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Goodreads Giveaways!

I have just made autographed paperback copies of each of my forthcoming books available as Goodreads giveaways. Both giveaways end on Sunday, November 23rd and are open internationally. You can visit...

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The First Review Is In – and It’s Five Stars!

The first review is in – and it’s five stars! Yes, I am very excited to report that my very first reviewer (and new favorite person), fellow Goodreads author L. F. Falconer (http://www.lffalconer.com/)...

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Book Bloggers Wanted to Host My Forthcoming Memoirs!

Are you a book blogger seeking content for your site? Would you like to host a guest post or author interview, maybe even do a book review? I am seeking bloggers for an informal blog tour to promote...

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Words Reveal What Masks Conceal: An Essay on Halloween

When I was in the seventh grade, my English teacher assigned us a creative writing project for Halloween. We were to compose short stories, which we would then read aloud before the class, coupled with...

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I’m Sick of the Sound of My Own Voice – But I Hope You’re Not!

Well, I’ve finally done it! I’ve finished editing the audiobook of On Hearing of My Mother’s Death Six Years After It Happened. I confess it was a much more laborious process than I had originally...

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Your book is available for sale in Kindle Store!

That’s the email you get when your Kindle pre-order goes live. It happens at midnight, local time, all around the globe, at a different time in every market in which your book is being sold. It’s four...

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I Had Promised Myself That I Would Do No Writing

December 6, 2014 I had promised myself that I would do no writing. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? Coming from a writer. Some writers have to force themselves to sit down and write. Others have to force...

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Because For Once, Talking is Easier Than Writing

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Questions for Writers

Recently I read the following Q & A on Sarah Brentyn’s blog Lemon Shark. She, in turn, had found it on Little Lodestar, where writer Kristen had posted a series of questions entitled Nine Things I...

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The Courage to Share Your Story

I have a new guest post up at Wow! Women on Writing: http://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/2015/02/friday-speak-out-courage-to-share-your.html I think I’m probably in the minority opinion here, but the...

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The Story Shares Literacy Project

Last year I participated in the Story Shares Literacy Project, an innovative program that seeks to make unique reading materials available to teens and young adults who struggle with reading. The...

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How Long Should My Query Letter Be?

Author Unknown Photo courtesy of Geneva Vanderzeil, A Pair and a Spare, apairandasparediy.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/66755335@N05/14372481532 Licensed under Creative Commons 2.0...

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The Three Rules for Writing a Novel

"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." - W. Somerset Maugham

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British vs. American English Usage

British vs. American English Usage

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On Hearing of My Mother’s Death is now FREE to Amazon Prime members!

Now FREE with Amazon Prime Reading! That’s right – my memoir has been selected for Amazon’s Prime Reading program, which means that the eBook will be available free to all Amazon Prime members for a...

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