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I read a lot, as I guess you do as well. Doing challenges like last year’s Modern Mrs. Darcy was one way to read things that I normally wouldn’t. The challenge was great. I enjoyed reading a wide range of books, but for 2021, I’m going to focus on Women’s Fiction. Sounds pretty straightforward, seei

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For my Lacey Doyle fans out there: I’m so excited to announce that SILENCED BY A SPELL (A Lacey Doyle Cozy Mystery—Book 7) is now available on all etailers! Links are below. Hope you enjoy :)

AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Silenced-Spell...

GOOGLE PLAY: https://play.google.com/store/books/d...

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Do you think the process for electing our president is out of touch with the American people? Cheeky's people, who are trying to implement her vision for a happier, healthier, more accountable populace, come to realize that it is time for a new Constitutional Convention.

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Last night I went to a High School football game. As I watched and enjoyed the game, I couldn’t help but draw the common parallel between the sport and what we as leaders do. More specifically, I watched the head coach and the assistant coaches, and I compared how they parallel our General Managers Read more of this blog post »

Let's say you are a character in a horror book and...

 i heard back from Matt at Terror House Press on my recent poetry submission. my poems "worth the pain anymore", "that sad sack of life" and "every sense of reality" have been accepted for publication on or around March 4th.

Hey!
Weather & writing eh?
Well, finally Joan is out of my mac and into the ether!
I do hope that you like Joan & the book
The cover is a pic taken by me & is of the beautiful, stained glass East window of St Andrew, the patron Saint of mariners

One comment I’m constantly getting is how apropos THE PERFECT STRANGER is for these times. Yet I started and finished the novel long before Trump took office.

That's because I'm lampooning how people reason based on what they desire. As one of my characters puts it: human beans (sic) have a limitless Read more of this blog post »

Las adaptaciones de libros siempre son polémicas, salvo en contadas ocasiones. Y soy de las que creen firmemente que pocas veces están a la altura. La mayoría de las películas que he visto basadas en libros no les llegaban a estos ni a la altura de los zapatos, y recuerdo algunas incluso con especia

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The Courthouse Lodge, Jacob Sloan’s favorite restaurant in Charleston, is modeled on its counterpart in Woodstock, Illinois. The old McHenry County Courthouse, designed by John Mills Van Osdel, chief architect of the Palmer House in Chicago, was erected in 1857. Located in the exact geographical cen Read more of this blog post »

I ran into a small problem with my first venture into writing science fiction. When you are creating fantasy based on past eras you have a familiar framework you can weave your story around. Writing mediaeval-style fantasy? No problem. you can easily research weapons, military tactics, clothing, bui Read more of this blog post »

In lieu of taking my own advice, I started this painting with no plan. But instead of tossing a myriad of colors all over the canvas before stopping to see if I noticed any shapes I could develop, I tried a different approach. I stuck with Aureolin Yellow and created just a handful of shapes on each

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We all know
It’s a murder of Crows
But how about other collective words
For birds?
Chowing down on my feeder
Sunflowers from the seeder
Rare are the Conspiracies of Ravens
But my yard is their haven
Most numerous are Conclaves of Cardinals
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It's very common nowadays to give your villain a bit more depth and motivation than simple lust for power. Something that even us, regular folks, might agree with - might even do the same he did, were we in his shoes. Or that's the idea.



I almost always end up hating it.

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He was awake, there was light outside the window. As he rose out of bed, he realized his floor was completely clear. For a brief moment, rage-filled him. He wondered who had come into his room while he slept. However, he stopped himself as a thought had occurred to him.  Walking over to the light … Read more of this blog post »

Cranes in the sky - part of my show at @thedesignfiles #tdfcollect #watercolor #art
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I almost didn't include a map for Reawakened Flames, but I decided to try because I really wanted one. MiblArt took my basic sketch and turned it into a beautiful illustration. I love seeing it in my book.

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Hi, folks! It's with great excitement that I share with you news that A Deadly Discovery, book 4 in my Allie Cobb Mysteries Series, has arrived!
It's receiving wonderful reviews and I'd love for you to check it out.

Be sure to grab your copy wherever books are sold. Cheers!
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I had an experience this week that got me thinking once again about how different types of work are, or are not, valued here in America. 

I woke up Tuesday morning ready for a full day of work here at the studio. There was a lot going on. I was preparing for a meeting for the next day with one of my

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