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Funny or Not, Here I Come

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.To be honest I’m not 100%

Find The Funny for April Fools

 One of the gifts my family of origin bestowed on mewas how to see the humor in serious situations. Most of them are gone now, buttheir lasting gift has stayed with me and I’ve inadvertently passed it along tomy children.So, when we scattered my stepdad’s ashes on a windy dayand they blew into a family member’s face, my daughter quipped, “Now you get towear Richard!” He wasn’t particularly

Introducing Our 3 New Genre-istas!!! by The Blog Queens

We are proud to announce the arrival of  our three newest Genre-istas: Authors LoLo Paige, Christine Foster and Jay Artale.Alaskan LoLo Paige writes Contemporary and Romantic Suspense stories. Alaska Spark is an authentic Firefighter Romance based on her own experience as a wildland firefighter. Check out yesterday's post, "Spring is on the Way! 'Tis the Season for Wildfires by LoLo Paige."  

Spring Is On The Way! Tis The Season For Wildfire by LoLo Paige

SpringIs On The Way! Tis The Season For Wildfire By LoLo PaigeLoLois a contemporary and romantic suspense author. To read the first few chaptersof Alaska Spark, click HERE orvisit LoLo's Webpage to sign up for her newsletter. It'salmost time for "break-up" in Alaska, the herald of spring up inthese parts. That means a couple of things.First,we gain daylight up here in mass quantities each

SpringIs On The Way! Tis The Season For Wildfire By LoLo...

 SpringIs On The Way! Tis The Season For Wildfire By LoLo PaigeLoLois a contemporary and romantic suspense author. To read the first few chaptersof Alaska Spark, click HERE orvisit LoLo's Webpage to sign up for her newsletter. It'salmost time for "break-up" in Alaska, the herald of spring up inthese parts. That means a couple of things.First,we gain daylight up here in mass quantities each

Seasons in the Southern Hemisphere with Susan Horsnell

 My name is Susan Horsnell and I would like to thank Judith and Sarah for inviting me to provide input to their blog.I’m an Australian who lives in the sunny state of Queensland. With a population of 300, the village I live in now is a few hours north west of Brisbane, Queensland’s capital. We are at the top of a mountain range surrounded by forest. It’s Summer all year round in my neck of the

There are 4 seasons, and each one is my favorite! by Peggy Jaeger

 I love the topic for this month because there's something so special about living in a country where the 4 seasons take on such different looks. I'm going to talk about New England, 'cuz that's where I hang my hat, and we always joke about the seasons this way:  don't like the weather? Wait five minutes. It'll change.This is sososo true.New England boasts the 4 typical seasons, and a few more:

Spring (eventually) Overcomes Writer's Block by Sarah Raplee

 I never understood what it waslike to have writer’s block until a couple years ago when my family was facedwith a series of unfortunate events. We learned our forty-seven-year-olddaughter and her husband were addicted to opioids and meth about the same timemy mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Dementia.My mother and my daughter losttheir grips on reality over the next few months. Mom

Montana Seasons

By Courtney PierceI love all four seasons for different reasons. Each one holdstriggers deep in our DNA that drive our behavior. At the moment of transition,I am compelled to follow earth’s cycle. If I had to pick a favorite, it wouldbe a toss-up between spring and fall. Don’t get me wrong. I truly love thewinter. I delight in the variety of animals’ prints circling the propertylike Morris

SETTINGS and SEASONS by Writing Instructor Mary Buckham

Writers need tojuggle a number of details when creating story from concept to novel ready—plotstructure, characterization, point of view, dialogue, pacing and more. So it’seasy to understand how many writers can overlook establishing and maintaining theoverall context of where the story is unfolding for the reader.The more we, aswriters, get into a story the easier to overlook what might