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My Blooming Novellas
The story of my blooming novellas is a lot like that of my blooming short stories. Which is to say, they all happened a bit by accident—if you define an accident as someone asking me a question and me saying, “sure, I’ll do that.” And then I wondered what the heck? I usually write on…
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Time to Open Some Holiday Cheer?
Did you flinch when you saw my holiday card? I know, Halloween isn’t over yet, but I have heard rumors of Christmas decorations showing up in stores. And, believe it or not, the holiday books will start releasing soon, so I thought why not get the jump on all those holiday books? Open With Care…
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Merry Christmas!!
I hope your day is wonderful and filled with family, friends and love!
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The SFRB Holiday Showcase!
Who doesn’t wish for a do over from something in their past, particularly if it involves the one who got away? Today I’m sharing a snippet from Open With Care, which includes offbeat and heartwarming, “Up on the House Top, and the evocative and haunting, ”Riding for Christmas.” Up on the House Top: Will her visit be…
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Merry Christmas!!! #holiday #sale
I hope today is a wonderful one for you, no matter your celebration persuasion. Treat yourself to something sweet during the two-day Romance and Chick Lit Holiday Sale! These 35 feel-good books are guilty pleasures that won’t pack on the pounds. So go ahead and indulge – you deserve it. This is the first time The…
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Why She Wrote Up on the House Top
I love reading about why authors write the books they write and I love thinking/writing about why I wrote a book. Maybe it’s an author thing. I don’t know, but the process of a germ of an idea growing into a full-fledged story fascinates me. So as Genie wrote last week, we were at…
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Why Genie Davis Wrote RIDING FOR CHRISTMAS
Why did I write “Riding for Christmas?” Well, months back, my dear friend and one of the best writers I know, Ms. Pauline Baird Jones, asked if I would like to be a part of a set of holiday novellas. Naturally, I leapt at the idea: fun, writing, friendship, a genre new for me –…
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ALL I GOT FOR #CHRISTMAS, an Excerpt
A peek inside All I Got For Christmas… Gini pushed open the driver’s door and stepped out into blowing snow and a chill that cut through her Texas coat like it was a puff of smoke. At least it wasn’t as cold as it could be, since it was snowing, but her blood had thinned in…
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Putting on “Home”
When you plan a Christmas release, or any other holiday release, you have to “get in the mood” well before said holiday. If you start writing during the holiday, well, it won’t release until next year. I sort of knew this, but I’d never tried it. So I started working on Up on the House Top in…
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eReader Diving into Audio: Escape From Zulaire
I thought I’d give my eReader diving meme a twist this week and dive into my audio books. I didn’t use to be a huge audio book reader, but when I started releasing my books into audio, well, I got sucked in. Or possibly it is an age thing. A reversion to childhood, this pleasure…