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Been Awhile…

Posted on September 30, 2016 by

…with no real excuse, but I have been busy. Since SoonerCon, I have attended three shows,  released two books, and signed several contracts. Book Two of The Conn-Mann Chronicles is now available. The Nearly Notorious Nun is on Kindle and … Continue reading →

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Getting the Most from Your Promotional Dollar: Part 1– Writing Implements

Posted on January 23, 2016 by

As writers, we soon learn that as hard as the actual writing seems to be at times, it is the easy part. Once you finish the manuscript, find a publisher–or decide to go it alone–and have the final product in … Continue reading →

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What Do I Talk About Now…?

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

The end of the insanity has left me a bit at odds. Yes, some days it was almost impossible to come up with a submission. But in the end, it always worked out, and I did it. There were For … Continue reading →

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Ending and Beginning: The State of the Resolution Address

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

Those of you who read this blog regularly (Thank you!) have been following my saga of submittals for the past year. Some days, we weren’t any of us sure that I could meet my goal–but I did. Over 400 submissions … Continue reading →

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I Find This Fascinating…

Posted on December 18, 2015 by

    I promised more pictures from Galveston, but this struck me as something I wanted to talk about more. After all, the pictures will still be here next week, or the week after… So, last Saturday, there was a special … Continue reading →

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Decompression Time Almost Over

Posted on December 4, 2015 by

Well, I finished NaNoWriMo despite Jo’s last minute stalling, and I have had a lovely week of doing pretty much the minimum daily list work, which will culminate this weekend in my first visit to Dickens on the Strand, which … Continue reading →

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Procrastination Station!

Posted on November 27, 2015 by

Okay, so we are down to the wire on NaNoWriMo. There are only 5,697 words to go. Jo has behaved herself admirably through most of the draft, and the book has done some things that I really am loving, but… You knew … Continue reading →

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