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Author Spotlight – Graciela Kenig
Award-winning author Graciela Kenig joins me for this month’s Author Spotlight. Graciela’s political thriller, The Plans They Made, features a strong female protagonist and offers action-packed adventure! Read on to find out how Graciela comes up with the trials and tribulations her characters experience in the novel. On to the interview! When did you first…
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A podcast interview
I sat down with Burke Allen of the Big Time Talker Podcast and chatted about my 2023 Readers’ Favorite Bronze medal, my next writing project and why I don’t write sex scenes. It was a pleasure to talk about writing and what it means to me. You can find Burke Allen’s Big Time Talker Podcast…
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What to read in April 2024
I’m sad to report another DNF (did not finish) this month. On the plus side: I know why I didn’t connect with the book. More on that in a moment. For anyone just joining us, I’m following two book clubs this year. One is hosted by my local library and the other, a neighborhood group.…
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Author Spotlight – Melissa Green / M.M. Colt
This month I’m welcoming back Melissa Green, writing as M.M. Colt, to the Author Spotlight. You might remember her from September 2019 where we talked about how she got into writing, as well as how we met. She is one of the first people I met at a 2018 writer’s conference and we’ve stayed in…
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What to read in March 2024
As you know, I’m following two book clubs. One is hosted by my local library and the other, a neighborhood group. The library picked The Life and Crimes of Hoodi Rosen by Isaac Blum. The neighborhood group took a break for March since most everyone was traveling, so I used the 2024 Reading Challenge hosted…
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Pig Needs a Plant!
This is the first Potluck Pig for 2024. Don’t you love the new header for this year? Makes me want to collect a bunch of piggy banks and line them up. Their tails are adorable! The newest pig in the collection is from my daughter. She got this cute pig planter while hanging out with…
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Author Spotlight – Jule Kucera
This month I’m happy to welcome Jule Kucera to the Author Spotlight. I met Jule in a writer’s sprint group several years ago and enjoy both her fiction and nonfiction works. Jule’s Storywheel is a tool I use regularly. Storywheel explains story structure in a way that is easy to understand and implement. I highly…
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What to read in February 2024
This month’s book selection had me wondering: would I have two DNFs in February? As you know, I’m following two book clubs. One is hosted by my local library and the other, a neighborhood group. The library picked Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, and the neighborhood group selected It Ends with Us by Colleen…
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Author Spotlight – Helen Garraway
The January 2024 Author Spotlight is with Helen Garraway. Helen and I met in Miami, FL at the Readers’ Favorite Awards ceremony. I enjoyed chatting with this USA Today Best Selling Author and wanted to share her work with you. She’s answered some questions about why she writes and what she is working on for…
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What to read in January 2024
I’m calling this month a draw. The goal was to read two books: True Biz by Sara Nović and Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. Technically, I finished True Biz but I can’t say the same for Demon Copperhead. True Biz by Sara Nović I read this book in April 2022 when it was on Reese’s…
