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Misprint paperback giveaway #2

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNER: WENDY FROM ALASKA! To recap. I have fifteen misprinted paperbacks. The covers of the paperbacks are all oddly tinted to various degrees with pink and red. And, in a few, the top and bottom margins shift down or up around the halfway point. Since I’m a fan of decluttering, I thought I should give some of […]

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A reconfigured office and a giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED – MISSY FROM NEW ENGLAND IS THE WINNER THIS WEEK! YAY! So I’ve been spoiled this week. I treated myself to a walking treadmill for my standing desk, then Michael decided that he was going to repaint my office along with reconfiguring my desks. We just threw the office together when we moved here in September […]

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RIP Terry Pratchett and Wintersmith

I’m exceedingly sad to hear of Sir Terry Pratchett’s passing today. I could rant about the cruelty of Alzheimer’s, to which I lost my step-mother last year, but I’m not going to. I could also go on and on about what I loved about Sir Terry’s books – I’ve selectively read every one he ever […]

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Breathing the moment – Jan 8, 2015

This morning, despite the looming deadlines I’m attempting to tame with schedules and to-do lists, Michael and I took a moment to let the chicks wander out of the run and into the barren, fog enshrouded garden. And each time I started to say that I needed to go back to work I took a […]

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I See Me, Oracle 1 – giveaway

I wanted to take the opportunity with the launch of my newest novel, I See Me, to thank all my lovely readers who read and review my books. Your support means the world to me. A number of you are already inclined to review, so why not make everyone who wants to be a winner, a winner? The giveaway […]

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Kelly’s box of chocolate

I have been exceedingly blessed in the last few years by lovely readers who have become supportive friends, some of whom I haven’t even met in person yet. I’ve talked about Gertie and her cupcake support committee here, here, and here (one for each Dowser book). I also still have Karen’s trinket hanging on my monitor where I […]

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Gertie’s Cupcakes – part 3

When I released Dowser #1 in June 2013, I was completely blown away by a few readers who emailed to tell me that they’d felt compelled to bake cupcakes while reading the book. I’ve previously blogged about Michelle’s and Gertie’s – book 1 and Gertie’s – book 2. Since then, Gertie has taken it upon herself to form the ‘Cupcake […]

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A trinket aka bookmark from Karen

I just went out to grab the mail and found this waiting for me: It’s a trinket from Karen – who also made this bookmark – made specifically for me!! So fun! So sparkly! Can you tell that Karen is a fan of Jade and the Dowser Series (& me, YAY!)? Clever, clever. How many references to […]