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First Tuesday Recipes for January 2019!!
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Two Resources for Regency Fans, Plus What I’m Reading
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Gruesome Mysteries: Forensics Cracks the Case Once Again
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Book Challenge by Erin 10.0
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Grounds and Hounds
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Arvon Anthology (and a few other bits)
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College Football Post-Season
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Brave Lessons #1
For Christmas, a friend gave me something engraved with the words “fearlessly authentic” on it. I…
Open Letter to 2019
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The Great Parasolverse Read Along ~ Etiquette & Espionage DVD Extras (Finishing School Special)
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New ARTEFACT. What does a writer’s ‘vision board’ look like?
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Guest Post – Helena Fairfax on Comfort Reading
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Review of PRIME TARGET
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Dark Ambient Review: Maal Niir
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#JusJoJan 2019 Daily Prompt – Jan. 7th
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Recipe for a Successful Synopsis
I’m happy to welcome award-winning author Elizabeth Fortin-Hinds and acquisitions editor Janet Schrader-Post. Today, Elizabeth and…
The hope of rain
Today they promised rain; they sent warnings of flooding and potential mudslides. I look to heavy…
Are Indians pro LGBT?
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Website Update
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Book Review: Sweep by Jonathan Auxier (middle-grade historical fiction)
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VULNERABILITY IS YOUR SUPERPOWER
I’ve come to a startling conclusion about humanity: we are AFRAID. We let this fear run…
It’s Time to Get Going!
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