7 Dress Sizes: The Authors!

Seven Dress Sizes is a remarkable collection of short stories highlighting the intrinsic value of loving yourself, no matter what size or how little your little black dress is.  Each story is a story about body consciousness and overcoming body image issues.  These stories are about finding yourself and learning to love yourself just the way you are.  No matter what your size, you'll find a character you can relate to.

Available in ebook and paperback on Amazon. Available in paperback at Barnes and Noble, will be available for Nook in about a month and a half!

The Authors:

A.T. Russell:  A.T.hails from the greater Chicago area, and his upcoming Alpha Rising Saga will be published by Twisted Core Press.  The first book in the series, New Alpha Rising: Ascension Part I, is available on Amazon. More info on A.T. can be found at his website, click here to see it!

Dawn Kirby:  Dawn is the author of the Serenity Series, also published by Twisted Core Press.  The first book in the series, Secrets, is currently available on Amazon.  Dawn calls Texas home, and you can find her website here.

Jude Johnson:  Jude resides in Tucson, Arizona, and her books are nearly as hot as the weather there! Jude's Dragon and Hawk Series is available on Amazon. Click here to see her website. 

Tina Carreiro:  Tina is from Florida, and the first book in her Power of the Moon Series is available on Amazon!  Tina also has a website and a blog!

Michelle Horst:  Michelle offers our book an international flair! She is writing all the way from South Africa! Her book, Vaalbara, is also available on Amazon.  Michelle has a ton of social media sites and you can find them all posted below:

Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Michelle-Horst/e/B007BBSJR2/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 

Twitter: @MichelleAHorst

FaceBook: Michelle Horst:  http://www.facebook.com/MichelleAnnHorst

FaceBook: Vaalbara: http://www.facebook.com/VaalbaraVisionsAndShadows?ref=hl

BlogSpot: http://authormichellehorst.blogspot.com/

Freado: http://www.freado.com/users/29738/michelle-horst
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vaalbara-visions-shadows-michelle-horst/1112501370

La-Tessa Montgomery:  La-Tessa is truly one of the most enthusiastic people I've ever had the pleasure of working with.  I'm embarrassed to say I somehow never got around to finding out where Tessa is from, but we had lots of fun commiserating as the token "skinny bitches" of the series!  We're thin and we rock our curves, or lack thereof with pride! La-Tessa is also a social media junky and she can be found:
Author Site: www.LaTessaMontgomeryAuthor.com
Personal blog: www.LaTessaMontgomery.com
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/LaTessa25
FaceBook Page: La-Tessa Montgomery, Author

And, finally, I suppose I should say something about myself.  I'm a southern girl. I'm addicted to sweet tea. I lack that filter everyone else seems to have, and that means I don't have any tact.  I am an editor, and when I'm not writing I'm also a social media junky.  Of course if you're reading this then chances are you already knew all that, didn't you?  Here are my links (minus this website because you've obviously already found it):
Twitter: @WordsmithJenn
Facebook: Jennifer Welborn
Amazon: Author Page

Day 13: My Favorite Author

This is a tough one.  I have so many "favorite" authors that I can't choose just one.  Instead, I think I'll choose a few--but from different genres.  That's not cheating is it?  It is?  Well I'm doing it anyway!

Favorite YA Author:

Um DUH--it's J.K. Rowling.  BUT veryone says J.K. Rowling and she hasn't written anything since the Harry Potter series (except for Tales of Beedle the Bard which I still consider part of the HP franchise).  So I'm not going to go with J.K. Rowling.  I'm going to go with someone else:

Michael Scott, author of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, is a true storyteller.  I haven't read a book he's written that I didn't absolutely LOVE.

Favorite Fiction Author:

Leslie Silbert is my favorite adult fiction author.  You've probably never heard of her.  She's only written one book and that was ages ago.  I really wish she'd write another one.  Leslie, if you're reading this pleeeeeease write another book. For me?  Because I loved The Intelligencer and I think you rock.

Favorite Mystery/Crime Author:

I read  A LOT of gruesome murder mysteries.  The grosser it is, the more horrific it is, the better it is.  I read James Patterson's Lady's Murder Club series.  I have read every Patricia Cornwell book out there.  My favorite author in this genre, however, is one I have met on occasion.  In fact, she taught me anthropology.  She's also good friends with most of my department (at my grad school).  Maybe I'm biased.  But I love her books and I love the tv show based on her books.  It's Kathy Reichs.  My husband says I like the series so much because I am a lot like Temperance Brennan (which is unfortunately pretty true).

Favorite Fantasy Author:

He's probably your favorite fantasy author too.  He's everyone's favorite.  I don't know anyone who doesn't love his books.  My absolute favorite book of all time is one of his books.  It's called Neverwhere.  That's right folks--It's Neil Gaiman.