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Wedding Bells!

As I write this, I am sitting alone in the Airbnb we rented for our son’s wedding. Because we were all coming and going from different places at different times, I’m the last one to fly out later today. The house is quiet, and I am spending my last few hours prepping for my work week, tossing in one last load of laundry, and packing. Just a few hours ago, all our kids were gathered here. We ate, drank, laughed, cried, and celebrated. Now it’s a beautiful memory.

Because our son is in the Navy, i...

Books, Books, Books

Dear Maggie,

I have book questions! Are you an avid reader? What’s the last book that gave you a total book hangover? Can you read multiple books at once?

Sincerely,

Reader in Raleigh

Dear Reader,

Yes, I am an avid reader! I suspect most writers are. We’re storytellers so we appreciate good storytelling! I can read multiple books at once as long as they are different genres. Here’s what my reading habits are like …

I’m generally reading an ARC (advanced reader copy) to review for Book Club Babble, a ...

When You’ve Been Married a While…

Dear Maggie,

I think you’ve been married for a long time. Do you have any good advice on building and maintaining a healthy marriage?

Sincerely,

Newlywed in New Orleans

Dear Newlywed,

First off, congratulations! My oldest son and his girlfriend will be getting married next month, and we are all so excited for them. In fact, he just recently asked me this very question, and I was truly flattered. Since I’ve been married for quite a while, I do have some words of wisdom and a few tricks of the trade t...

Dating Advice for My Kids

Dear Maggie,

What dating advice do you give to your kids?

A Mom in Montgomery

Dear Mom,

Before I answer this terrific question, let me enthusiastically announce that my oldest son just got engaged! Yes, I am gong to be a mother-in-law very soon, and I am so excited! His lady love is a beautiful human being inside and out, she truly understands our son, and they are just adorable together. Essentially, she is everything we could have hoped for in a daughter-in-law. Maybe my dating advice actually wor...

Deadlines and Determination

Dear Maggie,

You can’t possibly feel creative all the time, so how do you stay motivated to write?

Uninspired in Union City

Dear Uninspired,

I definitely do not feel creative all the time, and I definitely have days where I am not at all motivated. But writing is my career as well as my art, and if I want it to stay that way, I have to create content even when I personally feel uninspired. That’s not a very sexy answer, but it’s true.

There are some concrete things that keep me tapping away at the ...

Coming Soon…

Dear Maggie,

It’s been a while since you’ve published a new TSI book. Can you give us a sneak peek at the upcoming tale?

Sincerely,

Impatient in Islip

Dear Impatient,

It’s taken me much longer than I’d hoped to get the next book out, and I am so sorry! My attention has been focused on an urban fantasy that real me (aka Tabitha) is still editing. I’m working with my agent on it, and it will be ready when she says it’s ready, despite my eagerness to return to the TSI world. But, good news, the next rom...

Get Your Geek On!

It’s a month with five Mondays, which means this post will appear on Monday Musings and Dear Maggie. At the moment, I’m busy prepping for my next book event. For those of you who want to get their geek on, join me at Boskone February 18-20, 2022 at the Westin Boston Seaport. Boskone is the longest-running science fiction & fantasy convention in New England, and this year it is a hybrid (virtual and live) event. You can learn more about it and register HERE.

Here’s my weekend schedule…

VIRTUAL: Apo...