Remember the phrase, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it”? I wonder that about a lot of things and more often now than I used to. One thing that puzzles me is why manufacturers or agencies change an advertisement that is working fine. Sometimes after watching a flashy commercial complete with all the latest TV hijinks, I ask, […]
May 29, 2015
Grave Shift Goes Visual
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BOOK TRAILER BOOK TRAILER BOOK TRAILER BOOK TRAILER Wow! Am I excited! For the first time ever, I have a video on YouTube. It is a book trailer of my second Darcy and Flora Cozy Mystery, Grave Shift. I’m eager for you to see it and share in the fun. Clicking on An Unsuspected Traitor will […]
May 28, 2015
A Gathering of Cozy Critters
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Learning is a lifelong process. I’ve learned a lot more out of the classroom than I ever did inside four walls (I’ll have to admit though that those kindergarteners taught me a lot when I was supposed to be teaching them!) In our cozy critiques, learning is the key–the key to writing, reading, understanding, and […]
May 27, 2015
The Mystique of the Critique
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Today is that special time of the month–the cozy critique. This is when a group of ladies will gather around the hundred-year old table to discuss what they are reading and writing, to offer suggestions and a gentle critique, to munch on cookies, sip coffee, and pursue a wide range of topics. In other words, […]
May 26, 2015
Mysterious Morning
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If a writer of mysteries (me) ever needed a mysterious atmosphere in which to write a mystery, that dark, dangerous, scary time is now! In fact, after a night of lightning and storm warnings, it’s still dark and foreboding this morning. My heart goes out to the people in Texas and Oklahoma and also here […]
May 25, 2015
Proudly
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My brothers, Thurman, Tracy, and Richard served in the Navy; my husband in the Army; my nephew Clint joined the Marines. They all came back home, all except Clint. We lost him to an awful place called Viet Nam. I think of Clint often and especially on Memorial Day. My country is made up of diverse […]
