M.Q. Barber

@jbebout1295 Thank you, Jammie! 😊😊🥰

Binding Their Hearts by @MQBarber is one of the best romances I’ve read this year! It was just what my poor, battered heart needed! goodreads.com/review/show/58…

Oof! Doing my homework! Epic gratitude to @SueCampbell_ of Pages&Platforms for her marketing mindset talk for @ProWritingAid Romance Week. If your #authorlife struggle is anxiety about marketing, watch youtu.be/RI31yWK0j7A & learn to reframe intrusive/unhelpful thoughts. 🤯

Friday night #authorlife fun? Studying craft and taking a slew of notes during a replay of the @jennamoreci romantic chemistry seminar for @ProWritingAid Romance Week. Just preordered her writing book, too, because that seminar was 😍😍😍

@jbebout1295 I promise they will have some beautiful moments together in this one, how's that? 😉❤️

@MQBarber Yes, you did. And yes they do! Adored the excerpt! I cannot wait to read this new book! I miss these characters… especially my favorite book boyfriend, Jay. They went through hell in the last book, so I hope you’re going easier on them this time. Hey, a girl can hope, right? 😉

Choosing an excerpt from the new work-in-progress for the newsletter tonight. No matter how many times I do it, I'm always chewing my nails with nerves. "Did I pick a good one? Do they like me?" #authorlife

@GraelynneW I cannot describe how deep inside a hoodie I hide when receiving praise, but I appreciate the kindness nonetheless. ☺️

@roseburgwriter My ways are suuuper basic, lol.

@MQBarber Like? I want to be you. Teach me your ways!

The characters have informed me that what I thought was 2 chapters is actually 4, and I've broken them up all wrong, and also (jumble of thoughts spill onto paper) -- THAT. But other than that, #amwriting time today is going great! They give such good pep talks. #authorlife

@thecool_table @wolflad78 Those soulful eyes! I love him already! 😍😍😍

@MQBarber @wolflad78 Here’s my Henry

Brief pause in this morning's #amwriting session on the next Henry, Alice, and Jay book because a friend sent me this video by Beth of @thecool_table, and Henry has a dog named after him!!! And I am just 🤯😍🤯😍🤯🥰 @thecool_table/video/7143297099214572846?_r=1&_t=8VxjqbpSnTq&is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7143297099214572846" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tiktok.com/@thecool_table…

@thecool_table Everyone should have one! They're excellent to have around. 😉

@MQBarber 🥰🥰🥰 what can I say? I like having a Henry in the house. 🥰🥰🥰

My favorite is when you're writing and thinking "Nothing much is happening in this scene; do I really need it?" and then the characters take a left turn into DEEP conversation and you're all, "OK, OK, I was wrong, please continue." #amwriting

@EllenDa59860821 Aww, sweet! I haven't read those. Still working on the next book, but it's going well. 😁

@MQBarber I just read the Quantum books. Totally different and yet a few similarities show your books might have been part of her extensive research. The second floor of the clubs made me smile. New book soon?

First full day at the annual writing retreat. Shaping up to be a great one! #amwriting

@AlleighBurrows I used Atticus to format the last book (digital and print) and didn't have any problems with it. The styles were a little limited, but enough to find something I liked.

I'm thinking of self-pubbing my 2 contemporary romances. I'm looking into #Atticus for the book formatting. (I am PC so can't use Vellum) Anyone have any thoughts--good or bad? #amwriting #WritingCommunity #selfpublishing

The trouble with being a sympathetic yawner is that when you mention a character's yawn, you spend the next five minutes yawning as you try to finish the paragraph. #amwriting #amyawning #deargoditwontstop

@jbebout1295 At the rate that I drop the gardening tools and rush back inside to write down ideas, I'm pretty sure the weeds will be there long after the book is done. #priorities

@MQBarber I readily admit this is selfish, but I can’t help hoping you have a REALLY big garden with a LOT of weeds! Can’t wait for this book!

Yardwork is my #amwriting superpower. An hour of weeding, and suddenly a puzzle is solved, an entirely new chapter is written, and five plot threads tie together in a beautiful bow. #lifeisgood #indieauthor

@KeladryStan It's always time for a reread! 😉 There's a stroll in a garden there, which might be what you're thinking of. Yardwork does happen in that garden at another time, though so far it's only been mentioned and not shown. #neversaynever

@MQBarber (and now I remember vaguely that there might have maybe been some at the end of Minding Their Manners... [You write well, I remember badly. Obviously it is time for a reread 😅])

@AlleighBurrows 😂☠️

@MQBarber If it would speed up the process I'd be happy to send you some plants, miracle gro and or some trellises. Anything to keep the voices coming.