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This is my "I've been up since 5 a.m. revising my This is my "I've been up since 5 a.m. revising my query letter, then worked a full day promoting books for my clients, and now I am gonna sit at my daughter's softball game and pray it doesn't rain" face. (UPDATE: 🌧🌧🌧🌧) 👏👏I want to give a big shout-out to two of my colleagues/ fellow book publicists and marketing experts, @katieschnack and @oliviathebookpro for helping me with the novel I am querying. It really helps to have a mastermind group of women to brainstorm ideas. ❤️ Because of them, I figured out how to weave in a big aspect of my book that I am so excited to add to my manuscript and have a revamped query letter that I can't wait to email out at 5 a.m. tomorrow when my puppy wakes me up! Lol This is your reminder to surround yourself with people who support and uplift you, and be open to ideas to learn and grow. And if you feel stuck or frustrated.... KEEP GOING! And yes, I'm very tired! 😴🥱 BUT I am soooo ready to do this and determined to make this an amazing book!!! . . . #querying #queryprocess #bookseries #romancenovel #author #authorsofinstagram #bookpublicist #writer
👋Hi! It’s Joelle, your veteran divorcee. I cr 👋Hi! It’s Joelle, your veteran divorcee. I cried, I conquered and I’ve told it like it is in my book, Trash the Dress: Stories of Celebrating Divorce in your 20s. (@trashthedressbook )That was over a decade ago. Isn’t that wild?! 📖I’m now re-married with two amazing kids and three dogs and on Substack to digitally release every chapter of my book! That’s right. ♀️I want to reach NEW divorced women, open up our private Facebook support group to those that don’t know about it (ask me and I'll add you!), and share some very big news about NEW BOOKS I am working on (but those details will come another time). 👏For now, please enjoy Chapter 1. I have to say, it’s so weird going back and reading my book and even weirder to copy and paste this excerpt I wrote in 2013 and publish it for you here. I wonder if I would write my first chapter the same way today. But there’s no looking back, only forward! 🙏Please share with your friends and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss my next release. 🔽Click link in bio to read and subscribe! . . #trashthedress #trashthedressmovement #divorcequotes #divorce #divorcesupport #single #singlemom #womensupportingwomen #feminist #girlpower #singlewoman #support #supportgroup #divorcecoach #divorcelife #divorcee #book #substack #substackwriter #substacknewsletter #goodriddance #breakup #goodbye #divorced #author #authorlife #newbook
☕️Weekend reading. . . . #joellesbookcrush #ro ☕️Weekend reading. . . . #joellesbookcrush #romancebookstagram #romancebooks #romancenovel #romancebook #romancewriter #romcom #contemporaryromance #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #authorssupportingauthors #booklover #reading #currentlyreading #bookobsessed #bookcovers #booknerd #booklove #weekendreading #rainydayreading #wouldliketomeet #coffeeandbooks
I did big things tonight, like ordering this iced I did big things tonight, like ordering this iced Americano and drinking it. Figured I'm in good hands with these two! #foodallergylife #anxiety #momsgonewild
Currently reading . . . #joellesbookcrush #romance Currently reading . . . #joellesbookcrush #romancebookstagram #romancebooks #romancenovel #romancebook #romancewriter #romcom #contemporaryromance #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #authorssupportingauthors #booklover #reading #currentlyreading #bookobsessed #bookcovers #booknerd #booklove
♀️💪On this day..... Throwback: one of the b ♀️💪On this day..... Throwback: one of the best media features on my book @trashthedressbook ran in You Magazine from Daily Mail in the UK and profiled three of our Trash The Dress divorcees. @thechronictalesofsantana @fearlessphoenix . . . #book #author #divorce #divorced #trashthedress #motivation #celebrate #newstart #blog #blogger #inspiration #inspiringwoman #uk #dailymail #youmagazine #marriage #newbeginning #selfhelp #divorceparty #divorcesupport #divorcee #divorced #divorcebook #selfhelpbooks #selfpublishing #selfpublished #womenempowerment #womenempoweringwomen
