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Cover Model Interview (and a giveaway!)

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My new book, Stay with Me, released this week, and so I reached out to the novel's cover models to ask if they'd be willing to answer a few of my questions. They very graciously said yes! (Which made my day because my annual cover model interview post is one of my favorites of the year.) This post will introduce you to Paul and Sami Weaver, but if you're on Instagram and would like to keep up … [Read more...]

Cover Replications

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Book covers are fun pieces of art, but they can also serve as artistic inspiration. Over the weekend, I challenged my FB group, The Posse, to try their hand at replicating one or more of my covers. It seemed like a fun idea, especially for those who are still sheltering at home. The response was wonderful! Readers are such creative people. I just had to share the fun results with you. These … [Read more...]

A Little Escape Reading

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There are so many reasons that propel me to pick up a book. Maybe I want to learn something—about history, the world, other people, or even myself. Sometimes I pick up a book to be entertained. Sometimes I want to savor exquisite words or visit old friends. But then there are those other times, those moment's I'm seeking completely escape from the now, an immersion in another time and … [Read more...]

WHO do you follow on Instagram?

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Are you on Instagram? Do you have favorite follows? I do. People or companies (which are really people, of course) whose posts I look forward to reading. Here are a few of said favs . . . More views from The Dogist. Because, well, we can! Are they not so cute! These images make really good responses via text, too, when you have no words but want to express an emotion. My daughter … [Read more...]

A Day to Celebrate

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This week on May 8, the world will celebrate the 75th anniversary of a very important victory. It was called V-E Day back in 1945, the celebration of Victory in Europe—victory over Hitler and Mussolini and Fascism. The terrible destruction and death tolls had finally come to an end, and people in Europe could safely leave their homes again. They could get on with rebuilding their lives and … [Read more...]

Editing: Pushing, Shoving, and Shaping a Story

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For the past few months I’ve been in constant editing mode for one book or another. Most recently I’ve been editing the three books that release this fall that are a part of The Fairest Maidens series. For those who enjoyed The Lost Princesses, the new series is a prequel and introduces some previously mentioned characters (like Queen Margery as the antagonist!). The series has been a blast to … [Read more...]

Connecting During Corona

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How are you connecting with others during current shelter-at-home orders? As a writer, I am accustomed to working from home and sometimes not leaving my house for several days in a row, but after all these weeks, even this introvert is getting lonely and eager to reconnect with others, and I imagine you are as well. Like many of you, we are attending church online. The sermons are excellent, … [Read more...]

Soon and very soon…?

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It's starting to look like this long "vacation" might soon be over. That may depend on where you live, where you work, the state of your health, and other factors, but wow, it's been a long few weeks, hasn't it? Do you think we'll ever take "normal" life for granted again? I'm sure going to try not to! How are you holding up? I've been trying really hard to count our blessings during this … [Read more...]

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