A Comic Caper about the Mob. Don’t miss this.

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Today, we have a special guest post from Melodie Campbell. The Library Journal says this about Melodie`s third novel, The Goddaughter (Orca Books): “Campbell`s crime caper is just right for Janet Evanovich fans.  Wacky family connections and snappy dialogue make it impossible … Continue reading

What’s the First Thing that Influences a Book Buyer?

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Today, I’m furnishing the blog.  So, it isn’t an interview.  But rather, it’s a take off on the old saying, “You can’t tell a book by its cover.” I know most contracts give the publisher the right to select the cover. … Continue reading

From Luggage Rack to Tree House to Novels

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Today, we’re interviewing Marta Chausée.  She is a Southern California author, poet, playwright and artist.  She’s also been a boutique owner, forensic document examiner, mental health therapist and life coach, just to name a few of her pastimes.  So, you … Continue reading

Successful Real Estate Developer Writes Successful Novels

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Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Walter Luce, a successful real estate developer in three states.  So, of course, his books cover three states and some of his books draw on that experience.  I think you’ll enjoy meeting Walter. … Continue reading

An Amazing Writer – You Won’t be Disappointed

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This week, we have an extraordinary visitor, Dr. Judy Alter. She was director of a university press for many years, has written dozens of books, both fiction and non-fiction, and achieved high recognition with the Western Writers of America.  Because of … Continue reading

The Pastor’s Wife Rides Motorcycles

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Karla Akins is a pastor’s wife, mother of five, and grandma to five beautiful little girls. She lives in Northeast Indiana with her husband, twin teenage boys with autism, mother-in-law with Alzheimer’s and three rambunctious dogs. When she’s not writing … Continue reading

Narcotics Investigator Knows What He’s Writing About

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This week, we’re visiting with C. L. Swinney, a man who burst onto the writing scene with such great enthusiasm he overwhelmed some of us. He reads, he writes, he blogs, he writes poetry, he writes mysteries.  I’m impressed, and … Continue reading

Here’s How One Writer Did It

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Today, we have a guest post from Shannon Taylor Vannatter, a stay-at-home mom.   Her debut novel won the 2011 Inspirational Readers’ Choice Award.  She’s added another six novels since then, with another due out in the fall. She lives with her husband, … Continue reading

Today’s Drugs & a 2000 Year Old Cure Lead to Murder

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Kristen Elise, is a drug discovery biologist and long-time resident of San Diego, California where she lives with her husband, and step-son. The Vesuvius Isotope is her debut novel and today she shares a little bit of the novel with us.   A Very, … Continue reading