Veronica Cline Barton's Blog: Mistletoe and Mayhem: Yuletide at Castlewood Manor listed as, "One of the best suspense books of all time." - BookAuthority, page 15
October 28, 2020
Veronica's #WritersDiary, #Trick or Treat Bloos---Ghosts of #Halloween Past...
The scariest day of the year is almost here---Election Day, oops, I mean #Halloween is this coming weekend! Here at the Rusty Pig aka our front yard pub, we only have memories of Halloweens past this Covid year since trick or treating house-to-house is currently banned. We decided not to put up our outdoor Spooktacular lights and décor this season so as to not tempt any tricksters. This is the first time in my 62 years that Halloween has been cancelled---I think the great pumpkin may be shedding...
October 21, 2020
Veronica's #WritersDiary, #Writers: What Are the Top 3 Reasons #Readers Want to Buy Your #Book(s)?
I thought I'd throw out a #challenge to the #WritingCommunity this week since we're about to head into #NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and the busiest (at least it used to be) #book buying season of the year with the upcoming #holidays. For this challenge, I'm going to assume you have a product to sell (and quality is in the eyes of the beholders, er, reader/spenders).
I've taken many sales classes and tutorials during my previous career selling software. After thirty+ years in the b...
October 14, 2020
Veronica's #WritersDiary, #October Flashback, Up, Up and Away!
Hard to believe it was just three years ago in #October when Hubby and I attended the fabulous Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The air was crisp and cool, the clear skies a perfect backdrop for the bright, patterned, hues of the balloons. This annual festival had been on our bucket list for many years to attend. We took the opportunity in 2017 for a southwest road trip across southern California, Arizona and then into New Mexico. We made several stops during our week long trip with vis...
October 7, 2020
Veronica's #WritersDiary, 2020: the Final #Quarter Countdown...
Well hello first week of October---yoga at 3am is clearing out the cobwebs in my brain electrodes and I'm feeling a bit sparky-snarky, LOL. The following is not for the timid... The end of 2020 is in sight...I have to say the events of the past week were not on my 2020 #apocalypse bingo card. I'll start with the big headline and move through the minutiae... (or should we call the gossip cops?) Who would have thought that #POTUS, #FLOTUS and many GOP leaders would be felled by the #plague (as 45 ...
September 30, 2020
Veronica's #WritersDiary, #Listen to the Wind...
I took a few days 'off' in recent days to reset and re-group. My creative mind needed a refresh and the chance to recalibrate to a more Zen (ish) frequency. I heeded the suggestion of a sassy, southern friend to do something totally out of the ordinary (although I did immediately nix the idea of standing on my head...). I decided to drag out the yoga mat from under the couch where it had been amassing all sorts of interesting collectibles the past few months (Come on, really cats?). Once the mat...
September 23, 2020
Veronica's #WritersDiary, A New Season of #Inspiration...
Happy Fall y'all, bring on the cool temps! Being back in the #writing zone for book 6 has had its ups and downs this past week. The good news is that I have loads of inspiring photographs to whisk me mentally to the streets and locales of London, the primary setting for my latest cozy mystery tale (BTW, does the scaffolding still surround Big Ben or are the repairs completed? Anyone, anyone?). I've been able to virtually traverse the locations with just enough detail as Gemma and friends solve t...
September 16, 2020
Veronica's #WritersDiary, The #Twins Are In the City!
It's that time of year once again--I'm back in the #writing zone with book 6 in the series: Twins in the City: Playtime at Castlewood Manor! We're hitting the shores of Bermuda and then heading to London, where Gemma and Kyle are on the hunt for a city abode. The feature pic this week is from Kensington Palace Gardens (surrounded by beautiful doorways--love the colors and architectural details!), one of the most exclusive streets in London, right behind Kensington Palace, and adjacent to the bea...
September 9, 2020
Veronica's #WritersDiary, Extra! Extra! By the Pricking of My Thumbs...
It's been a very Happy Book Birthday for Hearth Fires! This past #LaborDay Monday, Bibiana and I welcomed our little bundle of paranormal book joy to a seller platform near you! We have six delightfully #wicked stories for you to get those #Halloween vibes going. Just in case you need a preview of things to come--take a look at these fabulous short takes Bibiana produced for us via her Compass Bespoke Services, I am absolutely in love--turn up the sound and enjoy!
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September 2, 2020
Veronica’s #WritersDiary, Hearth Fires, Countdown to #Awesome!
Veronica's #WritersDiary, Hearth Fires, Countdown to Awesome!
Happy September! It’s almost that time of year–crisp autumn air (wishful thinking but a girl can dream, LOL), apple cider and pumpkin spice everything (my sister sent me an ad for pumpkin spice face masks, truth!), and let’s not forget a few scary tales to get those Halloween vibes churning (and no, I’m not talking about the upcoming November election stories!). Bibiana and I are so excited for the upcoming release of Hearth Fires, The Haunted #1 on September 7th, we can’t wait for you to take a...
