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Group Promotions
Here are a few ways to support authors and find some deals on something new to read! This month, I am joining up with Christian authors offering Easter discounts. Maybe you’ll find something you like and a new author to follow. Click here to see 11 Christian books – fiction and non-fiction. This link will…
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Of Rice and Ramen
Confessions of a Starving English Teacher Abby had not planned to be a teacher. She had planned to be a writer, but she became a teacher instead. Not because she wanted her summers off. Though that was a nice perk. Not to accumulate wealth. Which goes without saying. And not because of some pressing need…
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Broken Glass and Sunny Meadow Lane
Story Behind the Story – Breaking Together One of my favorite reviews for my first novel Breaking Together was written by a reader named Ruthie. She said, “Sometimes in a book you discover a character you would truly like to have for a friend or live next door to in reality…Maggie is such a character…
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The Story Behind the Hanging On Series
I initially wrote this series a decade ago when I was a stay-at-home mom raising my two daughters. Breaking Together (originally Broken by Design by a lovely publisher and a dreary cover!) came into existence because in a short span of time three of the moms who had kids at the same elementary school as my kids, unexpectedly lost their…
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Calling All Teachers!
I am doing research for my next novel which is set in a public middle school. I want to capture the essence of being a teacher because I find that people who don’t teach have only a vague idea of what teachers do and how you feel. In fact, I shared this novel with my…
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Semicolons Copy
I am not a big blogger. I may use this in the future for character sketches. I will also use this space to post things about writing and life that make me laugh. Irony is always a good source of humor in my book. I found these quotes about writing in this exact order. Coincidence?…