I acknowledge that Mother's Day has different mean I acknowledge that Mother's Day has different meaning and feelings for everyone based on your childhood and journey through life. I'm grateful for all the blessings and ups and downs along the way. If I didn't have a traumatic childhood, maybe I wouldn't have rushed to get married. If I didn't get married, I wouldn't have gotten divorced because he didn't want to have kids, written @trashthedressbook, met Frank and finally have my little family (which also was a 🌈 journey). The day doesn't have to be perfect either. I saw a movie with my friend last night for some solo time (working on getting this into my life after almost 9 years of motherhood!) I took my kids shopping, swimming at the lake, bbq in our yard w my mom, and locked myself in the bath to read a book📖 and write this post and it was just right! Here's to all the human and fur moms of all sorts. For all we do, who we raise, and how we grow along with them.🐾❤️ . . . #mothersday #motherhood #motherhoodjourney #momlife #mom #mommy #divorcee #divorced #secondmarriage #trashthedress #divorcebook #family #selfcare
BLUE. This is not what I look like at 5 a.m. when BLUE. This is not what I look like at 5 a.m. when I am querying my romance novel and realize I sent out a few with typos. I should stick to working when I am fresh and alert but it's so hard to find the time when you are a full-time working mom trying to crush goals on the side!! Sometimes I get frustrated and pause a few weeks/months. And days like today, I wake up inspired to get out there but start working before my coffee ☕️ kicks in. Onwards... . . . #querying #query #romancenovel #romancewriter #romancebook #butfirstcoffee #nespresso #onlyhuman #momlife #motherhood #goals #author
⛈🌈🐾Today would be our boy Lucky's #adoptio ⛈🌈🐾Today would be our boy Lucky's #adoptionanniversary. I adopted him right before Mother's Day and surprised my mom with a new dog. I found him on the street during a thunderstorm and was the only person who pulled over in their car to save him. The animal shelter held him for two weeks to see if an owner would come looking, but no one did. My heart ached everyday until they let me take him home. We had an immediate connection. I rehabilited him. He was abused and wouldn't walk up or down stairs. He changed my life and introduced me into the world of #animalrescue. Skye hated him at first but then they became best friends. When @frankiedadbod came along, he was the only person who could get Lucky inside from the yard. He would stay out for hours hunting. He caught a few cats (who bit me!) on walks before! Lucky instantly became Genevieve's guard dog. She was only a year and half or so when we suddenly had to send him over the #rainbowbridge. And yet, she remembers him and talks about him. I had to add a page about Lucky in my #childrensbook, Princess Genevieve: The Hero with Girl Power (@princessgenevievebook). It's important to teach kids it's ok to talk about their emotions when they are feeling sad. But I also want to uplift their spirits so I wrote, "Lucky sends Princess Genevieve rainbows and butterflies from the sky. It's his way of telling her hi!" ❓Can you guess what breed of dog Lucky was?? .... .... ➡️ Swipe to see photos of the real Lucky! .... .... #princessgenevievebook #girlpower #kidsbook #gotchaday #adoptdontshop #rescuepets #rescuedogmom #dogmom #koreanjindo #jindogai #sharpei #chowchow #shelterdog #raisinggirls #raisingreaders #illustration #kidlitillustration #art #childrensbookillustration #dogart #author #authorsofinstagram
💛If I was ever challenged to buy a book based o 💛If I was ever challenged to buy a book based only on its cover and knowing nothing about the story, this is my choice. One of my absolute favorite covers of all time. I love the colors, the title font, and the overall image and details. Just started reading but excited to get into this one! @kateclayborn.author . . . #joellesbookcrush #romancebookstagram #romancebooks #romancenovel #romancebook #romancewriter #romcom #contemporaryromance #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #authorssupportingauthors #booklover #reading #currentlyreading #bookobsessed #bookcovers #booknerd #booklove #coffeeandbooks #butfirstcoffee
Happy weekend. Happy weekend.
