booknerds #womensfiction #womensfictionromance

🧦 RIP to all the lost socks. May you find your perfect match in the pages of a romance novel. 😉 #LostSockMemorialDay #PerfectMatch #RomanceNovel #readers #bookstagram #booknerds

📚 Did y'all know May is National Get Caught Reading Month? Perfect excuse to dive into a romance novel and get lost in the pages. 😉 #GetCaughtReading #RomanceReads #BookwormLife #readers #romancereaders #booklover #booknerd #womensfiction #womensfictionromance #romance

For anyone (like me) who struggles with Social Media... Here's some May Inspiration for #Writing Social Media Posts, Articles, and Blog Posts from @EdieMelson bit.ly/3RDgnmo #socialmedia

The Hubby likes to watch cartoons on Saturday. While watching the antics of Wyle Coyote, it occurred to me that the Acme company is Amazon. You can get anything you want and have it delivered directly to you.