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Wednesday Words – Last Line Standing

Today’s #1lineWed theme is to post the last line of the chapter. Since I’m such a rule-breaker, I’ll give you the last paragraph of a few of the chapters (remember this is draft mode still, kay?). Chapter 1 – Standing … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Temptation – Shades of Fun

Since B.E. and Liza asked nicely, I’m sharing FIFTY SHADES OF BLOOD with y’all. It’s just for fun. There will be no book or novella to follow. Consider it a silly Halloween Treat…or Trick, depending on whether or not you … Continue reading →

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Monday Means More Coffee

There was a weekend. I know this because I had an OKRWA meeting and it’s only on Saturdays. And there was baseball. Of the 14U variety. I even ended up keeping score during Sunday morning’s game when the catcher’s mom/scorekeeper … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words – First Lines

Argh! And FLAIL! And all that angsty writerly stuff. I really thought I get THE DEVIL’S CUT finished yesterday–first draft anyway. Then I hit chapter 26. Which is the big battle between good and evil. And I discovered that I’d … Continue reading →

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Monday Shuffle

Monday. Again. I don’t know why it surprises me that this day pops up every seven days. Weird how that works, huh? *rolls eyes* I’ve got a bad case of the “Don’t Wanna’s.” Don’t wanna write. Don’t wanna market. Don’t … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Get ‘Em Up

I watched a lot of videos trying to pick one for today. I went through almost the whole playlist for THE DEVIL’S CUT but man…while the songs fit the mood and scenes at various points in the book, the videos? … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts – Universal Awareness

At first, I laughed. I mean, seriously? Me act normal? That’s like inviting a wolf to dinner and expecting him to sit at the table, linen napkin in his lap, cutting his meat and eating with a fork. Just ain’t … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Something to Talk About

Today’s #1LineWed is all about dialogue. Characters talking means telling rather than showing. That’s a good thing, as opposed to that whole show is better than tell thing. Info dumps (telling) is not good. Bringing out info/back story via conversation? … Continue reading →

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The First Monday of October

Doesn’t the Supreme Court come back into session today? Or something. Yes, it’s Monday. Again. Why do they keep plaguing us? Of course, I worked most of the weekend so this could be Wednesday for all my brain knows. Let’s … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema and a Contest

For those of you who don’t hang out on my FB author page, I’m going to share this again. Harlequin is running a big contest this month, the #WhateverYoureInto Sweepstakes! Click over to the Contest Page on Harlequin.com for rules … Continue reading →

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