You Taste Like Whiskey and Sunshine by Kimberly Love (VBT, guest post, excerpt, and GIVEAWAY) GFT ADULT title

It is my pleasure to share a guest post from author Kimberly Love who says...

Don’t Let Fear Get the Best of You!

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Kimberly Love

One of the things that were difficult for me to overcome in my path to be published was the fear of failure. Being a writer is often about tons of passion and many writers don’t become published. That may be because they let fear get the best of them and gave up or because they just write for the passion behind it, the sheer joy of creating something.

I’ve been a writer for a long time and I always knew that the goal was to get published. I wanted to be an author more than anything. It’s certainly a hard road though; it’s not for the faint of heart. I struggled for many years and even sat on projects because I was scared of failing. I was terrified of putting myself out there and then getting slammed. I didn’t want my dreams to come crashing down around me.

You can literally paralyze your dreams and your life with fear. I was able to overcome it by just saying, I will allow myself to feel fear for 1 minute, but then I’m going to move ahead anyway. I didn’t want to live in fear; I wanted to see if it was truly possible for me to get everything that I wanted in life. Anything worthwhile in life is going to be scary, right? Isn’t that what they tell us?

When writers ask me for advice, I tell them to forge forward and realize their dreams despite the fear. It’s going to come and that’s okay, just keep moving forward. All writers feel rejection at some point, but if you believe in your work then ignore the critics and keep moving forward. I promise you that you won’t regret it.

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Book Description:

WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK AWESOME?

There's an evil queen, a demented father, some amateur boxing and a trailer park story. Even a silver fox makes an appearance. Why wouldn't that entice you?

If you are looking for something different from the rest of the books out there, something that might make you question your sanity then you will love this book.

Seriously! The comedic and sassy perspective will make you see things differently, and you may even find yourself laughing out loud. It's a good story and one that I truly believe needs to be told. Period.

It’s dark, raw and takes you to a door that keeps all my innermost secrets. I hope that the book makes you laugh, makes you cry, and inspires you to be the best version of yourself.

You Taste Like Whiskey and Sunshine

ADULT title 

by Kimberly Love

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GENRE:   Non-Fiction/Memoir

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BLURB:

There's an evil queen, a demented father, some amateur boxing and a trailer park story. Even a silver fox makes an appearance. Why wouldn't that entice you?

If you are looking for something different from the rest of the books out there, something that might make you question your sanity then you will love this book.

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EXCERPT

  

Mom? Are you reading this? Maybe you should have a drink first. Can we get a rum and coke over here? She’s gonna need it...

A lot of people have asked me throughout this process, why I would want to write this book. There are a few reasons why I decided to completely expose myself for the world to see, but certainly one particular moment comes to mind. During a heated argument with my ex-husband, post-divorce, he blurted out that he thought I was incapable of loving another human being. It’s one of those things you hear that is so shocking to you that the argument just ceases. I was speechless, I didn’t know what to say. Normally I would have chalked it up to the fact that he was in fact a disgruntled ex because it wouldn’t be the first time we got down and dirty in an argument, but this time I didn’t. I never forgot that comment, mainly because I wondered for years if it was true. There was just something about the way he said it that made me wonder if I was really that irrevocably screwed up. So, I decided to delve into my past, for my sake as well as my daughters, to find out why I walked out on a relationship that everyone thought was perfect.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Kimberly spend her days writing about serial killers and playing on her blog while trying not to get sucked in by her Facebook notifications or get into the whiskey decanter (just kidding...kinda). Check out her blog.

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