The only good thing about my puppy waking me up at The only good thing about my puppy waking me up at 5:45 every morning is that I get alone time to read. Almost done with this one and I am impatiently waiting for that first kiss!!! 💋 . . . #joellesbookcrush #romancebookstagram #romancebooks #romancenovel #romancebook #romancewriter #romcom #contemporaryromance #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #authorssupportingauthors #booklover #reading #currentlyreading #bookobsessed #bookcovers #booknerd #booklove #coffeeandbooks #butfirstcoffee #abbyjimenez
🌈💙My boy, my rainbow baby, Luca, is 6 today. 🌈💙My boy, my rainbow baby, Luca, is 6 today. On each of his birthdays I also think of how far I have come. 6 years since my post-pregnancy health trauma (I wrote about fatty liver from pregnancy on Mom.com-- link in bio on my website). 6 years (OK maybe 5 because it took me a while) since I went into therapy for post-partum anxiety. Still dealing with enhanced anxiety since becoming a mom almost 9 years ago (👋hello, every friend I ask to drive my daughter to birthday parties that are on a highway!). Motherhood certainly is a journey, but I am grateful for all the trauma, drama, tears... because the happy moments outweigh them all. I'm growing up in new ways every day along with my kids. 🎵 PS: Luca got my love of music and this is one of his fave songs. He was also singing "Down" from @311 yesterday and it made me so proud lol . . . #rainbowbaby #motherhood #motherhoodjourney #postpartumanxiety #postpartum #anxiety #overcomingtrauma
I was digging through posts today to find pictures I was digging through posts today to find pictures of my son for all his past birthdays because tomorrow he turns 6 and I am that mom that posts all old photos and weeps over how quickly they grow up. And I came across this quote Butch Walker told me once. It has always stuck with me when I struggled to chase dreams (and failed or never had things turn out like I hoped-- like starting a newstand music magazine or have my TV show make it big). Anyway, since Marvelous 3 is reuniting and we're all celebrating, I am posting and sharing a bit of the old days. Also totally missing the French onion soup at Maxwells. It was such a tradition to get that before every show. And if you're a fan of 'zines or punk rock from my day, I have some old copies of Planet Verge for ya! . . . #maxwellshoboken #butchwalker #marvelous3 #dreamchaser #inspiration #musiczine
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB! 📖📚 I have been keeping t OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB! 📖📚 I have been keeping this secret but can finally share that I had the amazing opportunity to be a part of @oprahsbookclub to read the long-awaited (14 years!) new novel by Abraham Verghese-- The Covenant of Water. I read all 715 pages in one week!
🌦📖💛Rainy morning and all Saturday sports 🌦📖💛Rainy morning and all Saturday sports canceled (insert softball and soccer moms cheering😃) so I got to finish this absolutely adorable book that you should read if you enjoy swoony, slow burn, clean romances. Reading this makes me want to go back to the romance novel I wrote, dust it off, polish it some more, and get back out there. . . . #joellesbookcrush #romancebookstagram #romancebooks #romancenovel #romancebook #romancewriter #romcom #contemporaryromance #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #authorssupportingauthors #booklover #reading #currentlyreading #bookobsessed #bookcovers #booknerd #booklove #weekend #weekendreading #coffeeandbooks #rainyday #rainydayreading #thecheatsheetbook #thecheatsheet #thecheatsheetsarahadams #minibernedoodle #minibernedoodlesofinstagram #bernadoodle #doodlepuppy
My handsome giant just got groomed. @pawsitivityp My handsome giant just got groomed. @pawsitivitypups . . . #doodlesofinstagram #doodlemom #goldadordoodle #goldenmix #labmix #poodlemix
Take your kid to work day-- Work from home book pu Take your kid to work day-- Work from home book publicist edition. My daughter went to work in pajamas and my denim jacket and did not enjoy making a media guide for herself but she is happily writing and illustrating her own book now. My son prefered to do color by number math sheets and get video games at the library (lol) . . . @smithpublicity . . . #takeyourkidtoworkday #publicist #bookpublicist #workingmom #momlife #writer #author
Gratitude Garden book walks at school this week! . Gratitude Garden book walks at school this week! . . . #raisingreaders #kidlit #mindfulkids
Here's to all the moms juggling sports for the nex Here's to all the moms juggling sports for the next 8 or so weeks, coming home and starting showers when you're usually already in bed, and then waking up at the crack of dawn because your puppy wakes up when the sun rises. Want to know the story behind this tattoo on my wrist? You'll have to read @trashthedressbook . . . #momlife #butfirstcoffee #sportsmom #nespressomoments #trashthedress #divorcesupport #divorcebook #divorcee #divorced #divorce #womensupportingwomen #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #author #selfhelpbooks #selfpublishing #selfpublishedauthor #selfhelp
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