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Posted on February 2, 2026March 6, 2026

MONDAY MEANDERINGS #5 2026

Happy Monday and Happy February. Things are finally beginning to thaw here. The roads are clear but there are still thick patches of ice where the sun can't reach. I did a fun experiment during my hibernation. I needed to cook a meal and didn't know what I wanted, so I asked ChatGPT for suggestions. …

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Posted on November 10, 2025March 3, 2026

Monday Meanderings #34

Hello, friends! It's Monday again. Did last week fly by or what? It did for me. When my husband was alive, he'd often take my hands in his and say, "these little hands do so much." I never appreciated that small gesture as much as I should have. There were lots of little things I …

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Posted on November 10, 2023

Friday Free For All – Audiobook – Copy Edits – Grandchildren

Happy Friday! We made it to the end of the week. I hope it's been a productive one for you. I am super excited to be listening to the first seven chapters of my upcoming new release, The Edge of Too Late. This is a new experience, as none of my other books are in …

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Posted on May 11, 2017March 3, 2026

Top Reasons Readers will close your book.

While recently attending the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia, I sat in on a workshop that gave out this information. I felt that it was valuable enough to pass along. 1) Nothing happens in the opening pages. No one will keep reading about a bunch of characters that are going nowhere, or pages …

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