A miscellany of thoughts about dogs, cats, writing, life in the Ozarks, & occasional book reviews
"The reader deserves honesty." Nora Roberts Whether you're a writer or a reader, Nora Roberts' post Plagiarism, Then and Now is worth your time and serious reflection. In that post she shares her own heart-wrenching experience and confronts what she calls "this ugly underbelly of legitimate self-publishing." It's both humbling and awe-inspiring that a writer of …
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Long-time readers of this blog will remember I've previously featured award-winning author Susan Kroupa. (If you haven't discovered her Doodle series, you're in for a real treat!) I'm delighted to report the award nominations from the Dog Writers Association of America continue to roll in. Sue has earned three nominations in the DWAA Writing Competition. …
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We're hot on the trail of great reads this week, and today is launch day for a new psychological thriller from AJ Waines. I'm a big fan of her work, and this latest in the Samantha Willerby Mystery Series promises to be just as terrific as her other books. AJ's fiction is a logical extension of her …
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Moon Games by Shelly Frome Synopsis: At the outset, Miranda Davis has nothing much going for her. The tourists are long gone by October in the quaint Carolina town of Black Mountain, her realty business is at a standstill, and her weekend stint managing the local tavern offers little to pull her out of the …
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Introducing a new series of paranormal cozy mysteries by bestselling author Nancy Warren! Synopsis: At a crossroads between a cringe-worthy past (Todd the Toad) and an uncertain future (she's not exactly homeless, but it's close), Lucy Swift travels to Oxford to visit her grandmother. With Gran's undying love to count on and Cardinal Woolsey's, Gran's …
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