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Inspirational Quote Monday! #21 of 2013

Inspirational Quote Monday! #21 of 2013

It’s Inspirational Quote Monday! This week’s quote is for everyone who is having a child graduate! – “Whatever they grow up to be, they are still our children, and the one most important of all the things we can give to them is unconditional love. Not a love that depends on anything at all except […]

First Kiss Friday – Lady Elinor’s Escape by Linda McLaughlin

Today’s First Kiss Friday featured guest is Linda McLaughlin, author of Regency romance Lady Elinor’s Escape.  Welcome Linda!  Here’s the first kiss between Lady Elinor Ashworth and Stephen Chaplin. “Would you like to dance, mademoiselle?” Stephen asked. She bit her lip in hesitation. “But I do not know how to waltz.” His brows rose in surprise. […]

Lost Souls: Resurrection is Free!

Lost Souls: Resurrection is Free!

Resurrection, the first Episode in my Lost Souls series is now free!  Get your copy today! Souls who refuse to pass into the afterlife become wandering spirits, trapped between the world of the living and the dead.  These are the Lost Souls.  Some of these Lost Souls have banded together, uniting to fight against an evil […]

Inspirational Quote Monday! #20 of 2013

Inspirational Quote Monday! #20 of 2013

It’s Inspirational Quote Monday! Here’s the quote for the week – “Don’t say you don’t have enough time.  You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo de Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”  – H. Jackson Brown Jr.  

First Kiss Friday – Deliverance by Jennie Marsland

Today’s First Kiss Friday featured guest is Jennie Marsland, author of historical romance Deliverance.  Welcome Jennie!  Here’s the first kiss between Carl O’Neill and Naomi Franklin. Carl lowered his hand. It curled into a fist at his side. Whatever had happened must have been bad, if she couldn’t stand a simple touch. “I’d like ten minutes […]

Characters

Characters

So you have your work area.  You’re ready to start writing.  But what do you do next?  What I do is start with my characters.  To me, these are the most important thing in your novel.  If they are strong and well defined, the plot will come from them. When I start writing, I know […]