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Writing in the Modern Age 2019 Year in Review:
Big Reflections – Past and Present
Hi, everyone! A year I imagined would crawl right by, in fact, did
not. Instead it flew so fast, I suffered vertigo several times. 😉
Tomorrow we’ll adjust our calendars to reflect that life has
changed in a blink, welcoming 2020. For this year’s annual review
post, I’d like to commemorate the evolution of Writing in the
Modern Age. Six years ago, I opened the blog to guest authors and
it’s been a wild ride ever since. WritModAge grew from the initial
seed of a place to help other writers at any stage of their careers, all
the way to not just that, but also a site where readers can
comfortably discover their new, favorite authors! Through author and
character interviews, book and writing service interviews, guest
articles, book spotlights and mega giveaways, it has become a unique
resource for writers and readers alike.
So…give a warm round of applause to all 350 content writers and
authors who visited us via various events from 2013 to 2019.
However, there were 104 guest writers this year alone. That’s
awesome! 🙂
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Each author in this post will be listed according to their latest
book title, a site where you’ll find more information about
that writer, plus a top viewed or most popular post on the
blog. Without further ado, let’s take a look at all the authors
and books represented, starting from the launch of Writing
in the Modern Age.
Stefan Vucak
Laura Graham
K.C. Sprayberry
D.J. Swykert
Friday O. Abumere
Gail Picado
Jaime Martínez-Tolentino
KateMarie Collins
CJ Heck
Nancy Wood
Andy Ruffett
T. J. Banks
Robin Leigh Morgan
Sarah Baethge
Rebecca L. Frencl
Penny Estelle/P.A. Estelle
Branka Čubrilo
Pam Handa Nee Kochhar
Sally Carpenter
Kathryn Elizabeth Jones
Jessica Tornese
Paula Hrbacek
Susan Mac Nicol
Elaine C. Pereira
Steve Christie
Mira Prabhu
Jeffrey Gonell
Michele Harvey
Linda Lee Williams
Lois W. Stern
Aubrey Brown
Pallavi Pissay
Rosemary Richings
Catherine Y.
Ann Morris
Kristal McKerrington
Lance Sheridan
Edie Hart
Adra Young
Shannon MacLeod
Rita Plush
Nina Soden
R.S. Novelle/Renee Novelle
Marianne Petit
Lannah Sawers-Diggins
L. Anne Carrington
Maxine Flam
Mark Conte
Murray Alfredson
Kenneth D. Maness
Caryl McAdoo
CN Bring
Margo Bond Collins
S.C. Rhyne
L E Barrett/L.E. Barrett
Jean Erhardt
Liza O’Connor
Jane Dougherty
Laura Vosika
Belinda Y. Hughes
Annie Edmonds
Doug Bolton/Douglas A.
Bolton
Doc Krinberg
LaRae Parry
Devika Fernando
Matty Millard
Olga
Núñez Miret
P.I. Barrington
William H. Joiner Jr.
Debra Hartmann
Carole McKee
James W. McAllister
Dianne Hartsock
Brandon J. Hall
Jim Anders
Joseph M. Rinaldo
Mika Jolie
Dr. C.P.
White
Wayne Neely
Miles Rothwell
Jordyn Meryl
T.W. Embry
Sunday Erhunmwunse
Tamara Thorne
Alistair Cross
Lisa Shiroff
J. Rose
Alexander/Katherine Rhodes
Barb Jones
Fiona Tarr
Lisa Day
Sue Raymond
Nancy Christie
Philip Watling
Ivanka Di Felice
Tina Donahue
Amber
Skye Forbes
Debbie
White
Bernard
Foong/Young
E.J.
Frost
Celia
Kennedy
Chris
S. Hayes
Edita
A. Petrick
Susanne
Matthews
Rachael
Stapleton
Ryan
O’Leary
Scarlett Jade/Caitlin Tull
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Nicole
Andrews Moore/Emma Nichols
Lauren
Peyton
Emily
A. Lawrence
C.J.
Anaya
Crystal Miles Gauthier/Crysmisty Lee
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Michael
Aronovitz/Nicholas Fisher
Rival
Gates
Rolando
Calzada
S.A.
Starcevic
Diana
Rubino
William
DeSouza
Chad
A. Cain
A.B. Funkhauser
Raegyn Perry
S.C. Alban
Malay A. Upadhyay
Frederick H. Crook
Samantha Cross
Barbara Weitzner
Vicki-Ann Bush
Kris Noel
Maighread MacKay/Margaret
Hefferman
Natalie O’Neil
Nicole Garcia/Nicole Rose
Austen Knowles/Lacy S.
Kinsley
Francis H. Powell
Gloria Weber
Mark H. Newhouse/Mark
Newhouse
Jennifer Chambers
Viv Drewa
Giulietta M.
Spudich
Mel Massey
Silvia
Villalobos
Sheila R. Lamb
David B. Chandler
A. Silenus
Luke Green
Richard Ayre
Cyn Ley/Cynthia Ley
Kathleen
Andrews Davis/K.A. Davis
Heidi
Renee Mason/HR Mason
Alisa
Mullen
Kat Schuessler
Dan Buri
Arie Farnam
Jennifer Conner
Amber Daulton
Angela Ford
Sharon Kleve
Vanayssa
Somers
E.B. Sullivan
Lisa A.
