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2022 Indies Book of the Year Award!

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Tinderbox is a finalist in the 2022 Indies Book of the Year Award in the category of fantasy! I am so happy and honored! Thank you to Foreword Reviews and all involved! Time to crack open the champagne! Click here for more information: https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books/tinderbox/

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Mini-Musing 8/27/21

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We've all heard it. Genre writers, in various forms or another. "Why don't you write something serious?" "Why don't you write a real book?" "Fantasy (science-fiction, horror, romance...) isn't real writing." Even with all the genre fiction being made into movies and TV out there, you still have people asking these questions. Recently, The Neverending… Continue reading Mini-Musing 8/27/21

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My Ocean City Retreat! Thanks to Little Pink Houses of Hope!

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I have some personal news that I needed to keep to myself for a bit. Big Brother and I just spent a marvelous week in Ocean City, MD. More accurately, in Bethany Beach, DE in a beautiful beach house. You may ask, "But wait, why did you wait until after to tell us?" That's easy.… Continue reading My Ocean City Retreat! Thanks to Little Pink Houses of Hope!

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Offer of Publication: Tinderbox!

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It's been quite a fight since I started this journey back when I was a girl of 14 years old. I suffered disappointments and setbacks. Sometimes I wanted to quit, but you know what...? IT WAS WORTH IT! You may have seen on my social media accounts, the news I have been waiting for, for… Continue reading Offer of Publication: Tinderbox!