I cannot believe it's already been 18 months since I quit my job to write. The last six months of my life have been incredibly hard, but I knew I needed to update you guys with what's been going on. I love making these videos for you and I enjoy documenting all the things that have been happening in my author-life. Learn more about the Ronald McDonald House - https://www.rmhc.org/ Learn more about Feeding America - https://www.feedingamerica.org/ Snail Mail: Courtney Young | PO BOX 697 | Groves, TX 77619 Do you have a question about self-publishing? ASK ME ANYTHING FOR MY Q&A MONDAY SERIES: https://forms.gle/fVbKesmhhCcUDBeP7 //A B O U T M E// Pen names: Lyra Parish & Kennedy Fox (we're an author duo!) I've been in the indie scene since 2011. I published my first romance novel in 2014 (Weak for Him). Under Kennedy Fox, we've made USA Today 4 times since 2017. With Lyra Parish, I've made top 100 several times on Amazon. I unpublished my Lyra Parish backlist in 2020 with zero regrets. You can watch that video here: https://bit.ly/3k8P6pa Want to find our Kennedy Fox Books? Visit: http://www.kennedyfoxbooks.com ___ //Other News // I'm currently a co-host for the monthly youtube show Publishable (Self-publishing versus Traditional Publishing) You can watch our videos on this playlist: https://bit.ly/2ZvKNwq ___ //Searching for a Motivational Writing Group? // I have a writing group on facebook where you can earn stickers each month if you write 10K in a day or 50K in a month. You can choose your own day. It's a supportive community that's also fun. If you're international, feel free to join! I've sent stickers to people all around the world since July 2019! www.facebook.com/groups/write10kinaday ___ //2021 R E L E A S E S C H E D U L E// Pushing You Away - February Holding You Close - March Bossing the Cowboy - May Kissing the Cowboy - June Winning the Cowboy - July Forcing You Away - September Wanting You Close - October The End of Us - November ___ //S O C I A L M E D I A// → TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lyraparish → instagram: www.instagram.com/lyraparish www.instagram.com/kennedyfoxbooks →facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lyraparishauthor http://www.facebook.com/kennedyfoxbooks → twitter: www.twitter.com/lyraparish www.twitter.com/kennedyfoxbooks → email: lyraparish@gmail.com //Affiliate Links and Recommended Products// Sips by Tea Subscription Box (Get $5 Off!) https://www.sipsby.com/pages/referral?code=xpsthbdbb8tyqy2 Vellum - Best Book Formatting Program EVER! https://a.paddle.com/v2/click/49674/123957?link=1775 Scrivener - Application I use to write! https://a.paddle.com/v2/click/49535/123957?link=1570 Recommended Books to Read: Dear Writer, You Need to Quit - https://amzn.to/3at1yyk Romancing the ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kgH_dmVyu0

I'm so excited to take you along on this new journey for Lyra Parish! It's going to be a lot of work and a longish process, but I hope it's beneficial to everyone, new and old authors, alike. I plan to make a series about relaunching my backlist so stay tuned for more videos. APP SUMO LINK/DEPOSIT PHOTOS 100 for $39 (limited time deal!) https://appsumo.com/r/9jsqnow/ ___ If you have any questions, please feel free to post them below! Looking forward to chatting with you in the comments section. ___ //A B O U T M E// Pen names: Lyra Parish & Kennedy Fox (we're an author duo!) I've been in the indie scene since 2011. I published my first romance novel in 2014 (Weak for Him). Under Kennedy Fox, we've made USA Today 4 times since 2017. With Lyra Parish, I've made top 100 several times on Amazon. I'm one of three hosts for the monthly YouTube show Publishable (Self-publishing versus Traditional Publishing) You can watch our videos on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4xAn2FB0r2n-gcnUYSA_jvHdHRiU00wR ___ Want to learn more about my books? Lyra Parish - http://amzn.to/2rOHn9D Kennedy Fox - http://amzn.to/2BEbpfG ___ //J O I N T H E 1 0 K G R O U P // www.facebook.com/groups/write10kinaday ___ //2020 R E L E A S E S C H E D U L E// Always Mine - January 2020 - Released Always Yours - February 2020 - Released Catching the Cowboy - April 2020 The Two of Us - May 2020 Pushing You Away - July 2020 Holding You Close - August 2020 Wrangling the Cowboy - October 2020 The Best of Us - December 2020 Keeping You Away - February 2021 Needing You Close - March 2021 //2 0 2 0 U P C O M I N G S I G N I N G S & T R A V E L// Talkbooks Author Event - April 18, 2020 - Boston, MA - CANCELLED Wild & Windy in the City - May 9, 2020 - Chicago, IL - CANCELLED ___ //S O C I A L M E D I A// → website: www.thecourtneyproject.com → instagram: www.instagram.com/lyraparish www.instagram.com/kennedyfoxbooks →facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lyraparishauthor http://www.facebook.com/kennedyfoxbooks → twitter: www.twitter.com/lyraparish www.twitter.com/kennedyfoxbooks → email: lyraparish@gmail.com #authortube #writingtips #selfpublishing ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GWRmglh_Nc