Samantha Bryant

If you're a NetGalley reader, you can get an ARC there now! Book releases June 28, 2026.

Had a great conversation on Go Indie Now! yesterday about achieving, recovering, and maintaining momentum in a writing life. Check it out! ...

I'm so excited to show you all the third GenX romance: Ready or Not!

Single mother Becca Williams thinks all the good ones are taken and widowed nurse David Green doesn't...

A short story that eventually became a chapter in Going Through the Change, the first of the Menopausal Superheroes series.

A little domestic slice of life story.

A heroic ending.

There's been quite a variety of types of book launches in my writing life so far. Some were polished, some fell apart, and some just kind of happened when I wasn't looking.

When my first book, Going Through the Change, was published the first time in 2015, I arranged for a book launch party at a local indie book store and it was FABULOUS! Lots of family came in from out of town, everyone local in my writing life showed up, and I really felt like a feted celebrity.

February was a blur for me.

I had author events of one kind or another every weekend, trying to build my visibility and keep up connections, while still working my day job, doing my part in keeping our household afloat, keeping up with social media and marketing work, and progressing on the next book.

I did this to myself on purpose, but it was still quite a ride. I worry a little whether I have the stamina I’m going to need for this.

Read the rest on Substack or Balancing Act.

2026 is my year of living dangerously, by which I mean I’m becoming my own publisher. I did some foundational work for that in 2025, which I wrote about here, but the real push started with the beginning of the new year.

Now that we’ve flipped the first month of the calendar, I thought it was time for an update. I want to document this for myself and as a help to others.

Read the rest on my new Substack.