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Keep a Series Fresh with Guest Author Darlene Foster

Happy Thursday! We’ve got a special guest today. Author Darlene Foster has been kind enough to stop in to offer us writers some handy advice on keeping a book series fresh and interesting! Brought up on a ranch in southern Alberta, Darlene Foster dreamt of travelling the world and meeting interesting people. Herdesire to write … More Keep a Series Fresh with Guest Author DarleneFoster

How to Approach Reviews with Guest Author Geoff Le Pard

Hello, my friends! Another week has begun, and it has the hints of promise to be a good one. In fact, we’ve got a special guest to start us off on the right foot. Today on the blog we are lucky enough to welcome the wise, deep-thinking, and fun Geoff Le Pard! He has some … More How to Approach Reviews with Guest Author Geoff LePard

Guest Author Jan Sikes: Inspiration in Difficult Times

Please welcome Jan Sikes! Jan has written several award-winning stories based on her own life experiences with her husband Rick Sikes. James Richard “Rick” Sikes was born in Texas and at a young age fell in love with writing and performing music. Here’s a fantastic article/interview from 2001 that you should definitely check out: Outlaw … More Guest Author Jan Sikes: Inspiration in DifficultTimes

#WotD Word of the Day: Compunction

Word of the Day with dictionary.com Compunction I probably won’t do this every day, but the idea has struck me. I am thinking it could be fun to just think on these interesting words and share stories, real or fiction, on a regular basis. You’re welcome to join me! Who really wants to think back … More #WotD Word of the Day:Compunction

Word of the Day

Hey! It’s Word of the Day with dictionary.com! When is a time you’ve been thunderstruck? The best time I can remember being thunderstruck came at the end of my senior year of high school. I’d always worked hard and done well in school. I appreciated all my teachers and enjoyed most of the subjects we … More Word of theDay

Cover Reveal for Hinting at Shadows

Originally posted on Lemon Shark:
? Thanks to everyone who voted in the cover poll, texted, emailed, and sent carrier pigeons to tell me which cover they liked. I’m so grateful because, not only did you choose a favorite, you explained your decision. I got feedback about image, font, colors… With all that interest in…

Guests Welcome

Hi all! I’d like to start featuring, more regularly, other bloggers (and even people who write but don’t blog or consider themselves “writers”) on my blog with these topics in mind: inner beauty kindness encouragement inspiration motivation clean humor writing advice/encouragement This is not an exhaustive list, of course, so if you have an idea … More Guests Welcome

Last Final Book Cover Vote?

Hehe Yeah, that title says it all. Okay So here was the winner from the last vote: Thank you all for voting. And now I need to ask you to do it one last time. Here are the 1st two books in the series with the winner: Here are the 1st two books with … More Last Final Book CoverVote?

Ch 2: Secrets of the Spokanee #BlogBattle

Blog Battle 77: Perfect Click here for Chapter One genre: action/adventure I kept staring at the biggest pile of treasure in the center of the cavern. I couldn’t take my eyes off it. Sean’s words kind of drifted out of my mind, like he’d said them but since the way we’d come was gone there … More Ch 2: Secrets of the Spokanee#BlogBattle

#BlogBattle 77 “Perfect” Entries & Voting

Originally posted on BlogBattle:
Hello! Welcome to the new Blog Battle, a weekly writing prompt competition! If you haven’t already, check out the slightly altered rules. I’m posting this a little early so that people have lots of time to be reminded to get their #BlogBattle story out there! This week’s word is Perfect. How…