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A New Window on My World (Literally!)

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“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” –Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own It’s a good thing I hadn’t read the above quote by Virginia Woolf before I wrote my first ten novels. Because I did not have a room of my own (or much money) back then. It wasn't until our kids started leaving for college that I finally got a dedicated office. Even though … [Read more...]

♫♪ And There Was Music ♫♪

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Let me first admit that I took piano lessons for three years as a kid and I hardly EVER practiced. I played by ear, so whenever I sat down at the piano bench, I was much more interested in working out my own version of the latest pop song than practicing. My poor music teacher did manage to teach me a couple of songs, including the one in the video at the end of this post, but when I realized that … [Read more...]

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