To the authors who read my blog: As you write your new book, do you find that you have some chapters you prefer to other chapters? To the readers who read my blog: As you read a cozy mystery, are there chapters that stand out to you? And then, of course, there are favorite parts within each chapter. […]
Feb 26, 2018
The Sky Is the Limit with “What If”
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But, what if things were not as they appeared and behind all the facade beat a real, honest-to-goodness mystery? With the magic words of “What If” the sky is the limit. I am pleased and honored to be guest blogger on Southern Writers Magazine Suite T this morning. Please click on this link and […]
Feb 25, 2018
Homemade Bread Sticks and Apron Pockets
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A pan of homemade bread sticks sits in my refrigerator. Closer to lunch time, I’ll take them out, let them rise about half an hour, and bake them. They should go well with homemade lasagna. Since this was my first time to attempt bread sticks, I have my fingers crossed. If they turn out delicious, […]
Feb 24, 2018
Get On Top of That Ugly Old Rock
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Don’t stumble over that ugly old rock of criticism and pessimism. Don’t ignore it and try to go around it. Climb on top of it and make it not a stumbling block, but a stepping stone. Glean anything valuable from it and disregard the rest. Don’t you dare let it dampen your day in any […]
Feb 23, 2018
Making Memories for Tomorrow
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It was shocking to me when Dr. Billy Graham passed away this week. Of course, I knew that he wasn’t well and he was getting up in years and would one day die, but it’s still a shock because he and his crusades had been a fixture in American life since before I was born. […]
Feb 22, 2018
Cold Day, Hot Coffee, Warm Critique
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Each Cozy Critter headed straight for the fireplace as she came into my house yesterday. Next stop, coffee pot, then the hundred year old table and chocolate chip cookies. You’ll understand that while all this activity was going on, we were talking non-stop. A good way to warm up a cold day. Nancy told us […]
