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Apr 27
2 min

Being Indie

On Being Indie This was part of an Author Note that I included in a revised second edition of Spark, my first book in the Burning Moon Se...

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Sep 25, 2019
2 min

IGNITE Is Live!

IGNITE I'm excited to share that my sixth book is now published and what a job that was. The fun part is writing it. I love the creative ...

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Sep 21, 2019
5 min

Books With Bite #65

Time flies...

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Sep 1, 2019
2 min

The Lost Year

My husband has dubbed 2019 The Lost Year. And what a year this has been! Ever since we made the decision to downsize in January, we've be...

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Jan 28, 2019
3 min

Downsizing

This blog isn't about writing, but it is about a book I've been reading call The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. I'm gu...

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Jan 22, 2019
2 min

"Do one thing each day that scares you."

First Lady Eleanore Roosevelt said this quote, and I suspect she knew a thing or two about stepping out of one's comfort zone. I can' t i...

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Jan 14, 2019
4 min

Healthy Writing

As I've mentioned before, I set some high expectations of myself in 2019. Better time management (so that I can get more accomplished) Lo...

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Jan 7, 2019
3 min

The Bird Box

Occasionally, I like to review books, movies, or TV shows, but only if I love them. Once I began to write and publish, I had to go throug...

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Jan 3, 2019
4 min

New Year, New You!

I’ve spend the last few weeks enjoying the holiday season by spending time with my family. It gets harder to do this now that two of my t...

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