Sniderman/Aeode
Author/Musician
Links:
Jim Cronin
Sandra Perez
Gluschankoff
Alicia Sparks
Andrea Perno
Elliot
Richard Dorfman
Frank
Borne
Linda Covella
Belinda Celayir
John Stamp
JR Wirth
Ashley Fontainne
Susan
Lynn Solomon
Natasha Lane/Natasha D.
Lane
Karen Milstein/Karen L.
Milstein
Theresa Dalayne
JoAnne
Keltner
Tracy Kincaid
Linda Diane Wattley
Michael J. Sahno
Tom Johnson
Kelli Sue Landon
Kim Smith
Chad McClendon
Theresa Mae
Tory Allyn
Lana K. Dempsey
Laura Ranger
C.L. Bush
Uvi Poznansky
Margaret Egrot
M.R. Rutter
CS Patra
Henry Anderson
Christopher Davis/TJ Adams
Jane Riddell
Tanya W. Newman
David M. Mannes
Natalie Silk
Grey Francis
Cleo Scornavacca
Jill Marie Denton
Monica DeSimone
Q.L. Pearce
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Mikki Smith/Mikki Jo Smith
Stef Smulders
Rhonda Cratty
D.L. Owens
Tom Starita
Tracie Podger
Hayley Oakes
Nikki Ashton
Honcho Mars
Nina Mason
Cindy Tomamichel
Laura Barnard
Ricardo Mejías
Jenny Lynn
Adriana Kraft
Leah Hamrick
RB Hilliard
Dating Connections
Mark Giglio
Diane Merrill Wigginton
Aisha Malik
Jeffery Martin Botzenhart
Serge de Moliere
Beverley Oakley/Beverley
Eikli
Toni Kenyon
J.J. Montgomery
Lashanta Charles
Rachael Tamayo
Chris Karlsen
Carol
Ann Kauffman
Sarah
J. Pepper
Molly
V. Lovell
Raelle
Logan
Andrea
Roche
Gemma
Snow
Annabelle
Anders
Tammy Tate
Lance and James Morcan
Caris Roane
Debbie De Louise
Sandra C. López
Louise Ashton
H.D. Thomson
Victoria Johns
Kayelle Allen
Andie M. Long
Ri Adam
Jeannette de Beauvoir
Madelon Smid
Leslie Wolfe
Clayton Graham
Barbara Monajem
Roxanne D. Howard
Mary Martinez
Sam Boush
H.A. Leuschel
M.K. Dawn
McKenna Dean
Justin Robinson
Melissa Chan
Kenneth Sumerford
Frank McKinney
WomELLE/Naghilia
Desravines
Richard Godwin
CJ Warrant
Bry Ann
Nermin Bezmen
Erin Kane Spock
Kathleen Rowland
Pandora Spocks
C. Kindler
Melisa Marzett
S.A. Soule/Sherry Soule
Robert Eggleton
Talkspace
David Russell
Heather Boyd
James Glass/James C Glass
Cindy Fazzi/Vina Arno
Aaron Dennis
Autumn Bardot
Dana Ross
Massimo Marino
Debra Taylor
Mark Iles
K.T. Rose
Sara F. Hathaway
Jonah Evarts
Robert Sells
S.V. Cobets/Stjepan
Varesevac Cobets
Kate Hill/Saloni Quinby
Kaitlynzq
Eric Silverstein
Maggie Blackbird
Karina Bartow
P.T. Macias
Charity Parkerson
David W. Thompson/Davina
Guy
Chrys Fey
Empi Baryeh
Virginia Babcock
S. Cinders
Pamela Q. Fernandes
Khaled
Talib
Leslie Hachtel
Sheryl Dee
Jes Drew
Sierra N. Terry
Judi Getch Brodman
Nicolina Martin
Alice J Miller
Bradley Campbell
Jane Burrelli
Skye McNeil
Holly Bargo
Lynn
Chantale
Viviana MacKade
Sally Brandle
Bella Jeanisse
D.E. Haggerty
Dana Littlejohn
Madison Michael
Eliot Grayson
Alexis Marie Chute
Intisar Khanani
Laura Tolomei
Mary L. Schmidt/S.
Jackson/A. Raymond
Beverley Bateman
Eleanor Webster
Dougie Brimson
Re:Fiction – Tal Valante,
founder
Tony Flood
Alex Hayes
Christina Bauer
Faye Hall
Halo Roberts
Ryan Lanz
Christal Mosley
Melanie Robertson-King
Readers, I hope you enjoyed our full guest list this year! Now
let’s take a look at the specific posts from 2019.
Again, one hundred and four authors had their work featured
on the blog in 2019. Here are some of our top viewed posts
for the year… ♥♥♥
Number of Views: 387 visits
Number of Views: 465 visits
Number of Views: 1,191 visits
Number of Views: 375 visits
Number of Views: 777 visits
Number of Views: 377 visits
And these are all the posts from this year, divided by respective category.
