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So the call has gone out, and my plot bunnies accepted (on my behalf apparently).  I signed up for NaNo.  For those of you who don’t know NaNo,  NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month.  It runs from November 1st to 30th, and the goal is to write a 175 page (50,000) novel ( Read more... )

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Just a couple of news titdbits to throw into the fray today! While I’m still hard at work on the #WIP, True Deceit, I’m also still madly promoting Second Chances!

Last week I had a fantastic 5/5 review come in from Manic Readers! I’m really happy to say it’s my 3rd independent ( Read more... )

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We’ve all been there, haven’t we writers? You’re humming along, words flowing, plot zipping, then all of a sudden… BLAM. You’re stuck. You’ve got nothing. The creative juices are dried up. Tapped out.

So you sit down and try to determine what is wrong. You examine your ( Read more... )

My book is the "feature book'" on the front page of the Author Island website. www.authorisland.com. I'm so excited. :) It's fascinating to see yourself appearing on other people's websites!

And I'm also doing my first "public appearance" at a Book signing! EEP! It's with a few of my other Red Rose Publishing authors. I have NO idea how to sell ( Read more... )

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What to do when you have two weeks of internet free time at the cottage? Swim? Canoe? Relax on the deck with a good book? Heck no… you do edits on your latest novel because your book made it to the finals in a contest. ^_^

Well, I suppose it could have been worse.

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This week hubby had a few days of work in Toronto.  Because he would be gone for 4 days with our truck, I needed wheels to get to and from my 2 contract jobs.  Instead of trying to rent, we borrowed a car from one of our relatives.


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My muse is music. Lately, it’s been a little too quiet. Maybe it’s the summer, or maybe it’s the hectic spin my life is taking right now, but the muse seems to be on mute.

When I’m in the zone, the chapters flow. I can pound out pages and pages in one sit-down session with the ( Read more... )