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Cover Reveal!

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I’m SUPER excited to reveal a cover today! The cover for book 2 in my Waters of Time Series! The first book in this new time-crossing series, Come Back to Me released June 1. And the cover was spectacular! Don’t you agree? I’ve had lots of readers say that the cover drew them to the book. And many others who said that while time travel isn’t a genre they normally read, they gave the book a … [Read more...]

Take the Character Quiz

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Characters are the heart of every story. Each must be unique, fully developed, and compelling. A challenging task for an author. I found it especially daunting with The Heart's Charge since I had four main characters instead of the usual two. When we meet someone in real life, we don't instantly know their deepest secrets and spiritual passions. In the beginning all we really know about them is … [Read more...]

Indulging My Inner Librarian

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I loved going to the library as a child—whether the school library, where teachers often sent me when I had finished my work and was bored or the local library, where I would check out more books than I could carry each week in the summer. Even in college I loved poking around the library just for fun. But in 1986 I got a completely different view of the library. I accepted a job working the … [Read more...]

Contest and Ebook Deals

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Y'all, I got a really fun call yesterday after missing one a couple weeks ago. Flight Risk, my book about finding truth in fake news world and romance and family and well, you get the idea, has finaled in two contests. Usually, I miss the application deadlines for these. I think about it two weeks after the deadline has passed. Writing has been a tough journey in the pandemic, so it's been so … [Read more...]

Release Time! Let’s Party!!

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For the past month, I’ve been sharing about my new book, Come Back to Me. (Here’s a post about the characters another post about the inspiration behind the novel).  This week I’m FINALLY  celebrating the release!! As you may or may not know, Come Back to Me is a time-crossing (aka time travel) novel that combines contemporary and historical elements in a suspenseful adventure that still … [Read more...]

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