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Survey Results

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In my last post, I asked readers if they purchased books from author websites (ebooks and/or print books and/or audiobooks. In addition to comments on the post, I invited readers to answer a survey. So for this post, I thought I would share the results. And if you participated, thanks so much. My first question was to see if readers are taking advantage of these offerings. I know it is … [Read more...]

Book Buyer Survey

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Dear Book Lovers, I would dearly love your answers (and I suspect I may not be the only author who is interested in your feedback). Note: I'd already written this post when I read Cara's from yesterday where she mentioned what happened to her with Amazon. I saw several comments that actually addressed some of what I have said herein. I would really love to hear more from all you readers! One … [Read more...]

Family Fun

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For those who don't know me well, I am the mother of two daughters, the grandmother of six (two of whom are married), and an exceedingly young 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 great-grandmother. One of my daughters, Jenn, and her family moved to Texas twelve years ago. The other, Micki, lives in Boise. It's her daughter and son who are married and have kids of their own, and lucky for us, both live within an hour's drive … [Read more...]

Summer Reading

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Well, I don’t have a major anniversary ❤️❤️❤️ to share with you like Becky and Deb. Nor do I have an exciting story to relate like Tammy with her TWO totaled vehicles 🚙🚗 that were parked in front of her home. My week has been spent primarily on the phone 📱 with support people at QuickBooks after making the decision to move my corporate accounting to a different version. Nothing ever goes … [Read more...]

The “stuff” that hangs on

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As you know from Tammy's post on Tuesday, I returned home on Monday from our 20th Annual Plot, Play, and Pray retreat in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. As always, I am filled up with joy from my time with these wonderful sisters in Christ. They mean more to me than I can say, and they continue to strengthen and inform my faith. One of the first things I noticed upon my return was that my large patio … [Read more...]

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