Reader Events – Who’s going and what do you do?

We’re chatting this week about author/reader events and who attends them.  I’ve asked this question in the past and received various answers on the topic.   I attend them because I like meeting readers. It’s difficult in this current publishing environment to meet readers who just might like my books.  We are so flooded with new …

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Inspiration hits at the funniest times

This week we’re talking about when inspiration hits.  It’s funny when a nugget of inspiration hits.  It’s almost always when I’m not looking for it.  It can be an unusual character quirk or meeting someone who I find isn’t that nice of a person. (Those are the best ones, I like writing those folks in …

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Valentine’s Day – Love it or hate it?

This week we’re talking about Valentine’s Day and not in the usual way.  We decided to chat about what some of the difficulties about this time of year. So, as weird as it seems, Valentine’s Day isn’t my favorite time of year. It seems a contrived way to have to spend money on candy and …

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And the results are in

We’ve been tabulating results and here’s what we found from last week’s survey about book covers.   Overall 56 people took a moment to respond and I’m very grateful to those of you did.  Even though this was a super un-scientific poll, I did glean information from it.  Question 1.  What is your first reaction to …

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Travel Experiences and Anticdotes

We’re sharing travel experiences or anticdotes with you today. I like talking about travel.  I like traveling, well if its for fun. Traveling for business isn’t as entertaining or relaxing as pleasure travel, so, there’s that. By now you know when we travel, its usually on a motorcycle or two and usually packing is done …

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Missing by a Heartbeat ( A Chandler County Novel) is here!

You won’t want to miss this book by Lizabeth Selvig, there’s so much to love here! MISSING BY A HEARTBEAT by Lizabeth Selvig  Dr. Victoria “Tori” Sterling is one of Kentucky’s youngest equine veterinarians, but she knows her way around race horse injuries better than vets with twice her experience. Scrupulously honest in a world …

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How about some Mettle at no charge?

I’m excited to be able to share Mettle a Spartan Riders book by J.C. Valentine. Best part?  It’s free to you guys only! So, download your copy and settle in to get heated up by Mettle. Blurb: Talia McKinnon said goodbye to love the day she signed the divorce papers and moved across the country …

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Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

On Thanksgiving Day we went to my sister-in-law’s house and were asked to bring scalloped potatoes and ham. Now I’ve made it the same way for years but thought I’d look up something new. Turns out, the same recipe I’ve always used is still popular today, from the Betty Crocker Cookbook I received as a …

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Writing Parallels

We’re chatting today about the parallels between our writing and our real lives.  They say write what you know and you’ll be fine. There’s a lot of truth to that. When we write what we know, we speak from experience and the feeling that needs to be associated with our stories comes through. Not so …

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Missing Us (A Chandler County Novel) by Traci W. Carlisle is here for you!

MISSING US by Traci Wooden-Carlisle is a story you’ll want to read more than once! Dr. Atherton Nathan, Terry, never imagined that the pact he made four decades ago would cost him what he treasured most – his family. Now that he has fulfilled his obligations he will do whatever it takes to win them …

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