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. What’s in this Edition: 2025 Indie Author Insights As an independently published author, I founded Purple Mask Publishing in 2017 with a ten-year goal to breakContinue reading “Behind Purple Mask Publishing: 2025 Highlights”
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The Results Are in! Reader Feedback and Author Insights
Happy January, readers! I hope you had a blessed Christmas! What’s in this Edition: Get to know Kelsey Gietl Happy New Year! There were many new subscribers in 2025 (welcome again!), so it’s time to do another “Meet the Author.” Here are just a few facts about me. What else would you like to know?Continue reading “The Results Are in! Reader Feedback and Author Insights”
2 Days Left: Make your voice heard in the Reader Preferences Survey
Welcome back to the Extra Edition newsletter! December’s crazy busy so this edition has one request and a reminder. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas! ***A Quick Request*** – I received a comment from the Reader Preferences Survey asking, “I know very few Catholic authors and would love to know more! Can youContinue reading “2 Days Left: Make your voice heard in the Reader Preferences Survey”
The Good, the Bad, and the So-so: Share Your Thoughts in the 2025 Reader Preferences Survey
Happy December, readers, and welcome to new subscribers from the O’Fallon Holiday Market and Francis Howell Craft Fair! Between family and church events, my day job, designing covers, and completing my Missionaries of Joy classes, there hasn’t been a lot of time for writing lately. But don’t worry; I’m still making progress on Astonished. Slow andContinue reading “The Good, the Bad, and the So-so: Share Your Thoughts in the 2025 Reader Preferences Survey”
The One Movie You Need to Watch
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. What’s in this Edition: Priests Who Paint – The real-life priest who inspired my fictional one Triumph of the Heart – The one movie you needContinue reading “The One Movie You Need to Watch”