Character/Author/Service Interviews
New Release/Book Features
Blog Tours
Giveaways
Guest Posts
My Articles
Special Events
Poetry
Kudos to all these authors on their successes
through the years! 🙂
Also, mega thanks to the participating authors
and guest content writers throughout 2019, and,
of course, from the time Writing in the Modern
Age officially launched six years ago!
One final note…we lost a talented writer of
action/adventure, sci-fi, noir and pulp fiction. He
passed on November 5th.

Once again, thanks to all the authors and loyal followers
of the blog for helping to make it a special site to visit
over the last six years.
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Coming in 2020 thus far…
1/20 – 1/27 – MEGA POST-CHRISTMAS
WINTER
RETREAT GIVEAWAY
1/31 – Richard DeVall’s
guest post
2/7 – Samuel W. Reed
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About Marie Lavender
Multi-genre author of Victorian maritime romance/family saga, Heiresses in Love, and 18 other books. Reached the Top 10 Authors list on AuthorsDB.com for the last 4 years. Listed as one of TOP 5 Authors Who Write Compelling Romance on Wiki Ezvid. The I Love Romance Blog was listed as one of the Top Novel and Books blogs 2020 on Sparpedia. BLUE VISION made the TOP 10 on the Science Fiction and Fantasy category of the 2019 P&E Readers' Poll, and also reached TOP 10 status in the Romance category. Featured interview in the January 2018 issue of Womelle Magazine. BLOOD INSTINCTS reached TOP 10 status in the Romance category of the 2018 P&E Readers' Poll. DIRECTIONS OF THE HEART reached the semi-finalist round in the 2018 AuthorsDB Book Cover Contest. Voted TOP BLOGGER for 2018 on the Romance Lives Forever Blog. TOP 20 Authors of 2018 on Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews blog. DIRECTIONS OF THE HEART was nominated and made it past the first round in the 2018 Author Academy Awards. UPON YOUR LOVE and THE MISSING PIECE placed in the TOP 10 on the 2017 P&E Readers' Poll. DIRECTIONS OF THE HEART was nominated for the 2017 Reader's Choice Awards. The I Love Romance Blog became a finalist in StartDating DK's Romance Blog Awards of 2017. ILRB landed on Feedspot’s 2017 TOP 100 Novel Blogs and TOP 100 Romance Blogs. DIRECTIONS OF THE HEART placed in the TOP 10 Books of 2017 on Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews blog. TOP 20 Authors of 2017 on Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews blog. Mystery Blogger Award for 2017. A to Z Blog Challenge Survivor in 2016. March 2016 Empress of the Universe title - winner of the "Broken Heart" themed contest and the "I Love You" themed contest on Poetry Universe. SECOND CHANCE HEART and A LITTLE MAGICK placed in the TOP 10 on the 2015 P&E Readers' Poll. Nominated in the TRR Readers' Choice Awards for Winter 2015. Poetry winner of the 2015 PnPAuthors Contest. The Versatile Blogger Award for 2015. Honorable Mention in the 2014 BTS Red Carpet Book Awards. Finalist and Runner-up in the 2014 MARSocial's Author of the Year Competition. Honorable mention in the January 2014 Reader's Choice Award. Liebster Blogger Award for 2013, 2014 and 2016. 2013 and 2014 Amazon Bestseller Ranking for the first edition of UPON YOUR RETURN. Winner of the Great One Liners Contest on the Directory of Published Authors.
Marie Lavender lives in the Midwest with her family and two cats. She has been writing for a little over twenty-five years. She has more works in progress than she can count on two hands. Since 2010, Marie has published 21 books in the genres of historical romance, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, romantic comedy, dramatic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, mystery/thriller, literary fiction and poetry. An avid blogger on the side, she writes adult fiction, as well as occasional stories for children, and has recently started some young adult fiction. She also contributed to several anthologies. Though Marie has standalone titles on the market, her current published series are The Eternal Hearts Series, The Magick Series, The Code of Endhivar Series, The Misfits Series and The Blood at First Sight Series, but she has many others planned. Her Victorian maritime romance series is returning, and the second editions of the trilogy will be released soon.
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Thank you for hosting The Mirror Maze!
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My pleasure! ♥
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Thanks for the shout out; however, “The Baffled Beatlemaniac Caper” is actually my first book! The cover shown is for the second revised edition of that novel. I have four other books published since then. My most recent “new” novel is “Flower Power Fatality,” the first book in the Psychedelic Spy series; second book will be released in just a few moths.
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Got it, thanks, Sally! ♥
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Wow…an ambitious post! Thanks for including The Ascent of the Heart. Happy New Year, Marie!
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Of course! You too, hon! 😉
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Happy New Year, Marie! May 2020 be your best year yet!
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Thanks, you too! 🙂
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Thank you so much for featuring Calla’s Summer Fantasy!
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My pleasure, Amber! ♥
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Better late than never 🙂 Happy New Year Marie.
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Thanks, you too!
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