Columnist Mark Davis recently wrote, “Nothing tickles me like complaints that American presidential campaigns are too long. People start running early because we start paying attention early.” He goes on to highlight what he terms “compelling story lines” about the different contenders and their current standings, as well as their chances of capturing the nomination. […]
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If you have not been a follower of Kristen Lamb’s Blog, I highly suggest you check it out when you get a chance. She recently did a couple of posts dealing with conflict, and the one that really resonated with me was “Little Darlings and why they Must Die” In that post she makes the
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Once again I’m participating in a huge sale with lots of other authors who are all members of Backlist e-Books. We have books at deep discounts via Smashwords from now until Sunday, May 22. For details and a list of books and authors visit the Backlist e-Books Newsletter Since everything was messed up last week,
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Those of you who use Blogger.com for you own blogs noticed that there have been problems with the site most of the past few days. We couldn’t get access to publish our posts, and that sure threw a wrench into our schedules, didn’t it? And now I don’t know what to title this post. It
A recent column in The Dallas Morning News was headlined: What would an atheist chaplain do? The writer, Daniel Akst, an avowed atheist, questioned how an atheist could be a military chaplain. Apparently a number of service men and women who do not believe in God have requested an atheist chaplain to help them through
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Since I didn’t post my usual book review yesterday, here is another one from Carl Brookins. Keep ’em coming Carl. And here’s a link to Daily Cheap Reads where a number of authors have books mentioned that are on sale for only 99cents. One Small Victory is one of the books on sale until the
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Wishing all mothers the best for a wonderful day. Hope you are celebrating and being celebrated with those you love. Just for fun, I thought I would share an excerpt from my humorous memoir, A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck that deals with the joys of motherhood. Enjoy…. Early on I learned to take
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First I want to announce a sale for Mother’s Day and the rest of May – One Small Victory is only 99cents on Kindle. This is part of a special program sponsored by Daily Cheap Reads – a great site for finding good books at bargain prices. Check the link starting May 8th. to find
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Today I have a post up on The Blood Red Pencil with an introduction to a funny, funny book, Write More Good. This is a book not to be taken seriously, but seriously, it is worth the price of admission. It is an irreverent look at the rules of grammar and language and writing styles
Yesterday I decided to start the third book in the Seasons Mystery Series. In some respects it feels a little strange to be working on that one when the second book won’t be out until November 2012, but I figured if it really is going to be a series, there should be more than two
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