Author: cjconnollybooks

Yep, it's happening, friends! This week I accepted a new deal with my lovely publisher, Joffe Books, for my second novel to be published! I'm so very happy. This is a contemporary romance novel that I wrote while furloughed from my day job during the pandemic, in summer 2020. It definitely has all the vibes… Continue reading Ding, ding! Beach read round two

Okay, the above is a really bad pun on the name for the Korean alphabet. But seriously, friends... my debut novel, The Love of My Other Life, is going to be translated into Korean and published and sold in Korea! Isn't that wild? I can't believe my luck. I got the news just this morning… Continue reading Hangul on every (Korean) word

Honestly, some of these are hilarious. I mean, maybe it's odd that I want to share the absolute worst of the reviews I've seen for The Love of My Other Life, my debut novel. But after a while, and when you've got enough good reviews to feel confident in what you've put out there, the… Continue reading The Love of My Other Life’s most scathing reviews

Hi friends! I hope you've been having a great summer - I certainly have been, with my recent New York trip and then a fabulous, near-three-week European vacation that I've just returned from (check out my Instagram profile if you're interested in more on that). While I was in Croatia, the audiobook of The Love… Continue reading For those who like to listen

Last weekend, I attended my second Writer's Digest Annual Conference (third, if you include the annual WD Novel Writing Conference in Pasadena), and I'm still buzzing from it. These events are always completely incredible experiences for writers. So many amazing sessions on craft, publishing, the business side, querying agents, and so on. And so many… Continue reading A hot New York minute

I had my first truly challenging decision to make this past week, regarding my book, and I thought I would share what happened here. Some of you will have followed my posts explaining that a wonderful UK agent, Lorella Belli Literary Agency, is working with my publisher to sell additional publishing rights to other publishing… Continue reading Weighing my first really tough decision

When I was a kid (showing my age here), I used to love mix tapes. And if you were given a mix tape by a friend - or even better, a crush - that was the ultimate compliment. It showed they thought about all the songs you might like, that they like too. It says,… Continue reading A Spotify soundtrack to my story

My debut novel is finally published, and I'm so happy! I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who has helped me along this journey, which was six-and-a-half years in the making. Of course, I've thanked them all in my acknowledgments at the back of the book, which I wrote a while back. But I also want to… Continue reading It takes a village

The learning curve never stops for this newbie author. Not least is the myriad ways in which I've had to expand my social media skills and vocabulary, in order to have the kind of online presence that's expected of authors today. And yes, I'm a Gen X-er, so I'm not exactly dialled into trends. I… Continue reading Becoming a social butterfly

Another ta-da! of good news today. I woke up to an exciting email from my publisher at Joffe Books, forwarding an email from their sub-agent who specializes in audiobook and foreign language rights (remember: the one who sold the audiobook rights to The Love of My Other Life?) Well, this agent, Lorella Belli, had been… Continue reading Getting my work in Czech