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The Unveiling

What I'm reading: The Oilman's Baby Bargain, by Michelle Celmer; Taken by Moonlight, by Dorothy McFallsFirst, the 'official' unveiling of the cover for my next Five Star release, WHERE DANGER HIDES. The release date isn't until May, but since I turned in my last round of edits several months ago, it's nice to get a reminder that the book working its way through the system.The publishing industry

Reading? It's About Choices

What I'm reading: All in Time, by Ciana StoneThanks so much for sharing your thoughts and pictures, Patricia. And if you ever want to send me another batch for a Friday Field Trip, I'd love to have them.There's been a lot of buzz about e-books lately. The Blood Red Pencil Blog is running a series on all aspects of the digital world. The New York Times will be doing best seller lists of e-books.

The Writer's Eye

Today I welcome fellow Five Star author, and frequent visitor to Terry's Place, Patricia Stoltey. As many of my regular visitors know, I enjoy sharing photographs. What a treat to have Patricia talk about writing and photography in today's post -- with pictures! Enjoy!Before I began writing, I took very ordinary photographs. Empty beer cans or fast food trash littered my beach shots. Framing a

All About Time

What I'm reading: Day of the Dragon, by Rebecca YorkA brief commercial message: I've uploaded a new free read at Smashwords, "The Other Side of the Page." It's a collection of my 'job interviews' with Randy and Sarah, plus a look at what they say about me when I'm not around. It's just for fun, and I hope you'll download it. And don't forget—the coupon for "A Summer's Eve" will expire on the

Friday Field Trip - Quw'utsun

Today, I'm turning things over to my sister-in-law, Amy Daraghy for more pictures from her trip to Vancouver Island. If you missed her first pictures, they're here. This trip is to the Quw'utsun Cultural Center in Duncan, BC.Have a great weekend. And if you're looking for something to read, there's a coupon which will make A Summer's Eve a free download at Smashwords. Use Coupon Code BL83R. In

Veteran's Day

Please, take a moment to honor those who have served.And don't forget the coupon code for a free Smashwords download of A Summer's Eve, a never published epilogue to the Randy and Sarah stories. Check yesterday's post for the details.

NaNo? Not for Everyone

Thanks to J.E. for sharing her thoughts yesterday. Nobody likes rejection, but dealing with it is part of the job.First things first - an exclusive for my faithful blog readers. I was going to wait until I hit 250 followers, but 249 is close enough. For ONE WEEK (ends Nov. 16th), I have a coupon offer at Smashwords for A Summer's Eve. The story costs 99 cents and the coupon is for 99 cents off,

Dealing With Rejection

Rejection is part of the writing business. Today, my guest is author J.E. Seymour who shares her methods for dealing with it. Welcome.Rejection is something that every writer has to learn to deal with. The only writer who has never experienced rejection is the writer who has never sent anything out. Like it or not, every story is not going to be every editor's cup of tea. I keep hoping that

How Light is it?

What I'm reading: Husband for Hire, by Susan WiggsThe clocks fell back Saturday night. Since we've moved a bit farther north and a lot higher up, I've noticed much greater variations in sunrise and sunset hours. Although it's nothing like our trip to Alaska, where it didn't seem to get dark at all in Fairbanks, there are more differences here. In Orlando, it was barely noticeable. But here, when

Friday Field Trip: The View From Here

First, a reminder that I'm over at the Author Expressions blog today. Please pop over. And now, on with our regularly scheduled Friday Field Trip. Today we're going no further than The Hubster's Office. Between his spotting scope, camera, and binoculars, he's set up to keep an eye on everything going on outside his window, and he's happy to spend hours making sure no living creature goes by