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I See Me: Author-Read-Along: Chapters Four and Five

*SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS*   CHAPTER FOUR – thoughts/notes/quotes: A debilitating hallucination triggers thoughts of her every first one. So we catch a rare glimpse into Rochelle’s background in foster care (etc) in this chapter. Rochelle isn’t one to dwell hence the rare notation above. Hints into Blackwell’s background – who did he steal the amulet […]

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I See Me (Oracle 1): Chapter 2 and 3 – Author-Read-Along

*SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* *SPOILERS* CHAPTER TWO – thoughts/notes/quotes: Social worker scene – setting up how terribly alone Rochelle is, devoid of true human contact, her orphan status and ‘mental illness’ have segregated her from the world. No matter how strong she wants to be, everyone needs someone … BTW, the scene with the jeweller is one […]

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I See Me (Oracle 1): Chapter 1 – Author-Read-Along

Okay – as I mentioned here – I’m rereading I See Me, Oracle 1 in preparation for writing Oracle 2. I’ve written and released Dowser 4 as well as written Dowser 5 since having Rochelle and Beau in my head, so I wanted to acquaint myself with their voices before really digging into the next book […]

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Two very different to-do lists

Every morning Michael and I have a ‘decisive meeting’ in the garden. This gives the chickens a bit of time to free range and us a moment to chat about our upcoming day. Being foodies, we talk about meals mostly, then share our to-do lists. Usually both of these lists are filled with work related […]

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Misprint giveaway #4

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNERS: Cori from Texas, Deb from the UK, and Janine from Pennsylvania! Congrats! To recap a third time. I had fifteen misprinted paperbacks. The covers of the paperbacks were 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 […]

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Dowser 4 – giveaway #4 – I See Me paperback and an eARC

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. And the winner is Susan from CA, USA! Welcome to the fourth of five days of giveaways leading up to the release of Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4). Giveaway #4 – an autographed copy of I See Me and an eARC of Dowser 4 I would be happy to personalize […]

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I See Me – paperback proof

  Guess what arrived in today’s mail a week and a half earlier than expected? The paperback proof for I See Me (Oracle 1). It’s so gorgeous I can barely contain myself!! I chose a matte finish for the cover and I love, love, love it. The artwork is by Irene Langholm. The cover design is […]

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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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I See Me, Oracle 1 – an excerpt and a giveaway

“There’s that guy again.” Sprawled facedown over the black vinyl chair, I had a perfect view of West Broadway through the storefront window of Get Inked. “What guy?” Tyler muttered as he hunched over my bare shoulder with his two-coil tattoo machine. Someone had to come up with a better name for that, other than […]

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I See Me, Oracle 1 – Synopsis

The day I turned nineteen, I expected to gain what little freedom I could within the restrictions of my bank account and the hallucinations that had haunted me for the last six years. I expected to drive away from a life that had been dictated by the tragedy of others and shaped by the care […]