Author Archives: Kelsey Gietl

Welcome back to the Extra Edition newsletter! I’m excited to bring you bonus content each month with a special inside look at my novels and the history behind them. Behind the Design of Sparks Fly Upward Curious how the cover of Sparks Fly Upward came together? The process was similar to the first two LarksongContinue reading “Extra Edition – Cover Design, Easter Snow, and Little Women”

Happy March, readers! First, I have one quick favor to ask. On February 1, several email providers initiated new rules for receiving bulk emails, such as author newsletters. I won’t get into the technical specifics, but basically, I had to update some code behind-the-scenes to try to keep my emails out of my readers’ spam/junk folders.Continue reading “Cover Reveal + Internet Rabbit Holes”

Welcome back to the Extra Edition newsletter! I’m excited to bring you bonus content each month with a special inside look at my novels and the history behind them. Valentines and Ashes My husband and I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. We never have. We’ve always said that giving a gift on a random day meansContinue reading “Extra Edition – Valentines, Ashes, and Good Clean Romance”

Happy February, readers! I am now two months into my six-month social media sabbatical, and these have been two of the best, yet most confusing months as an author. Everywhere authors turn, we’re told that we have to have social media in order to be successful. If we don’t, we’ll be left behind and forgotten. ThisContinue reading “Goin’ Sparkin’ + The Reality of FOMO”

Welcome back to the Extra Edition newsletter! I’m excited to bring you bonus content each month with a special inside look at my novels and the history behind them. New Year’s Resolutions, but Religious Have you made a New Year’s Resolution? How about chosen a Patron Saint of the Year? In the Catholic Church, eachContinue reading “Extra Edition – Saints, Lamps, & The Oregon Trail”