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What’s In A Name?

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I recently had a question come up in my Posse Facebook group about how I come up with names for my characters. Selecting my character names is one of my favorite parts of the brainstorming process. It's amazing how much a name helps me imagine who the character is. Not only do I want the names I select for my characters to sound good and roll easily off the reader's tongue, but I love to … [Read more...]

When Texas Freezes Over

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Where I live in West Texas, it's rare to get much snow. We had our second largest snow on record back in January, but February refused to be outdone. On Valentine's Day, Sunday, we received 14.3 inches of snow. That smashed the single day snowfall record for our town of Abilene, TX. The previous record had been a whopping 9.6 inches. The snow is beautiful. Such a rare sight is a treat to … [Read more...]

Valentines Giveaways

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Since I adore romance, both reading it and writing it, the Valentine season is my favorite time of year for book giveaways. And I'm delighted to be part of two GIANT romance giveaways that are going on between now and Valentine's Day. The first giveaway features stories of love through the ages. Starting with the biblical era and moving on to present day, this 18-book giveaway has romance in … [Read more...]

Ye Olde Book Swap

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Are you a swapper? School lunches. Recipes. Wardrobe items. Books. There is something about the swapping process that excites me. The old suddenly has new value. The familiar opens the door to the unexplored. Possibilities abound. That's the idea behind the book swap that we're doing this month in my Posse Facebook group, and I'd like to invite you to join us. The Posse Book Swap combines … [Read more...]

2020: A Year of . . . Blessings

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If you are like most people, you couldn't wait to leave 2020 behind. I don't blame you. In fact, I felt much the same. So much heartbreaking sickness and death, social and political unrest, economic difficulties, cancelled events, personal restrictions . . . the list goes on and on. But with all the hardship and negativity, I think it is important for us to count our blessings and focus on the … [Read more...]

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