Andra Dill's Blog

There is something about the New Year that calls to the optimist in me. The first day of a new year is a siren’s song with its lure of possibilities and starting fresh.

This year I will …

I stopped making resolutions years ago. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say most of my resolutions barely made it a week let alone to the end of the month. The guilt. The disappointment. Ugh! I gave 20 things in 2021 (and 2022) a shot. More of a wish list of things I’d like to do, and while it was fun to see what I could cross off the list (oh so satisfying), there were still things I didn’t get to or try or ignored completely.

Several of my friends set intentions for the New Year. Deepak Chopra said, “Intention is the starting point of every dream.” That resonates with me. And it is something I do in my yoga practice. The intention changes—mindfulness, being patient, practicing acceptance, etc., whatever I chose, the intention is a touchstone throughout my asana practice.

This year I am setting ‘practice kindness to myself’ as my intention. How will I practice kindness? Forgive myself if I don’t walk my handsome pup, or make my writing goal, or when I lose my cool and get angry. Be patient. Dial down the inner voice that is hypercritical. Whether you set resolutions or make wish lists or set intentions or nothing at all, may your year be filled with peace, love, and light.

Last week I was in Kauai. Lots of sun, a thousand shades of green, lovely flowers, turquoise water, and yoga. Who could ask for more? I’ve never been to Hawaii and this trip surpassed my dreams. We hiked, biked, sailed, ate, did yoga (of course) and I got a little story plotting time. Magical!

Now that I'm rejuevnated, it's time for "what's going on in Andra's book world?"

I highly recommend attending Thanks-book-giving hosted by Tattered Page Book Club. Over 130 authors are offering giveaways November 20 & 21. I’ll be there on Sunday, with three giveaways! Come check out all the offerings and meet new authors.
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December 4 I’m participating in a Holiday Hop. For those of you who’ve never played before, the rules are simple. You start at the Sweet Romance Reader’s Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/sweet... and write down the codeword, then simply follow the link to the next group and so on until you have gathered all 23 codewords. There are 20 mini-prizes and a grand prize of $500. The fun starts at 9 am CST. You’ll find one of the codewords on my FB Author page https://www.facebook.com/andradillaut... along with a Kindle e-book giveaway.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We’re less than three weeks away from the release of Tis The Season For Romance. This romantic anthology includes my “Her Surprise Christmas Gift” (a spicy romance) These holiday stories run from sweet to sassy, there’s something for everyone. Preorder your copy: https://www.amazon.com/Tis-Season-Rom...

For a chance to win a $300 gift card (in celebration of Tis The Season For Romance’s release), enter this giveaway https://kingsumo.com/.../tis-the-seas...

November 1st you can find me at https://www.facebook.com/CBAABoxset celebrating my friends release of the “Chosen By An Alien” a SCIFI Alien Romance Boxset. This is a two-day event and it runs from 10 AM to 10PM November 1 & 2. There will be fun games and prizes. I’m hosting from 9:30-10:00 PM EST on the 1st. Hope to see you there.