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Last Chapter for The Button Collector

My book is five years old now—a literary kindergartner!–but I still remember the day I got the news that a small press in Ohio wanted to publish it. Even though I’ve been a writer most of my life, publishing a … Continue reading

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Summer Reading

This summer, my husband took our daughter on a three-week adventure to Europe.  Before they left, I gave my daughter a bon voyage card that said: Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.  Okay.  I didn’t come … Continue reading

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An Ode to Libraries, Part One

Dear readers, Here’s a shocker for you: new authors published by small, indie presses don’t go on big publicity tours.  We don’t have fancy ad campaigns.  And we certainly don’t make gobs of money. Which is not to say we … Continue reading

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Follow the Publishing Road ….

In just over a month, my book will be out on its own in the big, wide Technicolor world, the thought of which fills me with equal parts terror and exhilaration.  Even though I’ve been a writer almost as long … Continue reading

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