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In the Writer’s House #33b: Do you Suffer from Library Book-itis too? #amreading Part 2

Last week, I showed you all the library books I had checked out currently from three area libraries our family frequents. If you missed the whole 83-book-pile, you can see it here. This week, I thought I’d show you the breakdown of genres, and explain why I have so many. #bookworm problems It’s a known […]

In the Writer’s House #33: Do You Suffer From Library Book-itis Too? #amreading Part 1

Oh, my. I just can’t seem to help myself. I feel like new books are coming at me at the speed of an Indie 500 car. I go to several libraries to write. And hardly ever come home empty handed. Can you relate? Just the other day, I wrote at the base library near us […]

In the Writer’s House #32: Checking in, Novel Progress

Hello Friends, So sorry for not checking in before now, but my summer has been ridiculous. I’m usually busier in the summer months than the fall or winter, but this year has been over-the-top and I am not getting to my writing which is making me cranky. Anyone relate? Since I’ve changed my heroine’s career […]

In the Writer’s House #31: #SummerReading

Where did May go? And the first half of June? Man, I can hardly keep up. We had a great time at the beach in South Carolina last month, and got back a few days before the Memorial Day weekend. My plan to read on the beach in the sunshine looked like it was going […]

Reading Wrap Up: April 2018

Hello Friends, In April, I managed to read 9 books.  Just like March, most of them were mystery or suspense.     The first book I read was The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright, a new-to-me author. This book was very intriguing with two time lines, one historical and one modern. In […]

In the Writer’s House #30: Help an Indie Author

Last week, I messed around on Canva, the fun graphics site, to see what I could come up with that listed some of the ways to help an indie author. What do you think? Would you add anything? I had a good time at the family wedding and enjoyed seeing my family members. I’m currently […]

In the Writer’s House #29

Yay for spring! We are finally, finally going to be warm here in southern Illinois. And by warm, I mean 86 degrees and better this week! Ok, so now we’ve gone from winter to summer overnight. Which is typical for the Midwest. Sigh. My tulips are in bloom and seem to be all bunched together. […]

It’s Indie Bookstore Day!

I don’t know if Indie Bookstore Day is worldwide, or just here in the states, but today is a special day to support small and independent bookstores. Since I’m not an indie bookstore, but I am an indie author, I’m celebrating by offering the Kindle version of Heir Force at 0.99 for the next few […]

Reading Wrap Up: March 2018

In March, I found myself doing some more reading. I managed to read 11 books, which is closer to my normal reading level. Nine of them were fiction and two non. I read almost all mysteries or suspense except for the two nonfiction books and a historical that wasn’t suspense. The first book I finished […]

In the Writer’s House #28

I think spring is coming. Pretty sure. I think. We haven’t gotten that much snow like the north or the east, but our temps have gone down, down recently and we had to bring in more wood for the stove. However, this week the sun is shining again and the temps will go up to […]