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Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth
I recently saw a production of Wilder’s Skin of Our Teeth, given by Mountain View High School students. It was amazing. First of all, I had forgotten just what a fine play Thornton Wilder had written. As a teen, I had been involved in two productions of it, myself. One in high school and the…
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Michelle K. Pickett Has a New Novel Coming Out
Michelle is an award winning author and is very excited about her new book, Unspeakable, as is everyone else. And the cover is sensational! Just see for yourself. The muted colors are exquisite and there’s something about the eyes. They look right at you, promising much…maybe. And what lurks behind the face of this innocent…
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Heather and Her New BFF, Bookbub
Getting your name out there as a novelist is a lot of work. The good news about being independent is you get to do what you want. You have the power. The bad news is you need to do the promoting, marketing, strategizing yourself. If you don’t, your book(s) could sink down in the oblivion…
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Blog Hop – Writers On Writing
I was asked by the gifted writer, Tracy Guzeman, author of The Gravity of Birds, to join a blog hop devoted to how writers go through the process of writing. Before I get into any specifics about me, I would like to state my belief that no matter what the genre, we writers do our…
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I Won the Silver IPPY Award. Thank You, Mom.
Forgive my bragging, but this sort of thing, winning a prestigious medal for a novel, doesn’t happen every day. But more to the point, my mother recently passed away, February 22nd, to be exact. I loved her very much, and it was hard, even though she was 94. I wrote Death of a Clown, a mystery…
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I Hold Charles Dickens Completely Responsible
Decided to share this again. First published last holiday season. Since I was a child, I would watch countless adaptations of A Christmas Carol on TV and in the movies. I’ve seen variations of the character of Scrooge played by the likes of Alec Guinness, Susan Lucci, Jim Carrey, Vanessa Williams, and Scrooge McDuck. I even read the…
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Welcoming Penny Estelle and The Unwanted Christmas Guest
I remember Penny Estelle’s work with great joy. She writes wonderfully upbeat, charming stories. It is a pleasure to welcome her back to This and That. Penny, please tell us a little about your newest release, a short story, which is just in time for Christmas! I can’t tell you how excited I am that…
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It Pays To Push
I’ve never met one fellow writer who enjoyed the marketing process as much as writing. Maybe they’re out there, but I haven’t met them. Most of us do it on one level or another. Some are pretty good at it. Some fight the process at every turn, saying they are a writer, not a sales…
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Welcome Suzanne de Montigny, author of The Shadow of the Unicorn
Today, I’m interviewing Suzanne de Montigny, author of The Shadow of the Unicorn: The Legacy, the first of a trilogy. Her novel is the pick of the week at Amazon and a top seller at Muse It Up Publishing. Leave a comment here and you might win a free eBook of The Shadow of the…
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A Designer of Words
A friend of mine, Mary Wollesen, designs quilts. I mean, these are not your typical quilts made to throw over a bed, although she has some lovely ones doing just that. The below quilt Mary named ‘Rainy Days and Sundays’ looks perfectly at home on someone’s bed. However, most of Mary’s creations are one-of-a-kind treasures, made to hang on walls or drape over…
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Welcome John B. Rosenman, Author of Kingdom of the Jax
The mysterious yet wonderful John B. Rosenman joins us and we are delighted! I call him ‘mysterious’ because he says there is a deep and abiding mystery in his newest novel, Kingdom of the Jax. I have no doubt he speaks the truth. Neither will you when you read the blurb of his book and the short excerpt…
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TACOS AND MURDER, MY FAVORITE KINDA EVENING
On Tuesday evening, May 28th, I’m going to be jawing about my books, their content, the writing of them, and what it’s like to be a mystery writer to a women’s book club, hosted by Mhaire (Mary) Fraser and Karen Lesyna. Thank you, ladies! Mary and I go back to our writing classes days, studying…