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Cover Reveal

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Not long ago, Becky Wade revealed her wonderful new cover here on this blog. And since Becky and I have books releasing about the same time next year, I thought it would be fun to follow in her footsteps. This cover design takes me in a slightly different direction than most of my previous covers. My covers have been known for creating a scene, as if someone had taken a snapshot from a page in … [Read more...]

Deadlines are my life lines and other musings

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Hello! I'm a bit giddy since I just hit SEND on two big projects for two different publishers. For some strange reason that I have not figured out, I usually work on more than one manuscript at a time. This is fun and scary and somewhere mid-through I stop and have a mini-panic attack and think "I will never make these deadlines". But I always do, somehow. Chocolate helps. Caffeine definitely … [Read more...]

Let’s Talk About Pets! {Giveaway}

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Inspired by Life and Fiction readers, please extend a very warm welcome to my friend Jill Kemerer!  Jill has stopped by today to chat about a subject near and dear to many of our hearts -- pets.  While she's here she's generously offering a pet-inspired giveaway!  Thanks so much for joining us today, Jill.  - Becky Every day when I log into Facebook, I can’t wait to see pictures of … [Read more...]

Unplugging for Productivity

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Confession time. I love the online world. Working at home alone as I primarily do, social media offers me a way to pause and “have a cup of coffee with friends” in the comfort of my own home (and sometimes in my pajamas :) ) either here on the blog, or on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. But the truth is, chatting on Facebook is a lot easier than writing a book. And as much as I enjoy … [Read more...]

Special Delivery (and a giveaway!)

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[UPDATE: AND THE WINNER OF Right Where We Belong IS: Kim P! See my note at the end of the comments for instructions on how to get your book. Thanks, everyone, for the great comments!] A few years ago I was invited to write a short-short romantic story for a little magazine called Splickety. (Only 1000 words! Flash fiction, it's called.) I had such fun with that story—even though writing short … [Read more...]

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