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Tell a Friend (or a Non-Friend)

When I became active on social media and started blogging I promised myself I was never going to use those tools to say “buy my book.”  I made this vow primarily because such direct shilling makes me...

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What If You Don’t Like It?

One day after release of The Sister Queens I am offering absolution to those who don’t find it their cup of tea.   Come on over to A Bookish Affair and receive official permission to love me but not my...

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Fantasy Casting—Sport of Arm Chair Readers and Writers Alike

I don’t play fantasy sports (real sports either for the record), but as a reader and writer I participate in something similar—fantasy casting. I bet you do too. Certain novels just read like movies,...

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The Seventh Inning and No Time to Stretch

"The Sister Queens" spotted at the home of a reader in TN I can’t believe it – today marks the 7-week anniversary since launch day for The Sister Queens.  Never have weeks rolled by so quickly! Much...

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Why I Want Books For Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is a “brunch holiday.”  I detest brunch.  There is something so very non-committal about it.  Besides, all the best food (not to mention the alcohol to go with it) comes out after dark....

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Lucky Thirteen – Thirteen Things I am Grateful for on the Thirteen-Week...

For the superstitious, thirteen is hardly an auspicious number.  And, as those of you who’ve read my blog post at Book Pregnant know, a novel more than three months past its release can start to get...

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Clothing Makes the Man (or Woman) – A Plea for a Return to A More Civilized...

I’ve been thinking about the power of clothing. I do this a lot because I am both a) rather strangely obsessed with historical clothing and b) profoundly dissatisfied with how we dress in modern times....

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Summer Time and the Livin is Easy? NOT

Yes, it has come to this.  I am so exhausted from all this “summer vacation” that the lyrics from Porgy and Bess make me ornery.  I could have told you – even without looking it up – that the person...

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Tagged: The Next Big Thing – Find Out What I am Working on Now

I’ve been tagged by the talented historical thriller writer Nancy Bilyeau (author of The Crown) in a blog game called The Next Big Thing. The game involves authors answering questions about their work...

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Couldn’t Make It to the Baltimore Book Festival—Never Fear, Post Festival...

As many of you know I was a presenting author at the recent Baltimore Book Festival. This gave me a chance to participate in a number of compelling author panels, two of which have now led to blog...

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Fans Matter

Fans matter. I know I’ve said this before, but I am saying it again. First and foremost you bring the characters to life.  True, I write them, but if characters speak or acts on a page but nobody reads...

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My First Podcast: Have A Listen!

How long have I known Mindy McInnis, Edgar Award-winning author of YA fiction? Too long for me to fess up. But let’s just say we knew each other before we were agented let alone published! Mindy runs...

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Sacred Spaces—One Writer’s Favorite Spots to Curl up with a Good Book

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a vast majority of writers are rabid readers. We were the kids who used to sneak in from recess and curl up somewhere with a book hoping nobody would catch...

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