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Talking to the Dead – book review
Last week my mom asked me if I actually read all those books I download for free on Kindle. Well, I try to. And I just finished one and it was fabulous. Bonnie Grove's Talking to the Dead is about a young woman who is suddenly widowed. She's slammed by grief, not...
What's in a name? (help me pick one, please!)
So now that I'm starting to think someone in the wide world out there might actually read my novel one of these days, it's occurred to me that I need to change the female lead's name. Currently, her name is Bess. I chose that in honor of my Aunt Bess who is quite...
Countdown to Christmas
Guess what? The first week of December is GONE! Yup, Christmas is just two and a half weeks away. Are you ready? Are you counting down with joy and anticipation? Or is there a little how-will-I-get-everything-done dread mixed in there? When I was little, we had a...
When People See You're in Love
After my post on Monday (which was something of a love letter to my husband) a friend sent me a link to this song by Peter Gabriel. He said it reminded him of my husband and I, which is one of the nicest things anyone has ever said about us. It's a lovely song and...
Pitching Woo
Saturday was my birthday. My "me" day. I got a bacon sandwich for breakfast, my choice of jobs decorating at church (I LIKE lighting the tree, maybe this wasn't about my birthday), lovely gifts from my family and a fabulous dinner out. Oh, and I squeezed in a little...
Okay. That was pretty funny.
So you've probably heard that I have an agent. Except it's not quite official until I sign the contract. We were out of town over Thanksgiving so I figured the contract would be in that stack of held mail. I pawed through waaaay too many holiday catalogs and found . ....
God's timing IS perfect
I have an agent. If I keep saying it, maybe it'll sink in. Last week I got a call from Wendy Lawton of Books & Such Literary Agency and she offered representation. I've been following the agency blog for a couple of years now and thought any one of the agents...
Still Thankful on Monday
It was a good Thanksgiving. I got to go see my family in WV and Thistle came along for the first time. I wasn't too sure about all that traveling with a rowdy two-year-old pup. But my favorite bumper sticker sentiment proved true: "Don't tell me not to worry. I...
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