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Thank you, Library of Congress

Jan 23, 2019

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This isn’t the blog I intended to post today. In fact, yesterday I drafted a WiP Report about my life finally getting back to normal after several months of dealing with illness, injury and insomnia. Yesterday I was able to follow my normal routine of getting up, doing my yoga routine now supplemented with exercises…

Legacy

Dec 26, 2018

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Hello, Everyone! Gosh, it’s been a long time since I talked to some of you, so this will serve as a catch-up about my activities as an indie author in 2018. It was very busy for me, partly because I made an ambitious resolution at the start of the year to bring out something new,…

WiP Report: DONE!

Nov 28, 2018

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I’m very pleased to announce that I finished my NaNoWriMo2018 project yesterday afternoon, certified it on the website, and printed my certificate. Whoop! Whoop! To celebrate, this morning I’m wearing my NaNoWriMo2018 tee shirt for the first time. Also earlier I let myself linger over coffee and the daily Sudoku puzzle instead of flying into…

WiP Report: Two Thirds of the Way There

Nov 21, 2018

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Somehow it doesn’t seem quite right that apparently I caught a cold when I went to the medical center a couple of weeks ago to have an MRI on my sore shoulder. (I tore some muscles in it, probably when I got too enthusiastic at an exercise class two or three months ago. The pain…

Revisit World War II

Nov 9, 2018

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R. Grey Hoover’s Kicker World War II is raging. A young father must choose between his family and duty to his country- a decision that could cost him everything. Based on actual experiences of United States veterans and official military aviation history records from World War II, this is the thrilling story of a family’s…

NaNoWriMo2018: Day 7

Nov 7, 2018

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I begin Day 7 of NaNoWriMo2018 with 11,211 words written so far and a big surprise for myself. (That’s something I love about drafting a novel. Really it’s a voyage of discovery into the untold reaches of my mind.) Specifically, once I got started, I found out that Apart in April, Book 5 in my…

New for NaNoWriMo2018

Nov 1, 2018

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Novel Basics: An Illustrated Guide to Writing a Novel Have you always wanted to write a novel, but haven’t even known how to start? Or perhaps you’ve written short stories, but the sheer size of the novel scares you off. Maybe you have a novel you drafted twenty years ago tucked away in a drawer…

Rascally Gang in Free Short Story

Oct 17, 2018

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The 9th Street Gang Friday 23 February 1900 Kansas City, Missouri Happy to be wearing her old brown coat that the wet snow wouldn’t hurt and galoshes over her boots because of the slush underfoot, Minty Wilcox marched along 9th Street at Daniel Price’s side. Daniel had bundled up in his tan overcoat, pulled his…

Fireworks and Possible Romance Free

Sep 27, 2018

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“If you have never read any of Juliet Kincaid’s calendar mysteries you are missing out. This short prequel story to the first book, January Jinx, is fun and introduces us to the two main characters, Daniel and Minty, before they actually meet.” Amazon reviewer. Banker Hector Jones hires detective Daniel Price to get the goods…

“Write Stuff Down”

Aug 23, 2018

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An Indie Author Reflects on Senior Moments Three of us dedicated senior hoofers have gathered near the back of the exercise center after class. We’re all 60+. (Well, to be honest, in my case, it’s 60++.) We’re all normal weight and short but not stooped over from osteoporosis. We all take at least three classes…

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