A Conversation with Diane Chamberlain
Diane Chamberlain and I are having a conversation about writing, our books, how to make characters come alive, and lots more. Diane began it today and you can find it right here. Tune in at my blog on Friday for the second part. Oh, there are books to give away, too. See you there and…
Read MoreManuscript Miracles
I’m in the final stages of Somewhere Between Luck and Trust, the second in my Goddesses Anonymous series. Can those of you who’ve just read One Mountain Away guess the major character in this one? She was introduced in the first book, and we’ve traveled another winding road to the end of this novel. But…
Read MoreSunday Poetry: Within a Lattice of Time
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday poetry blogs here. After putting up my book trailer on Friday I decided we needed a poem that was reminiscent of that mountain scenery. I found Parker’s Mountain by Kate Knapp Johnson to share with you.…
Read MoreOne Mountain Away: The Book Trailer
I’m so delighted to be able to share the new video my son created so that I could introduce my readers to One Mountain Away. Several months ago we played with ideas and got as far as filming, but the script was much too long. So I reworked it, and Galen produced this to go…
Read MoreA Match Made in Heaven: Joanna Slan and Charlotte Bronte
Welcome to my good friend and guest blogger, Joanna Slan, who’s just begun an exciting new series, the Jane Eyre Chronicles. To celebrate, she’s promised to give one autographed copy of Death of a Schoolgirl to a Southern Exposure reader. To enter leave a comment here for Joanna before midnight Friday. Take it away, Joanna. “Friendship however is a plant which cannot…
Read MoreSunday Poetry: The Uncooked Vanilla Pudding of Life
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday poetry blogs here. Hold on to your hat today. Or don’t, because if you do, you might lose your edge, and The Edge is where I want to be, by Lisa Martinovic, is our Sunday poem.…
Read MoreFiction Friday: Final Excerpt of One Mountain Away,
Tuning in late? Since Friday, July 6th I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the beginning of One Mountain Away here at my blog. Today the excerpts conclude because the novel is now at your favorite bookstore and you can read the entire novel. Hurray! You can still see prior excerpts by clicking on Goddess Anonymous under Categories at the…
Read More7 Things I’ve Learned after 70 Books
Today is the launch for One Mountain Away. Cue the trumpets and race to the bookstores. One Mountain is the first of my new series, Goddesses Anonymous, and one of the more difficult novels I’ve written. You would think, wouldn’t you, that after seventy books, I should be able to dash off a novel between…
Read MoreSunday Poetry: New Dreams Every Night
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday poetry blogs here. I’ve spent the weekend celebrating a “big” birthday for my husband. All our sons and their families arrived to spend it with us here in NY, and it’s been wonderful. Since birthdays are…
Read MoreFiction Friday: Part Four of One Mountain Away
Tuning in late? Every Friday this month I’ve shared the beginning of One Mountain Away , and I’ll conclude next week on August 3. By then the book will be at your favorite bookstore or better yet, on your personal bookshelf. You can read prior excerpts by clicking on Goddesses Anonymous under Categories at the right. Start reading from…
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