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Stolen Joy…

As we drove down Market Street, in Philadelphia I asked my husband John, “Do you see any signs that we are in the holiday season?” He looked around as we drove past one Drexel University building after another and he said no, not one. University of Pennsylvania had nothing, 30th Street Station, not a tree […]

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Writing Wednesday/ Manuscript Formatting

Every Wednesday I share some of the things I have found that worked well for me and some that didn’t work so well on my journey to publication, marketing and publishing again.  The sort of stuff I wish somebody would have told me back then… Writing Wednesday   Formatting Your Manuscript   I will never

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Writing Wednesday/ #IWSG/ Contests

The first Wednesday of every month I participate in The Insecure Writer’s Support Group.  The #IWSG is one AMAZING group of talented writers. Some of them are beginners and some are professional authors. One of the many things we all have in common is our moments of extreme insecurity about our craft. Another is our

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Gold Diggers and Dead Beat Dads/ Author Interview and Review…

I recently read Gold Diggers and Dead Beat Dads. I am excited that the author, Valerie Rind agreed to answer a few questions and I applaud her for writing an intelligent, important and due to the serious subject a surprisingly witty book.   My Review: Smart, well written and eye opening… The author had me

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Writing Wednesday/ When Production Goes Wrong

Writing Wednesday   Wednesday is the day I share what I have learned on my journey to publication, marketing and publishing again. If you have any questions please feel free to leave them in the comments and I will do my best to answer them.   Production Gone Wrong A few months ago I started

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And the lie was…

Yesterday I played along with a group of other bloggers in a game of 5 truths and a lie. Today is the day to fess up and reveal the lie. I cannot wait to see if I guessed any of the other bloggers lies correctly. 1. My husband and I were married and had our

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Writing Wednesday/ Writing Memoir

  WRITING WEDNESDAY   Wednesday is the day I share what I have learned on my journey to publication, marketing and publishing again. If you have any questions please feel free to leave them in the comments and I will do my best to answer them.   Writing Memoir Most of us believe our lives

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Hell and Sons.

Friday Fragments are bits and pieces of your week that are usually brief; too short for a stand-alone post, but too good to discard. Collect humorous observations, “Heard” items, other small gems and put them together in a Friday Fragments post. Then leave a link to your Friday Fragments post and link back to our

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Writing Wednesday/Writing Past Insecurities

  Writing Wednesday On Wednesdays I like to share information I picked up along my journey to being published, marketing my first book, editing and preparing to be published again. Information that I wish someone would have shared with me, back then… If you like the information I hope you will share it! Writing Past

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A Happy Witch, A Happy Ending and a Real American Horror Story…

  Friday Fragments are bits and pieces of your week that are usually brief; too short for a stand-alone post, but too good to discard. Collect humorous observations, “Heard” items, other small gems and put them together in a Friday Fragments post. Then leave a link to your Friday Fragments post and link back to

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