books
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Winter Reads
I work for a community college, and in higher academia, we are blessed with having a winter break that spans a little over a month. My years have taught me that I have to be careful with this time, because it feels like I have a lot of it. I do; it just goes quickly, Read more
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Do You Have to Read to Be a Great Writer?
This has come up often in my various online writing groups: There’s a writer, new to the world of compiling stories in a text based format. Like me, they want to be the next Ms. J.K. Rowling… They have a manuscript ready for review and are eager to either workshop or jump straight into finding Read more
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My Support Crew
Friday is almost here, which means that Children of the Planes will be released into the world! To celebrate, I would like to spotlight those who supported me during the composing stages of this piece: My husband who is my biggest creative cheerleader and proudly serves his country. Without him making the choices that he Read more
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On loan from the Scriptorium
Legend tells of a heavenly chain of bookstores in the far off shores of Niantic where there are thousands of books available for a low fee. They have cats, they have playgrounds, they even offer snacks and coffee. It sounds too good to be true. Seriously though, I knew the Book Barn in Niantic was Read more
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Inspiring Children of the Planes
Inquiring minds want to know what my new novel is about, so I thought I would make a video to explain it. Maybe… Don’t forget that Children of the Planes is available starting February 1st! Pre-orders for the Kindle are already on sale! Read more
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Children of the Planes
The Kindle Edition is Now Available for Pre-Order Maybe it is his video game withdrawal or the fact that he is not used to being outside for such lengthy periods of time, but Zane finds himself under constant surveillance of an alien named Jax. Jax never stops talking, trying to convince Zane that it is Read more
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In Memory of William Goldman
I am a child of The Princess Bride movie. The witty banter, the belief in true love… the passion for adventure. It’s crazy that my literary week has been consumed with William Goldman only to hear that he passed away. It wasn’t easy explaining that to the kids. I had them fall in love with Read more
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National Novel Writing Month TO THE EXTREME!
November is National Novel Writing Month, and if you don’t think that I am the kind of person to take that seriously, then by golly you know nothing about me, for I have taken National Novel Writing Month TO THE EXTREME! First on the line up- I have already declared that I am passionately participating within NaNoWriMo’s Read more
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NaNoWriMo and Caffeinated Rebellious Adolescents
My son’s school is expanding, which kind of sucks because my property taxes went up, but it’s exciting because it looks like my kids now go to the school of the FUTURE. Seriously, I think they modeled the look of the school to be like a building on the Jetsons…only firmly cemented on Earth. Could Read more
