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What's Sacred to Me by Lynn Lovegreen

This month’s theme is “sacred.” I am using this definition: “entitled to reverence and respect, highly valued and important.” Here are ten things that are sacred to me. MountainsOceansMusic (especially The Beatles)Books and other storiesChildrenLibrariesEducationDemocracyRespectLove When I say love, I think of romantic love, family love, and love between friends. But in my mind, love of our

Christmas Truce of 1914

 "If men must hate, perhaps its just as well that they make no Christmas Truce." So said the New Yorker just before Christmas, 1914. The recently elected Pope Benedict XV had appealed to Europeean leaders for a Christmas Truce, so that “that the guns may fall silent at least upon the night the angels sang.” World leaders unanimously rejected that idea. The commander of the British Second

The season for cookies...

It wouldn't be a December blog post from me without a recipe for a festive treat. The house smells delicious while these cookies are baking, and the tiny bits of crystallized ginger will warm you on even the chilliest of days. I’ve been baking these cookies for years and they are even mentioned in my newest book when my heroine, Jill, tells her friend of her holiday plans.Soft Ginger Cookies2 1/2

Chatting about the writing life by Paty Jager

Well now, I had planned on speaking on the new direction of audiobooks, but you'll learn much more from M.L. Buchman's post on Saturday than I had planned to write. So I'll go with the potpourri topic. ;) I'm excited about Findaway Voices being purchased by Spotify. I'm hoping it will help to sell more of my audiobooks. But I also finally dug in to learn more about Authors Direct which is part of

What a Year It Will Be! by M. L. Buchman

 FIRST: A YEAR IN REVIEWIn preparing this post, I went back and looked at my lastyear’s predictions: https://romancingthegenres.blogspot.c... actually impressed at how they played out. Yes, there were some grossgeneralities, but the scope wasn’t far off. Here’s a quick recap in case you don’t have the patience, orthe heart, to plow

Connecting to The Sacred

Hi, I’m Judith Ashley, author of The Sacred Women’s Circle series,romantic women’s fiction with light paranormal elements. My stories show youwhat life could be like if you had a place like The Circle where you areunconditionally accepted, supported and loved. And where, with this support,you make choices to overcome the darkest nights and choose love and light.My series The Sacred Women’s

The Need to Be Relentlessly Interesting

I’m sure most of you are familiar with engagement metrics,at least how these statistics relate to websites. Examples include how long aperson visits a site, how s/he got there, and how long the person stayed on apage. Publishers are using these metrics to grow traffic and subscriptions.More important, this information is being used to grow ad revenue.Publishers previously focused on

Tis The Season for Romance by Susan Horsnell

 TIS THE SEASON FOR ROMANCE ANTHOLOGYTis The Season For Romance is an abundance of heartfelt wishes, a touch of Christmas magic, and a guaranteed happy ever after, all while celebrating this most joyful time of the year.Bestselling and Award-Winning authors fill your holiday stocking with novellas ranging from sweet to sassy, bursting with excitement and anticipation for the upcoming Christmas

Images of Abundance

 A Few of the Many Things That Contribute to a Life of AbundanceA Bountiful HarvestLOVEPhysical, Mental and Spiritual HealthConnecting with NatureHope for the FutureFriends and FamilyA PurposeWhat would you add to this list?

Abbondanza! by Peggy Jaeger

 I grew up in an Irish/Sicilian household - mom was the Irish descendant, step-dad the Sicilian, so whenever I hear the word ABUNDANCE, I hear it the way it was spoken in my home - the Italian way - ABBONDANZA.It sounds like such a joyous word when said in the language of Da Vinci, no?I still use it that way to this day when I describe things, like the abbondanza of books I have to read on my