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December 11, 2015
Celebrate the Small Things!
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here. 
Wow, this month is flying right by. I can’t believe it’s only two weeks until Christmas. My kids have been sick this week, so I’ve been doing more of my Christmas shopping online. I’m happy to say I’ve got a lot of it done now. Celebrations this time around:
My kids are feeling be...
December 8, 2015
Anna Simpson’s White Light — Cover Reveal!
by
Anna Simpson
Publisher:
Three Worlds Press
Genre: Cozy
Release Date:
December 22, 2015
Emma never dreamed of being a super-sleuth. In her mind, she’s more Scooby Doo than Nancy Drew and when her nosy neighbor, Mrs. Perkins, drags her to an anniversary party to solve a mystery, she rolls her eyes, buys a box of chocolates and hops in the car.
What’s a party without an attack on its host—or more accurately on the host’s grandson, sparking an allergic reactio...
December 5, 2015
Celebrate the Small Things! — Weekend Edition
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
I took last Friday off from blogging for the Thanksgiving holiday. It was nice to have great weather for it, even though we didn’t have that far to travel. I know there were many other people who did have many miles to go. I enjoy Thanksgiving because it reminds me of how much I ha...
December 2, 2015
IWSG — My 200th Post!
Today’s the day for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) where, on the first Wednesday of every month, writers get together to share their insecurities and offer encouragement. The IWSG was created by Alex J. Cavanaugh, and you can learn all about it and sign up for it here. 
I realized today that whatever I wrote would become my 200th blog post. That stopped me for a minute. I mean, wow, for someone like me who isn’t social by nature, 200 posts is a huge accomplishment. To commemorate...
November 20, 2015
Celebrate the Small Things!
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
What a lovely day it is here today — lots of sunshine and blue sky. This week I’m celebrating:
Report cards with straight A’s! I’m so proud of my kids! Thanksgiving Vacation! My kids have been counting down the days. I sold seven more books at a craft show last Saturday! Hoping fo...November 13, 2015
Celebrate the Small Things!
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
My internet connection was giving me problems this morning, but it seems to be working now. This week has been pretty quiet, which is a good thing. My celebrations:
I sold a half-dozen books at the Milton Artists’ Guild’s Holiday Art Show and Sale last Saturday! Got more winterizi...November 10, 2015
Jessica Therrien’s REDEMPTION Blog Tour!
Today, I’d like to welcome Jessica Therrien, whose new book,REDEMPTION (Children of the Gods #3),was just released. And here she is —
Hello! I’m Jessica Therrien, author of the Children of the Gods series. If you’re here as part of the tour for REDEMPTION (Children of the Gods #3), thanks for stopping by! I wanted to talk about my inspiration behind the series.
My inspiration for writing a novel in general was my search for the next “it” book. I fell in love with the YA genre and worked my w...
November 6, 2015
Celebrate the Small Things!
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here. 
I missed celebrating last week, because I couldn’t get it together. I’m running late this week, too, but hopefully that’s better than not at all. Celebrations this time around:
Beautiful warm weather all week, which allowed me to finish up some outdoor work that needed doing, with...November 4, 2015
IWSG — Back Cover Blurb Blues
Today’s the day for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) where, on the first Wednesday of every month, writers get together to share their insecurities and offer encouragement. The IWSG was created by Alex J. Cavanaugh, and you can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
I’ve been working on the back cover blurb for Book 2: Trouble By Any Other Name. The problem is that there are so many important elements to the story — how do you include them all and still keep it short, yet inte...
November 2, 2015
Jessica Therrien’s New Release: Redemption (Children of the Gods #3)
Lead Council member, Christoph, is dead by Elyse’s hand, and Descendants have begun to emerge, exposing their secret to the world. Some see this as the prophecy come to fruition, but the prophecy carries a heavy consequence. It was never meant to be as peaceful as most had hoped.
Humans and Descendants struggle to live together in a world that isn’t ready for such a change. America is divi...
