Another list of things

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So, here's a bunch of random things:I am a writing machine right now.  I love it.  It's me in my element.  But it's also me at my most distracted.  Let's not talk about how on more than one occasion this week I've put laundry and detergent in the washing machine and walked away without starting it.  Let's also not talk about how I've done the same thing with the dishwasher, or how many people I owe e-mails & phone calls to at the moment.Remember those great summer reading programs from your childhood library days?  BookSparks PR is hosting a Summer Reading Challenge for grownups, and STAY is … [Read more...]

Book Trailer Fridays – Claire Cook & Best Staged Plans

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It is no secret that Claire Cook is one of my all time favorite writers.  I'm a huge fan, and I've been waiting impatiently for BEST STAGED PLANS to hit shelves for months now.  It came out on June 7th to rave reviews, and is a June Indie Next pick!I know what my weekend plans are: Lawn chair, iced tea, and the latest Claire Cook book!  I feel like summer has officially started now!Here's a description of BEST STAGED PLANS:As a professional home stager, Sandy Sullivan is an expert at transforming cluttered rooms into attractive houses ready for sale. If only reinventing her life were as easy … [Read more...]

Argo hates being left out.

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Don't we all, though?This is what happens when J goes outside to do yard work without Argo. We try to take him with us while we weed and garden as much as possible, but when it's too hot, or we have to rake or wheel anything (he's a tire biter and thinks rakes are really big dog toys), Argo stays in (and throws a little tantrum). Poor pup! … [Read more...]

Best Kept Secret by Amy Hatvany

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I had the pleasure of reading BEST KEPT SECRET by Amy Hatvany as an ARC last year and loved it so much that I wrote a blurb for it:"Haunting, hopeful, and beautifully written. I couldn't put this book down, and I can't stop thinking about it." Here's a description of the book:Cadence didn’t sit down one night and decide that downing two bottles of wine was a brilliant idea.Her drinking snuck up on her - as a way to sleep, to help her relax after a long day, to relieve some of the stress of the painful divorce that’s left her struggling to make ends meet with her five-year old son, Charlie. It … [Read more...]

“Baby’s in Reno with the Vitamin D…”

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The funny thing about being exhausted all the time is that it creeps up on you.  Since I'm not a good sleeper, feeling awake and alert and energized seemed to be just over the horizon.  One more night.  One more chance to sleep soundly and wake rested. Then I started sleeping soundly, because I was purely exhausted.  I still didn't feel better, even after weeks of getting a good night's sleep. I was completely engrossed in a project, writing like a fiend all day.  Surely, that was mentally exhausting.  That would explain it.  Then I finished a draft and took a break.  Still tired. Then I tried … [Read more...]