Happy Early Thanksgiving

Next week is Thanksgiving (US)–can you believe it?! And, not to induce an unnecessary major panic/freak-out…

Laura Landon’s INTIMATE DECEPTION – Well-told Victorian Romance

Set in England in 1853, this is the story of Lady Grace Warren is the oldest…

Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore – Christmas Book Fair -New book on the Shelves #Pre-order – Oh Baubles: A Christmas Romance Novella by Harmony Kent

My latest book gets some Christmas love over at Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore Christmas Book Fair…

Friday Book Share: A Comprehensive List

Story Empire Ciao, amici! This is my last book share for the year, so I’m going…

NOW I WONDER IF IT DID

I have been trying different layouts for this poem. It essentially is a monologue and I…

Is the world messed up or me

Posted by Dell I thought about entitling this what the Hell is wrong with me but…

Tudor to Georgian: When a Novelist Jumps Centuries

By Nancy Bilyeau Sometimes an idea for a new novel is part of a carefully worked…

Radio

A very quick note to say I’m on the Outside Track on Sine FM (102.6 FM)…

Thursday – A Little Personal – The Temps Get Better

Well, the temperature has definitely improved.  High is to be 79 degrees. Time to play outside.…

Dark Ambient Review: Anomalies

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Thriller Thursday with Lorena Hughes

I’m so happy to host author Lorena Hughes this week on the blog. Her book The…

Opening Lines with Lynne Shelby: There She Goes

Opening Lines time is here! This week Lynne Shelby is with me, sharing the first 500…

Guitar build CD60-7

ASSEMBLY I will assemble the parts and pieces to finish this project. The photo above shows…

Free ebook set books 1-4

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My “Romance with Recipes” DINNER AT HOME, Has Been Re-released by JMS Books!

Dinner at Home, my “romance with recipes,” has officially be re-released with a new low price…

The Stay series sale- $1.99 each

  For the month of November, all 3 full-length books in the Stay series are on…

BE FREE IN YOUR WILDNESS-Lost Angel Walkabout interview

Whether you are an armchair traveler, or an adrenaline junkie you will find inspiration in this…

Coining It – Some Thoughts about Commemorative British Coins and Pound Notes

My latest collectible 50p coin features Sherlock Holmes My column for the November 2019 issue of…

Stage of revision 4: Overall time scale

Image by Couleur from Pixabay Naturally we don’t want any two year pregnancies or characters maturing…

Ten things I will probably never write about.

With all the stuff about elections flying around, I started to think idly of things I…

Norfolk Fends off Napoleon

Caricature of Napoleon hearing the news of Trafalgar by Gilray Fears of a French invasion were…

Writing Tips: Using Beats To Keep Readers Emotionally Engaged

Emotionally engaged readers are the ones that will buy and recommend your books. They will become…

A Visit to The Texas Renaissance Festival

   In October we visited the 45th annual Texas Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission, Texas. It’s…

Gail Carriger & Madame Askew Talk Tea (Video)

Miss Gail Welcomes Madame Askew for her very first Co-live! I hope you enjoy this, Gentle…

Creating a Business Plan and a Mom Plan…by Jennifer Probst

Photo by Arnel Hasanovic on Unsplash If we run a business, most of us have created…