Thanks to Carl Brookins for sharing another review. How to Survive A Killer SéanceBy Penny WarnerMass Market release in 2011by Obsidian, 290 pages.ISBN:978-0-451-23279-3 Party planner Presley Parker is back. In another delightfully cozy murder mystery, she’s got herself enmeshed with some high-roller, high energy, digital silicon-valley types who are nothing if not focused. The problem […]
Friday’s Odds and Ends
Say it isn’t so: The comic strip Baby Blues had a story about the liltle girl, Zoe, being invited to a “shopping party” for a friend’s birthday. For the party, everyone goes to a mall and the birthday girl gets to pick out presents which the guests then buy the gifts. Wanda, Zoe’s mother comments,
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Family Pets
Today my short story, The One O’Clock Nap is featured on Daily Cheap Reads, along with two books that sound really interesting. Every time I do one of these promotional gigs, I discover another new book to buy. LOL Here is the link if anyone is interested in checking out the books and stories. I
Radio Interview
Today I will be appearing on Red River Radio with five other authors of children’s and Y/A books on March 29 at 4:00pm ET, to talk about my book for tweens, Friends Forever, and share what inspired the story. This is a special edition of the Book Discussion shows for teachers, children, parents, grandparents and
Monday Morning Musings
The headline caught my attention: Music is a lesson in “Yes, you can” By the way, I liked headlines better when they looked like headlines, not a sentence that someone forgot to punctuate. But I digress. The headline was for a column in The Dallas Morning News written by Tracy Begland, a freelance writer and
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Book Review: The Summer Son by Craig Lancaster
The Summer Son Craig Lancaster Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: AmazonEncore (January 25, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1935597248 ISBN-13: 978-1935597247 Craig Lancaster has a knack for exploring relationships on all levels, and The Summer Son does that as well as any book out there. Mitch Quillen has had a rocky relationship with his father that has
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Friday’s Odds and Ends
Somebody recently opined in a letter to the editor in The Dallas Morning News that teachers are overpaid. He said the average pay is $53 thousand and change, and that there is little to show for it. First of all, that figure is not the norm. Most teachers make between $30 and $40 thousand –
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Time out for a little fun
It’s been a while since I shared some of the nonsense…. er, humor, from my friend, Tracy Farr. Enjoy…. When life is getting you down, just fiddle There comes a time in a man’s life when he wakes up one morning, feels his bones creak as he gets out of bed, and realizes his tree-climbing
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Monday Morning Musings
First, I want to thank everyone who has bought copies of One Small Victory this month for their Kindles. The book has become quite popular, and I am so thrilled that Jenny’s story is getting read by so many people. Today I am blogging on All Day, All Night Romance Divas about the tools writers
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Book Review: Tomb With a View
Tomb With A ViewBy Casey DanielsISBN: 97804252355152010 mass market releasefrom Berkley Prime Crime Pair one of our less interesting presidents, James A. Garfield, with a cute slender, sexually aware private detective, cum medium, and what do you get? You get this delightful cozy mystery, one of several in Casey Daniel’s series of Pepper Martin adventures.
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