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April 3, 2018
YA Scavenger Hunt
Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! I’m so pleased you’re here. First, a big shout-out to author Colleen Hock for organizing this event. If this is your first time, you’re in for a treat. The hunt is a great way to discover new authors, gain access to exclusive bonus material from your favorite authors…and a chance to […]
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March 26, 2018
Eyam: The Plague Village That Inspired THE SMALLEST THING
Imagine you live in an idyllic English village. Suddenly your friends and neighbors begin falling ill and dying of a deadly infectious disease. In order to stop the spread of this virus to the surrounding villages and beyond, you and your neighbors make a monumental decision. You quarantine your village; no one comes in, […]
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January 9, 2018
Eight Books I Loved in 2017
Is there anything more satisfying than reaching the end of a really great book? Okay, maybe a couple of things. Avocado toast, for example. But there’s a special glow that stays with you when a book hits all the marks. I love books about complex human relationships and psychology. I enjoy reading authors who take […]
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December 26, 2017
New Adult Scavenger Hunt: Meet Jessica Gunn
Welcome to New Adult Scavenger Hunt! This is your chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from your favorite authors and meet some new ones. Plus, you can enter to win some fabulous prizes! You can also grab a copy of my novel, A STRANGE COMPANION at the special Scavenger Hunt price of 99 […]
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December 18, 2017
The New “A Strange Companion” Teaser
Oh, yes, yes, I know video teasers are supposed to come out before the book, but being conventional is so dull. So, here it is, the brand new teaser for A Strange Companion. Let me know what you think! A Strange Companion is available on Amazon. Plus, if you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, you can […]
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December 12, 2017
Meet Author Julie Mayerson Brown
It takes a village to get a book out into the world and I am very glad to have Julie Mayerson Brown in my village. I first met Julie when my writers group read an early draft of her second novel. Julie handled the tough topic of sexual abuse with a sensitive touch, as she […]
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December 4, 2017
How I Found the Perfect Antidote to a Broken Heart
Sometimes people ask me if the characters I write are based on real people. For the most part, the answer is no, at least not directly. The truth is that most characters have elements of people I’ve met, or heard about, or they say or do things that I’ve witnessed in real life. It’s impossible […]
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November 27, 2017
What My Dearest Friend Taught Me About Time and Love
I’m writing this post from the carriage of a train, gliding up the east coast of England. I’m on my way to meet my oldest and dearest friend, Jill. Jill and I like to tell people that we’ve known one another so long, we can’t remember not being friends. We were born three months apart, […]
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November 20, 2017
Remembering the Real People Behind Tragic Statistics
After the recent wildfires here in Sonoma County, our local radio station read the names and ages of all the victims, adding more as news came in. We’ve also, sadly, become accustomed to seeing the faces and hearing the names of victims of gun violence, long lists of people no longer alive. As hard as […]
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November 13, 2017
Skeletons in a Writer’s Closet
Mr. Fab and I just moved house. We had lived in our old house for thirteen years and it’s fair to say we had accumulated a lot of stuff. So, for the month before we moved, we set about the task of purging. Which meant I had to face…da–da–da–daaaah…the office. Oh, good grief. You wouldn’t […]
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