One of the best places to give a book talk is among people you like and those who like you. That’s where I was yesterday at the senior luncheon. After eating, Milly introduced me and I told the group about my three Darcy and Flora cozy mysteries, The Cemetery Club, Grave Shift, and Best Left […]
Oct 16, 2014
Crows, Critiques, and Cozies
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“Use active voice instead of passive” was one of the suggestions heard around the critique table yesterday. As for the critique itself? Well, there was nothing passive about it. It was active with lots of readings and suggestions laced with a copious amount of laughter. Words are important! Words have changed the course of history […]
Oct 15, 2014
Coffee, Candy, and Critique
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It’s that time again–one of my favorite days in the month. It’s time for another cozy critique and a gathering of all the cozy critters. We’ll read, listen, offer suggestions, share triumphs and maybe a few tears, and talk about the world of words. And, of course, I’ll tell them more about my trip to Ireland. […]
Oct 4, 2014
From Sharon Rose Mierke
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Sharon is my Canadian friend and a fellow writer. She is a published writer, many times over. I’ve read a number of her books and, let me tell you, they are worthwhile reading. Amusing, entertaining, and well-written are adjectives that apply to Sharon Rose’s writing. Blog: A shared on-line journal where people can post diary […]
Sep 30, 2014
Dilly’s Cafe
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Our Roving Reporter is blessed with an above average amount of curiosity, as are most reporters. She is drawn to Levi, Oklahoma, and its interesting inhabitants. Wanting to become better acquainted with the town’s citizens and the reasons behind so many mysterious happenings, she sets up an interview with a man who probably knows more about what […]
Sep 29, 2014
Murky Monday Meanderings
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Those are my thoughts this morning: here, there, everywhere. Murky and meandering, yes, but I believe they are coherent; at least, they are to me. Last night, Sara, Nathan, and I had a rousing game of Monopoly. Now, Monopoly is always fun but it becomes hilarious when Nathan rolls the dice. He really gets into […]
