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Hi friends! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. We spent it in Florida with our oldest daughter, her hubby, and our grandsons. It was wonderful, but crazily enough only 30 degrees. The coldest winter in decades. Go figure. Thankfully, it’s going to be mid-70s in a few days and I’m going to soak up that sun before returning to Maryland. I’d love to hear about your Christmas and … [Read more...]

Reader Resources

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Hi friends! Happy Wednesday. I hope your Christmas season is going wonderfully. We've got our tree up, the house all decorated, and presents bought. I'm also looking forward to continuing my tradition of taking the last two weeks of the month off social media. Don't get me wrong I love chatting with readers and sharing with them but taking those two weeks off helps me enjoy the stillness and being … [Read more...]

Writer & Reader Retreats

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Hi friends, Happy Wednesday! I can’t believe it’s nearly Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend ahead. Last weekend, I hosted a writing retreat for aspiring and newly published writers. It was so much fun. I knew three of the participants ahead of time, but everyone else was new to me, and most were new to each other. When you have a brand-new group, most who don’t … [Read more...]

Christmas Reading

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Hi friends, Happy Wednesday! Excited to spend today with you. Can you believe we’re already into November? Thanksgiving is only two weeks away, which means Christmas tree decorating is right around the corner. We always put our tree up the day after Thanksgiving and make a full day of it. We get Entenmann’s donuts, coffee (of course) hot cocoa, a handful of our favorite Christmas movies and … [Read more...]

Swoonworthy Heroes

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Hi friends, Happy Wednesday! Always glad to spend a day with you. Last time I shared about female protagonists, and we chatted about whether they still needed to be young, pretty, and likable. Today, I thought I’d pose the question about heroes. Do they still need to be handsome, strong, and swoonworthy? Years ago, the debate was whether a hero should be an alpha or a beta. In case you … [Read more...]

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