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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Backstory

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Remember this mantra from childhood? Thing is, words do hurt. They don’t leave bruises like punches or pinches. They won’t put you in a cast with a … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Betray

It’s time for #1lineWed again over on Twitter and the theme is “BETRAY”–or any form of the word. I keep noodling around with Sinjen and Sade’s book and have no idea where all the various scenes are going to fit. … Continue reading

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Friday Sinema: Love All Over

Don’t be surprised if scenes like these appear in future books of mine. Love the song, loved this movie, because…Gerard Butler, dancing, elevators, and little black dresses. Great inspiration in my line of work. 😉 Have a great weekend and … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Trust Me

It’s Wednesday as you read this. It’s Tuesday evening as I type this. I have no idea how the world looks today. Interesting that the THEME for #1lineWed is **TRUST**. I trust the world is still spinning. I trust that … Continue reading

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Friday Sinema: #TeamBS (I Heart Blake Shelton)

Happy Friday! I’m a big Blake Shelton fan and he might have been a wee bit of part of the inspiration for Deacon Tate in THE COWBOY’S CHRISTMAS PROPOSITION. This video made me smile and laugh (“And by the way, … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Happenings

It’s a mad, crazy world out there and my instincts are to hunker down and pull the covers over my head. Except nothing gets done that I need to get done. So I’m going with Plan B. And also this … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: GHOST Writers in the Sky

Happy Halloween. Today’s GHOSTly #1lineWed theme is rather apropos, don’cha think? 😉 And while the word is only mentioned in passing in this snippet, Sade does find herself in a rather spooky place. She’s getting really tired of flitting between … Continue reading

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Friday Free For All: More Linky-Dinks and Stuff, Halloween Edition

Halloween is next week so I thought I post some stuff. Click through the links for some awesome pics. Keep scrolling for some musing from me about the stuff that’s on my scary list at the moment. Don’t worry about … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Success

I’ve been thinking about failure a lot lately. Forward progress on all of my current projects have been stymied by a variety of things. I’ve been far too much in my head. Not only is that a scary place to … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Turn of the Key

Wednesday comes once a week, every week. That means it’s once again time for #1lineWed. Today’s theme is **KEY**. Since I’m totally rewriting the first three chapters of the next Red Dirt book, I’m getting down and dirty with today’s … Continue reading

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