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  • Thursday Tidbits: Making Changes

    You know I’m suffering through a house remodeling project. You’d think that to be enough upset, right? Naw! Now I’ve decided to remodel my website too. This will take a while since I plan to design a new header, organized the sidebar, and probably change the background. (It’s kind of washed out, don’t you think?)…

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  • Summer Reviews & Excerpts

    Dear Readers, Monday Author Meetup is going on hiatus for the summer. Instead, I will post a favorite review (or review excerpt) for one of my books each week, along with an excerpt from that book. Please forgive me for tooting my own horn. This writing business is, well, a business. It’s not enough to write…

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  • Monday Author Meetup: Rebecca D. Myers, Break the Chain of Abuse

    Friends, my guest today is Rebecca D. Myers. Following her interview, learn why she is a strong advocate of stopping abuse in all its forms. About the author: Rebecca is married, a mother of two who recently discovered how much she enjoys writing. Writing, not editing or correcting! She loves to cook (creole cook but not…

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  • Remembering 9/11

    I watched the CNN broadcast of the 9/11 Memorial Museum dedication this morning. Unavoidably, it triggered memories of that terrible day. As on most mornings, I was sitting in my office typing on the computer when my husband called to tell me a plane had struck one of the World Trade Center towers. He’d heard…

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  • 5 Tips for Effective Author Marketing: Small is the New Big

    Originally posted on Writers In The Storm Blog: By Lynda Bouchard What can an author learn from a pair of Spanx? A lot. I was in a mall last week with my aunt and, as we walked through the pantyhose department, I noticed that one brand stood out. Spanx. How Spanx got noticed and the…

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  • Monday Author Meetup: C. Henry Martens, Monster of the Apocalypse

    My guest today is C. Henry Martens, sci-fi visionary. About the author: C. Henry Martens has a rich and varied life that has included owning and running businesses, raising cattle, winning at poker, and delivering babies in back country cabins under emergency conditions. He and his wife play in the outdoors with passion. He likes…

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  • Monday Author Meetup: R.C. Drake and A Supernatural Mystery

    Visiting today is my friend, R. C. Drake. I met R.C. on Amazon’s Meet Our Authors forum, where she hosts a very popular thread called The Writer’s Corner, now in it’s 17th edition. About the author: R.C. Drake is from a small town in Southeast Texas, where she owns and operates a small business. She…

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  • Welcome to the Rawhide ʼn Roses Campfire!

    I am proud to be associated with some of the best western romance authors on the writing scene today. Together, we have created a collection of short stories titled Rawhide ‘n Roses designed for your busy lifestyle. Perfect for a lunch or bedtime read, these tales of the west, both old-time and modern, will give you…

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  • Capt. Jack Sparrow and Me

    I’m being interviewed by Captain Jack Sparrow today on Lady Katherine Bone’s site. Jack is such a flirt! Come say hi to the handsome rascal and me. Please! http://katherinebone.wordpress.com/

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  • Thursday Tidbits: Missing Walls, Bare Boards & Mess

    We are deep into remodeling mode at my house. New tile and paint in the guest bathroom and utility room, the master bath torn apart, the patio door moved over, and NO DOOR on either bathroom. Have you ever had plastic walls between your bathroom and bedroom? It’s a real novelty. Meanwhile, except for moving…

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