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Cramped working conditions

Sometimes I’m surprised I can get any words written at all. Yeah … I love every minute of it. I mean, what else is the second (seriously hard) chair for?

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Writer Wednesday: C.A. Newsome and her Perfect Chocolate

Perfect Chocolate by C.A. Newsome The main character of my Dog Park Mysteries is a starving artist. Lia’s idea of economy is to practice the best nutrition she can to stay healthy, something I’ve pursued most of my life. Her/my culinary endeavours frequently appear in the books. I love this chocolate because it is so […]

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Writer Wednesday: Scott Fitzgerald Gray (Giveaway)

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNER JANINE from KANSAS! If you pay close enough attention to the acknowledgments at the back of my novels, or my rantings on Facebook and Twitter, you will recognize Scott Fitzgerald Gray‘s name. He is my editor. He has edited every single screenplay I deemed worthy of rewriting from the early-2000s through to […]

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Read-a-long with the author: Cupcakes (Etc) – Chapter Two

Okay! My thoughts on chapter two of  Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic. I tweeted my fav quotes as I came upon them, but I’ll share a digest below as well. WARNING: I assume there may be spoilers in the comments – because this is hopefully going to be a discussion – but I’ll try to keep […]

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Read-a-long with the author: Cupcakes (Etc) – Chapter One

N.B.: I’ve made this post sticky, so you can start with Chapter One here and follow the links at the bottom to the other chapters. If you scroll down, the posts appear newest first – opposite to the chapter order – as I post them. Okay! I know I said I wouldn’t start reading Cupcakes, Trinkets, and […]

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Writer Wednesday – Ella Medler

Let’s welcome author Ella Medler to Writer Wednesday on the blog!! I haven’t been doing these posts regularly for while, but when Ella mentioned her novella ‘Not Juliet’ to me I knew I had to tell you all about it … plus an excerpt and a new recipe – YAY! Made by Ella Medler Easy-make, flourless, low-fat macaroons In a bowl big enough to […]

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Writer Wednesday: Brandon Hale

Speaking of writer friends, my online writing group has published another anthology of short stories, The Bitten. The proceeds of The Bitten are going to (hopefully) help author Brandon Hale in his battle with cancer. The collected shorts are vampire or werewolf themed. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to contribute a short in a timely fashion as I was finishing Dowser 3 […]

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Writer Wednesday – D.B. McNicol

Let’s welcome author D.B. McNicol to Writer Wednesday on the blog!! Donna has another “mom” recipe to share with us – YAY! – along with her book, Not A Whisper. I’m thinking I just might be in the mood for a romantic suspense novel. What about you? Made by D.B. McNicol This is a recipe from […]

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Writer Wednesday – Jeanette Raleigh

Let’s welcome author Jeanette Raleigh to Writer Wednesday on the blog!! Jeanette has recently expanded her novella, Moon Struck, into a longer novel. You can currently download the 1st book in the When Were & How! series for free via Smashwords or $0.99 via Amazon. If you do take a moment to read – the story looks like […]

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Writer Wednesday – Elizabeth Jasper

Let’s welcome author Elizabeth Jasper to Writer Wednesday on the blog!! When Liz told me she had two “mom” recipes to share with the blog I was thrilled. Mom recipes are always standouts. I’ve never made a brioche before but this sounds really amazing!! Made by Elizabeth Jasper Completely out of the blue, two of […]