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Keep the Love Going
Valentine's weekend was cold and snowy here... actually, so was yesterday. I'm starting to think JRM secretly moved me to Siberia instead of the Midwest... (Midwest Siberia?)So let's keep things WARM...
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Writing for Tears - The Onion Approach
Sorry, this post is not about The Onion (link)--the satirical newspaper. Instead, I was thinking this morning about craft and writing and my own evolution as a writer.Coming from a journalism...
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It's a Choice
True Confession time, reader-friends...I signed up to participate in a blog hop, and I failed to do my assignment. *hangs head in shame*The lovely and immensely talented Sheri Larsen (link) invited her...
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HUGE #Giveaway Event and a NEW Jolene Perry Book!
Happy Monday, reader-friends!I don't know about you, but I'm feeling spring on the way... #eeep!I'll get to this HUGE GIVEAWAY in a second, but first...You hear me talk a lot about my fab cover...
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#WIN Fifty Books, Meet Me in Louisville, & Book Trailer Fun!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!Too bad the fun is on a Monday, but that's okay. We can still celebrate!I'm in the writing cave, so basically I've just got a bunch of announcements for you here today...To...
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Spring Break, Spring Books, and #WINNING!
It's Spring Break, reader-friends! whoop whoop!!!I'm still in the Midwest at the moment, but my Southern home-fries are enjoying 70 degree sunshine (my dad told me he had to cut the grass...
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Spring Break on Location, Vampires! and an Author Spotting
Shew, reader-friends! The first day back to work after vacation is always the hardest.Last week, the fam and I drove due south and spent six days rambling around Baldwin County, Ala., also known as the...
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MOSAIC Teaser Tuesday!
Yes, Alice, I'm a day late...I was at the Louisville Authors Event in Kentucky this weekend, so yesterday was a foggy, dig-out day. But I wouldn't change a thing! LAE 2014 was a blast.Compared to other...
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MOSAIC Writing Cave #Break!
Hey, reader-friends!The good news, which I know you'll be glad to hear, is I'm in the writing cave working hard to finish Mosaic for June!The bad news is I'm going to have to put the blog on a...
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MOSAIC Release Date & Cover Revealed!
I'm deep in the cave, reader-friends, working hard to finish this last book in The Dragonfly Series!Mosaic is coming right along. I was telling a friend how one of my favorite scenes so far is when...
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Mosaic Aftermath, Cover Love, & a #Giveaway!
I always have this period about two weeks after I release a new book--after all the tours and blitzes have died down--when my brain just goes on ADD mode.Seriously.It's like I can't concentrate on a...
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Why Being Independent #ROCKS
If you've kept up with this blog since the beginning, you know I'm a crazy movie-buff.My maternal grandmother, who we called "Bobie," loved movies, and she got me started watching them with the old...
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Happy (Book) Birthday SALE!
Two years ago, I hit "publish" on my very first novel--a sweet YA romance with heart and a little message about tolerance.I've noted in other places it was partly inspired by the movie Clueless, and...
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Get Undertow for Just 99 Cents!
Reader-friends! I hope you're doing FAB!I'm hard at work on my next release--an action-adventure story set in the deep woods of south-Mississippi.If you'd like a sneak-peek, the first chapter draft is...
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Play and #WIN a #Free Book!
GUESS THE TRUE STATEMENT & WIN JESSICA BELL'S THRILLER, WHITE LADY! (Statement #46)To celebrate the release of Jessica Bell's latest novel, WHITE LADY, she is giving away an e-copy (mobi, ePub, or...
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Get Your #Steampunk on and #WIN!
Happy Wednesday, reader-friends! Today I've got TWO fab author-friends here to help you get your Steampunk on, and you can WIN!!! Gear up for GEARS OF BRASS! A world like ours, but filled with gears...
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Time flies when you're having fun...It's hard to believe FOUR years ago, I met Lenny Lee (link), an eleven year-old boy who liked playing outside, raccoons, and writing, and whose icon was (and is) a...
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ROUGE on Sale for #99cents & My NEW Book!
Happy Monday, reader-friends--I've got TWO BIG announcements for you today...For starters, my swishy, romantic suspense novel set in a turn-of-the-century New Orleans cabaret is ON SALE for just 99...
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Behind the Stars - Preorder Links are LIVE!
Happy Monday, reader-friends!I confess, it's a little surreal for me getting Behind the Stars into the world. I finished BTS Spring 2012 doing a "30-day Writing Challenge" with my buddy Janet Sumner...
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Merry Christmas - Behind the Stars is coming!
Merry Christmas, reader-friends!I hope you're all enjoying this time with family and/or friends. I'm actually unplugged for the week to spend this time with my little brood. It's crazy and a little...
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