{"id":2184,"date":"2022-07-07T16:30:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2022-07-07T16:30:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:30:37","slug":"staying-in-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/?p=2184","title":{"rendered":"Staying in touch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BookBrushImage460.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2185\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BookBrushImage460-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BookBrushImage460-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BookBrushImage460-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BookBrushImage460-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BookBrushImage460-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BookBrushImage460.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I haven&#8217;t used the blog in quite a bit mostly because I have been writing up a storm and focusing on my newsletter. I know it seems like our inboxes are bulging at the seams and everyone wants you to sign up for their newsletter and there is a good reason for that.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It is the only way artists and creators can be sure we can stay in touch with you.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Recently a fellow sapphic author @aurorareywrites had her account on Meta disabled, without recourse. This could happen at any time to any of the authors and creators you follow.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The downside of social media connections is that they are always on someone else&#8217;s terms. I am very careful to share only those snippets of books, and photots that will not be flagged by bots as &#8220;against community guidelines&#8221;. Which can change in an instant.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The solution to this is to sign up for your favorite author&#8217;s and creator&#8217;s newsletters if they have one and follow them on multiple platforms. A<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">So\u00a0if the bird app is your thing you can find me there @bmurphysideshow<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">You can also sign up for my<a href=\"https:\/\/dl.bookfunnel.com\/42ard7fpfp\"><strong> newsletter her<\/strong>e<\/a> and score a free book in the process.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I send out my newsletter about once or twice per month and share, book recommendations, discount codes, free book giveaways, snippets of my works in progress, photos of my dog, and garden. \u00a0I hope to see you there.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Here is the link again:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dl.bookfunnel.com\/42ard7fpfp\">https:\/\/dl.bookfunnel.com\/42ard7fpfp<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Latest releases:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MusicfromStone-f-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2186\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MusicfromStone-f-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MusicfromStone-f-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MusicfromStone-f-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MusicfromStone-f-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MusicfromStone-f-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MusicfromStone-f-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/MusicfromStone-f-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Celebrated concert pianist N\u00fcwa Zhou had it all. Until she didn\u2019t. Forced out of the closet while testifying at the kidnapping and murder trial of her obsessive former assistant turned stalker, she retires from the high-pressure world of performing to recover at her parents\u2019 estate.\u00a0Stone mason, and frustrated sculptor Julia Johnson, spends her days stone building walls and patios while dreaming of quitting her day job.\u00a0After a chance encounter with Julia leads to more, N\u00fcwa imagines a life with Julia. When her stalker returns, determined to kidnap N\u00fcwa and end anyone who stands in his way, N\u00fcwa will do whatever it takes to keep Julia safe, but will it be enough?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Queens-of-Ruin-Brenda-Murphy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2187\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Queens-of-Ruin-Brenda-Murphy-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Queens-of-Ruin-Brenda-Murphy-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Queens-of-Ruin-Brenda-Murphy-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Queens-of-Ruin-Brenda-Murphy-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Queens-of-Ruin-Brenda-Murphy-960x1536.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Queens-of-Ruin-Brenda-Murphy-1280x2048.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Queens-of-Ruin-Brenda-Murphy.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Secrets. Lust. Betrayal. The city of Justia has fallen, and Lilith, goddess of fire, is missing. All that remains of her once-powerful empire is an abandoned castle haunted by spirits.<br \/>\nNewly freed from her crystalline prison, Mara and her warrior consort, Reika, are on a quest to find Lilith and restore the empire of Mahon.<br \/>\nAfter their mission is betrayed, a time-traveling sorcerer kidnaps Reika leaving Mara trapped in the tunnels beneath Lilith&#8217;s ruined castle. Unwilling to surrender her love or her life, Mara risks all to save her mate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t used the blog in quite a bit mostly because I have been writing up a storm and focusing on my newsletter. I know it seems like our inboxes are bulging at the seams and everyone wants you to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/?p=2184\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[295,318],"tags":[448,449,451,450,452],"class_list":["post-2184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reflections","category-writing-advice","tag-brenda-murphy-newsletter","tag-music-from-stone-brenda-murphy","tag-sapphic-fiction","tag-university-square-brenda-murphy","tag-wlw-romance-wlw-fiction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2184"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2190,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184\/revisions\/2190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}