Let’s Play Games!

This week we were tasked to create a game or puzzle for one or more of your books.  This word search is from Missing Desire, my latest Chandler County release. Missing Desire     S K N K F S G K T I B B P H L O S Q W R J …

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How do you prepare for the Holidays?

Our question to answer this week is as the holidays begin rolling in, what do you do to prepare your house, yourself and your family for the hectic days ahead? The holidays used to be so exciting for me. Pulling Christmas items from storage and setting them about the house, transforming the summer house to …

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Inspiration in its many forms

Where do you get your inspiration for writing?  We’ve all been there, the muse is on vacation, your tired, edgy and you have a deadline, but you’re creative juices have stopped flowing. What do you do? I have to say, more than not feeling inspired, I usually feel tired or as if my story is …

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How to pack like a boss!

This week we’re sharing “How to do ____”.  I do that on a regular basis mostly so today I thought I’d do something a bit different.     As you know we bike and that means we’re always packing large amounts of clothing and toiletries in small spaces.  So, to revisit some of my past blogs, …

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What’s your favorite charity?

We’re chatting today about our favorite charities.  This is a timely topic with all the hurricane and fire relief and the outcropping of new charities that have come on board.  I’ve also just started with my friend and fellow author, Stacey Joy Netzel, a not for profit corporation, Authors4Veterans.   During all the hurricane relief …

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What’s the biggest business lesson you’ve learned?

Any business person will tell you, sometimes, it’s hit and miss.  I’ll say this is especially true of the book world.  With the insurgence of Indie Publishing and major use of the internet, comes changes so fast and furious, it’s hard to keep up. I’ve learned many lessons along the way, some very good and …

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The Great Recession

The Great Recession. We have probably all heard of if not lived through a recession. If a recession occurred today, what would you do to sustain your lifestyle? What changes would you make? I’ve lived through a recession or two, each one, people will tell you, was the worst they’ve seen.  We get complacent when …

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911 – We Must Not Forget

Where were you and what did you do when you heard about the 911 attacks? What did you do to move on? I think we revisit this topic every 911, but I think it’s important that we don’t forget.   In the United States, September 11th has been changed from another day on the calendar, …

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New Releases for Labor Day Week!

  Susan Stoker, Protecting Dakota: http://amzn.to/2eBmQMj JD Robb, Secrets in Death: http://amzn.to/2wD9qY Melissa Foster, The Real Thing:  http://amzn.to/2gBwdMs Corinne Michaels, We Own Tonight,: http://amzn.to/2vHoLK0 Paige Tyler, Her Dark Half:  http://amzn.to/2wDAfeH Lauren Blakely, Most Valuable Playboy: http://amzn.to/2x7BZAg Alanea Alder, My Angel:  http://amzn.to/2xLorr3 Katie Ruggle, On The Chase:  http://amzn.to/2w2shdl HelenKay Dimon, The Experiment:  http://amzn.to/2vGYwmR Anne Conley, Seek: http://amzn.to/2vHUVVF Dale Mayer, Dakota’s Delight: http://amzn.to/2vHZq2H …

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Common Writing Mistakes

As writers, we’re also readers. What is a common mistake you see in many books? Offer suggestions for making a change.  This is one of the things that made me believe I could be an author.  I read a lot, at my peek, about a book every couple of days.  Like any reader, I’d find …

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