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Winners of the Canyon Bakehouse Contest

Good morning! Thanks to everyone who entered the contest to win Gluten-Free Canyon Bakehouse Bread and a Kindle copy of Stones for Bread, by the wonderful Christa Parrish. Here are the winners. Please contact me here or on Facebook with your email address. For everyone else, I hope you come back to visit. I’m planning […]

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Published on May 06, 2014 08:20

GIVEAWAY: Free Gluten-Free Bread from Canyon Bakehouse & A Free ECopy of Stones for Bread, by Christa Parrish

As I promised in yesterday’s post about Canyon Bakehouse bread, I’m hosting a contest today for a chance to win free bread from Canyon Bakehouse, along with a Kindle copy of the novelStones for Bread, by Christa Parrish. The novel and the bread aren’t related, but I thought it was perfect timing that Christa’s new […]

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Published on May 05, 2014 05:20

Bread & Butter: A Post In Which I Try To Convince You That A Bread Review Is Reading-Related Because I Like Free Bread

“You are the butter to my bread, and the breath to my life.” -Julia Child The same grandma who inspired a habitof reading in meand contributedto my becoming the writer I am today, also instilled a love of home cooked meals and bread baking.When I was a kid, Grandmaworked in my school’s cafeteria and one […]

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Published on May 04, 2014 07:30

Book Contracts: They Do Exist

Over the past few years, my readers have asked when my next book is coming out. Well, I’m thrilled to let you know my third novel iscoming out later this year. Yesterday I received my copy of a signed contract from Tule Publishing Group. I’ve included a picture above for curious readers, and I just […]

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Published on April 28, 2014 18:59

When You Get Thrown Off: A Writing Lesson

One of the many truths about being a writer is that eventually everything ends up in a book. No matter what adventure, success, or failure we go through, it’s all potential novel material. I’m not any different, so definitely look for a novel in my future about a woman wholearns how toridea horse. :-) Living […]

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Published on April 22, 2014 16:21

Ebooks: Have You Been Won Over Yet?

I stumbled upon this quote this morning: “There is no future for e-books, because they are not books. E-books smell like burned fuel.” – Ray Bradbury. I wonder what Mr. Bradbury would think now? In the not too distant past, it was impossible to knowjust how quickly Ebooks would gain traction with readers. Even […]

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Published on April 02, 2014 09:20

Aspiring Writers: Enter The Rising Star Contest While There Is Still Time.

Before I was a published novelist, I was a reader (still am, of course!), so I know that many of you readers out there have tried your hand at writing a novel of your own, as well. Maybe you finished it and it’s hidden away in a desk drawer. If that’s you, then here’s your […]