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Anyone for Champagne for Breakfast?

Breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day. The typical breakfast fare consists of such staples as oatmeal, bacon and eggs, pancakes, French toast and such. Why? I’ve often wondered...

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A rant

There is something about being self-employed, especially when one is working out of a home office that brings out the pettiness in people. It gets worse when one is a writer/book author. People who...

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Champagne tease … an excerpt

Chapter 1 Cleveland, Ohio – 1972 Why be normal? Normal had to be the most boring word in the English language and the most mundane way to lead one’s life, Natasha thought. She sauntered by The Higbee...

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Chautauqua

The esteemed Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York is close to my heart for many reasons. I was introduced to the Institution by a friend at church, who suggested that I send them a proposal...

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Republishing

Getting the rights back to a book is like going through a divorce. It’s a decision to terminate a contract, negotiate a deal, get custody and part. It’s ironic that I worked over twenty difficult...

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From Dolls to Prose

The other night I was pondering why I prefer to write women’s fiction and romance. My early influences came to mind. From as far back as I can remember, I loved to be read and read fairy tales. Hans...

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Before and After

In a previous post, I discussed how I had the rights reverted from a major publisher so that I could re-publish my novels my way. This process involved hiring a cover artist to come up with new covers....

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The Tale of the Blue Robin

Blu-Blu died on Good Friday in 1995. It was a fitting time for an elderly soul who had lost her ability to perch and her will to live. She was an earth angel, complete with wings who blessed my life...

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Losing my mascot

For two months, I had company while writing. My computer screen had been split between my current manuscript and a livestream of my beloved mascot. Now, I am back to being a solitary author. Mascot?...

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My Mascot was Found!

A Tower of Giraffe’sAdopting August TajiriOliver !After thinking that I was losing my writing mascot, she has returned. April, the famous giraffe, is back on a live cam, along with mate Oliver and baby...

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