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  • Monday Author Meetup: Sharla Rae

    Kicking off a new season of author interviews, I’m delighted to welcome my dear friend and critique partner, Sharla Rae.   About the author: Sharla Rae and her husband live in California. She is a multi-published historical romance author whose first solo effort, Song of the Willow, was nominated for best first historical by Romantic Times…

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  • Monday Author Meetup Is Back!

    Yes, after a long absence, I’m resuming my Monday author interviews. This coming Monday, Oct. 13, my guest will be multi-published western romance author Sharla Rae. Besides being a wonderful writer, Sharla is one of the original founders of Writers in the Storm, named one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers in 2014 by Writer’s Digest. Currently,…

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  • How to create the “out of bounds” effect in Photoshop

    Originally posted on Russel Ray Photos: I have been a big fan of the out of bounds effect ever since I first saw it a couple of years ago. I initially tried to create it simply by following various static and video tutorials. I have a list of 47 tutorials that I followed, but I…

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  • At my back I always hear time’s winged chariot hurrying near…

    Originally posted on M T McGuire Authorholic: Twenty one years ago, when I was 25 – yeh I see the smoke coming out of your ears as you do the maths – a good friend from University was killed in an air crash. She was lively, fun and when we graduated – in the middle…

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  • …a McWonderful McGuest Post from my dear friend, Author, M.T. McGuire… #TBSU…

    Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher: …meet my great pal, Author, M.T. McGuire, I know yeez ‘ll enjoy her Guest Post … Oh no, it’s the M word. Yes. Marketing. A couple of times on this blog recently, Seumas has been talking about singing and it got me thinking. When I was a kid, I was…

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  • Heroines I love to Write

    Over on Amazon’s Meet Our Authors (MOA) forum several of western romance authors, including moi,  have been discussing what characteristics constitute a heroine in our stories. Today, I’ll share with you what makes my heroines are like. My heroines are each different in their strengths and weaknesses. Jessie in Darlin’ Irish (Texas Devlins, Book I)…

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  • Thursday Tidbits: Crowned Heart Review for Rawhide ‘n Roses

    Rawhide ‘n Roses, the Western romance anthology in which my short story The Lawman’s Lady appears, has received a glowing 4 1/2-star review from InD’Tale Magazine. Four stars or better is dubbed a “Crowned Heart” review. Woohoo! I’d like to share the whole review here but fear that might be copyright infringement. Instead, here are…

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  • Summer Reviews & Excerpts: Sorry It Ended!

    Here’s a gem of a review from an Amazon customer for Texas Devlins 4 Book Bundle. It’s available in ebook format at a great bargain price! 5.0 out of 5 stars Sorry It Ended January 10, 2014 By MishkaGirl “Sue” This is one of the best series I have read. The stories are introduced via…

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  • Thursday Tidbits: Book Cover Carousel

    I used to have a blog on BlogSpot. I hardly ever received comments there, the main reason I gave it up, but a friend set up a lovely carousel of my book covers. A BIG carousel! I loved it. Last evening I went poking around in the widgets here on WP and came across the…

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  • Summer Reviews & Excerpts: “A Tantalizing Tale”

    I’ve been struggling to revamp my homepage here on WordPress. So far this has involved changing the theme (general design), designing a custom header, paying for a customizing ap and enlisting help from the WP support team with faded sidebar images. Finally took care of that! Oh, and I chose a custom background. Isn’t it…

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