An Author Should Be Able To Write a Blog Post, Right?
Authors are word people. That’s what we do, string a bunch of words together and hope they make sense to somebody out there in the big, wide world. Nothing stresses me more in my author life than...
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Mommy Tears
Yesterday, my daughter and I traveled to a stately old plantation house just south of town. There we met her wedding photographer to take bridal portraits on the grounds of the estate. I watched as my...
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Are Ebook Sales Really Declining?
If you are an author, especially an indie author, the question of on-going viability in the ebook market is of great concern. Well, it is of great concern to me because 99% of my sales are ebooks...
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It's That Time Of Year Again...
It's that time of year again. No, not sweater weather. I live in Louisiana. There is only one day a year that it is cold enough to wear a sweater. No, not the end of daylight savings time. Although we...
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My Top Ten List of Writing Tip Lists
I was searching the internet the other day for blog post ideas because well...honestly I felt my blog had become stale. Posting blog articles had become infrequent. Good ideas had run away from home.Of...
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Cranking Up the Creepy
CHELSEA LANE IS HERE!The final book in the Haunted Hearts Series: Arkansas Hauntings, Chelsea Lane, has just been released.Here's the books description:Searching for a reason to go on living…All her...
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New Release by Chantel Rhondeau - Love's Ride, McCallister's Paradise #4
Title: Love's Ride (McCallister's Paradise - 4)Author: Chantel RhondeauRelease date: November 24, 2015Genre: Contemporary Romance/Family Saga RomanceBrad McCallister has always felt estranged from his...
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The Haunted Hearts Series Books 1 - 5 Now Available In a Bundle
The first five books in the Haunted Hearts Series are now available in a five book bundle for $9.99. Separately, the five books cost $12.95. So that's a pretty nice bargain, right?Very soon, I'll be...
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Conversations With My Muse - Writing In My Head Edition
Image in Public Domain as a faithful reproduction of a work of art in the public domain. It’s been awhile since I shared one of my conversations with my muse. Not that my demanding, loud-mouthed muse...
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10 Favorite Inspirational Spots
These ten spots have inspired me, and one day will all find their way into my writing...if they haven't already.https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htmMt. Rainier National Park,...
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Success Is Personal: Reflections On a Twelve-Year Journey
Everyone in author world has his or her own definition of success. Some define it as making six figures in royalties. Many want to be published by a big 5 publisher. Others want to be number one on the...
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Write Every Day, They Said
The seventh book in the Haunted Hearts series just released on June 25th. I was editing it right up until the moment I had to submit the final version to Kindle by the end of the day on the 14th. I...
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The Power of Words
Hello, my name is Denise, and I’m addicted to books. My reading addiction began when I was a teenager. My friend Brenda had begun reading Harlequin romances, and she let me borrow one. I was hooked...
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How My Family Copes With My Writing
This is the family. Left to right: Me, my daughter, my son, my son-in-law, and my husband.This post is supposed to be about how my family copes with my writing, but I don’t think they cope with...
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My Netflix Addiction
Some might call my addiction to Netflix bingeing a problem. I call it... Well, I can't argue with them. I can't watch just one episode of a show. Oh, no. My bingeing got so bad that I had to stay off...
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Juggling Three Works In Progress
Well, I've never done this before. Right now, I'm working on three books at the same time. My husband asked me how I keep them all straight and if I have a problem with continuity when I'm bouncing...
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Last Day in Wyoming
Colter Marina, Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National ParkIt's my last day in Wyoming. No, not the going home day, but the last day I actually do something vacation-y.It's a bittersweet day because...
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Sneak Peek at The Sweet Madness of Honeysuckle
I'm finally able to give my readers a peek at the cover for the last book in the River Road set of the Haunted Heart Series, The Sweet Madness of Honeysuckle. So here's the cover:Here's a sneak peek...
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New Year's Resolutions? No. But I Do Have Some Writing Goals
Happy New Year, everyone! Some of you are glad 2017 is over and history. Some of you might be sad to see the old year go. I have mixed feelings about 2017. Some good things happened and some not so...
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I'm Not Mary Sue. My Name Is Denise.
NOT MARY SUE!Her name is Mary Sue. She’s a time and space traveler, zipping from book to book, scene to scene, unmindful of physics. The woman is disdained throughout the literary world because Mary...
View ArticleWhy I Pulled the Plug On My Twitter Account
True confession time. I didn’t create my Twitter account for the purpose of social interaction. There, I said it...or um...wrote it. No, I opened the account for the purpose of selling books. I know....
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Adventures In Charleston, South Carolina
I needed ideas and inspiration. River Road Hauntings was complete, but I didn't want the Haunted Hearts series to end. So where could I take my readers next? The next locale for the series had to be a...
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My NOT Bucket List
Ever since Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson created a wish list of things they wanted to do before they kicked the bucket, people have talked, dreamed, blogged, posted, and written about their Bucket...
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How I Fell in Love With Day Hiking
It was 1987, and my husband and I were excited to go on our first trip together to Colorado. I’d been in love with the Rocky Mountains since I was a little girl. My parents had visited there before I...
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Five Things I Love About Fall
It’s Fall ya’ll, or at least, our version of it. Here in north Louisiana we have four seasons: pre-summer, summer, deep summer, and summer-isn’t-over-yet summer. Winter? What’s that? There have been...
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