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The Twelve Days Before Christmas

So… I’ve just realized that Christmas is exactly 12 days away. Given that I have done absolutely nothing to prepare just yet (okay, I have bought one gift…), this has inspired me to get my rear end in gear. Especially since one of my daughters is coming home from university a week from today. O.O(...)

Holiday Traditions & Memories with Julie Butcher

Welcome back to my Holiday Traditions & Memories event, where some wonderful authors are sharing favorite traditions and/or memories with you. Today’s guest is up-and-coming author Julie Butcher, who is also the Buzzy Mag Columnist & Pundit. Julie is represented by the awesomeness that is Deidre Knight, and lives with her husband and six children on the fringes(...)

Welcome to my Holiday Traditions & Memories event, where ...

Welcome to my Holiday Traditions & Memories event, where some wonderful authors are sharing favorite traditions and/or memories with you. Today’s guest is multi-genre author Carolyn Crane, with a few words on how she’s overcoming her lack of enthusiasm for the holidays. Carolyn writes romantic suspense, urban fantasy, and other tales of adventure and romance; she also(...)

Holiday Traditions & Memories with Kelly Meding

Welcome to my Holiday Traditions & Memories event, where some wonderful authors are sharing favorite traditions and/or memories with you. Today’s guest is Kelly Meding, author of the Dreg City urban fantasy series. Born and raised in Southern Delaware, Kelly Meding survived five years in the hustle and bustle of Northern Virginia, only to retreat back to(...)

A week of holiday kindness

So I’m one week into my advent kindness tree and it turns out that I was right: finding things to do for others in the days leading up to Christmas is totally awesome. I try to live in a kind way most of the time (I’m the one who holds open doors, lets drivers into(...)

Holiday Traditions & Memories with Mike Mullin

Welcome to my Holiday Traditions & Memories event, where some wonderful authors are sharing favorite traditions and/or memories with you. Today’s guest is Mike Mullin, author of the fabulous (yes, I’ve read them!) YA dystopians Ashfall and Ashen Winter. Mike’s first job was scraping the gum off the undersides of desks at his high school. From there,(...)

Holiday Traditions & Memories with Kerry Schafter

Welcome to my Holiday Traditions & Memories event, where some wonderful authors are sharing favorite traditions and/or memories with you. Today’s guest is Kerry Schafer, author of the best-selling urban fantasy Between. Kerry was born and raised in Canada, moved back and forth across the border several times, and finally settled on a compromise. She(...)

The Giving Tree: Counting Down to Christmas

Christmas has always been my favourite holiday. As a child, the anticipation drove me nearly wild, and I don’t think I’ve changed much as an adult. One of the things that I always wanted to have (but never got around to making) is an advent calendar. There’s just something magical about opening a little door(...)

Counting Down to Christmas

Christmas has always been my favourite holiday. As a child, the anticipation drove me nearly wild, and I don’t think I’ve changed much as an adult. One of the things that I always wanted to have (but never got around to making) is an advent calendar. There’s just something magical about opening a little door(...)

Holiday Traditions & Memories with Erin Kellison

Welcome to my Holiday Traditions & Memories event, where some wonderful authors are sharing favorite traditions and/or memories with you. My very first guest (bless her heart for meeting my short deadline!) is Erin Kellison, author of the dark fantasy romance Shadow, Shadow Touch, and Shadow Kissed series. Stories have always been a central part of Erin’s life. She(...)