Welcome!

Welcome to my website.  I’m so grateful to have you visit!

Photo of Denise M. Colby also known as Denise Colby

Please, take a moment to look around.

I hope that you are encouraged in your day as you do.

Books

Click on my Book page for more details about my historical romance writing. I love history, especially old schoolhouses and the era they represent. It was while visiting an old schoolhouse in Sacramento that my story idea morphed into my first novel. Oh to be a schoolteacher in the 1860’s!

Inside a one-room schoolhouse, photo taken by Denise Colby at Calico, CA

Blog

Click on my Blog and you’ll find a multitude of topics including anything Disney, My Writing Journey, the First Line Fridays I participate in and other things placed on my heart to share. I also write a monthly blog at A Slice of Orange on all sorts of topics including SEO and Brand marketing for authors.

Prayer Journaling

Click on my Start a Prayer Journal page to learn why I have a prayer journal and how to start one. I love journaling and the idea of a journal is a central plot to my novel.

How to Start a Prayer Journal by Denise M. Colby

Sign up for my author newsletter at the right side prompts (I promise I won’t spam you) for freebies and be the first to find out when my book will be published.

Click on my Pinterest link to see photos of schoolhouses and other areas of interests (including the homemade birthday cakes I make for my boys).

Follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for my uplifting and encouraging memes.

Marketing for Authors

And if you are interested in learning about branding, marketing, and SEO, I have a dedicated section for that as well. My Marketing for Authors newsletter (that’s separate from my Denise M. Colby Newsletter) provides tips and insights into building your own personal brand and how to market that brand. It’s geared toward authors, but would work for anyone. When you sign up for that newsletter, you will receive FREE, a 12-page guide on how to use images to improve your SEO on your website.

Marketing for Authors Logo to use for Media Kit Denise M. Colby

I hope you will find something here to inspire you in your life’s journey.

Blessings, Denise

Denise M. Colby with her family in front of Millennium Falcon at Disneyland's Galaxy Edge August 2019
Here I am with my favorite people (my family) at one of my favorite places (Disneyland + Star Wars)