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Save the Date, Book Binge Weekend, May 2, 3, 4!

April 10, 2025 by Tari Jewett in category Writing tagged as book party, books, event, Garry Gooding, Jaylee Austin, Kristine Dickson Tate, Lisa Kessler, Marianne Hebert, reading, Rebecca Forster

As you know, Consistency is my ‘word’ for 2025. And so far, while I’m still working on it in other areas, I’ve written my blog posts consistently…but I almost blew it today. It’s been a busy week, and I woke up this morning, checked my messages, and facebook. In my notifications was a post from last year of a blog I had shared. Wait, blog? Today’s the 10^th? So here I am at my desk, making sure that I don’t miss this post, because CONSISTENCY!

What I really want to talk to you about is the Book Binge Weekend that we’ll be having in our reader group, The Charmed Connection on Facebook. If you love books, and face it, if you’re hanging out at A Slice or Orange, you do, you’ll want to join us May 2, 3, and 4^th for a weekend of great authors, book talk, games, prizes and just plain bookish fun! You can join The Charmed Connection by clicking this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/316100615817145

For a little background, we have a Facebook writer group, Charmed Writers, that started because a few of us were sitting at home, while our friends were attending the 2016 Romantic Times convention. We decided to see how productive we could be while our writer friends were having fun connecting with readers and other authors. We spent 5 days writing and getting in as many words as we could. I wanted to make it special, so I gave out charms for achieving different goals.

When it was over, we didn’t want it to end, and we formed a little writer group, Charmed Writers. So, The Charmed Connection, is our reader group, where we share all things books with readers. If you’re an author and interested in joining Charmed Writers, you can email me at tarilynnjewett@gmail.com.

At our Book Binge Weekend, we’ll be joined by authors in a variety of genres. Our current author list includes:

Joe Addams

Jaylee Austin

Marla Brotherton

Kristine Dickson Tate

Brad Elward

Alina K. Field

Rebecca Forster

Garry Gooding

Jenny Hansen

Marianne Hebert Donley

Lisa Kessler

Denise Marsh Colby

Molly Neely

Linda O. Johnston

Joe Petty

Mark Rosendorf

Alexa Santi

Sandy Stuckless

Tari Lynn Jewett

Connie Vines

Jennifer Weil

And we are still scheduling!

So, if you’re looking for some new reads to add to your TBR…and maybe free books and charms!

Please join us in The Charmed Connection May 2, 3 and 4…and everyday!

At our Book Binge Weekend, we’ll be joined by authors in a variety of genres. Our current author list includes:

Joe Addams

Jaylee Austin

Marla Brotherton

Kristine Dickson Tate

Brad Elward

Alina K. Field

Rebecca Forster

Garry Gooding

Jenny Hansen

Marianne Hebert Donley

Lisa Kessler

Denise Marsh Colby

Molly Neely

Linda O. Johnston

Joe Petty

Mark Rosendorf

Alexa Santi

Sandy Stuckless

Tari Lynn Jewett

Connie Vines

Jennifer Weil

And we are still scheduling!

So, if you’re looking for some new reads to add to your TBR…and maybe even free books…Please join us in The Charmed Connection May 2, 3 and 4…and everyday! https://www.facebook.com/groups/316100615817145

Whew! Consistency. I think I made it.

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My Book Friends

June 15, 2021 by Rebecca Forster in category The Write Life by Rebecca Forster, Writing tagged as #writing, a writers job, amwriting, Best Loved Books, event, readers

This week I had lunch with two of my oldest writing buddies – the ever fabulous Mindy Neff and equally fabulous Sandy Chvostal. I met them soon after publishing my first book. Over the years I have truly come to treasure my book friends. In fact, I think the world should be run by book friends and here is why:

1) Book friends are inclusive. I have never been asked how old I am, what my heritage is, what my political party is, what my religion is. What I have been asked is,’what have you read/written lately?’ Instant friends!

2) Book friends are creative. We share not only a love of reading, but a love of creating. I’ve met sewers, quilter, carpenters, crafters, and chefs. I wonder if we love creating things because we need to move around after spending so much time reading, or do we read because we’re exhausted from our hobbies?

3) Book friends are endlessly curious. If they weren’t, they wouldn’t read, or review, ask questions about what they’ve read, or waxed poetic about it. I love being asked, “have you read (fill in the blank)” because I know the conversation is going to be interesting.

4) Book friends are generous. Time with a book is time we treasure, but reader friends will put down their book to come to another friend’s aid. Period. No questions asked.

5) Book friends are open. All of us have preferred genres, but we like to try something new. I’m a thriller lover yet there are historical fiction books I’ll never forget, nonfiction works I love, even action/adventure novels that have kept me up late into the night.

So it was no surprise that when I received an invitation from a group of authors to join their Facebook reader’s group, My Book Friends, I did. The authors are fun, smart, and generous. They primarily write women’s fiction and romance, but welcome my gritty thrillers. The members of My Book Friends are creative, curious, and inclusive.

The bottom line is this: no one can have too many books or too many book friends. That’s something we can all count on.

You’re Invited June 16, 4-5PM Pacific: Cocktails, Cops & Conversation . Help me celebrate my birthday and Detective Finn O’Brien’s fourth birthday as we talk about my latest release INTIMATE RELATIONS.