Monthly Archives: January 2010

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I’m not writing this blog from my own laptop, mine went through a full PC Restore today, and is busy loading the 93 Windows updates it needs. The whole process took over 5 hours, due to huge delays in my … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger Cynthia Eden w/ Giveaway!

Writing For the Love Hi, everyone! It is an absolute pleasure to be back here with the wonderful ladies of Magical Musings (and huge congrats to Michelle on her recent deal!). Today, I wanted to talk about writing—or, specifically, what … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger Barbara Samuel

Write What You Know Love When I grew serious about writing novels, I kept reading that exhortation to “write what you know” with more than a little despair. What did I know? I was only twenty years old and I … Continue reading

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Week Ahead with Barbara Samuel, Cynthia Eden & Beverley Kendall

We’re already giddy at Magical Musings by great news for Michelle Diener and Liz Kreger, and now we’re even more gleeful with our fabulous three guests for the week. First up on Monday is Barbara Samuel, aka Ruth Wind and … Continue reading

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Review: Death at Dawn by Caro Peacock

This historical, set at the start of Queen Victoria’s reign, was totally gripping. Liberty Lane, the protagonist of the novel, is everything you could wish for. Independent-minded, well-educated, but still a product of her times. When she is offered boys’ … Continue reading

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Miss Millie the Magnificent!

In case you missed Michelle’s special post yesterday, be sure and check it out! A two-book contract with Pocket Books is a grand way to start 2010! Congratulations again, Michelle! Now to my blog… As a child, toting home 3 … Continue reading

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Guest blogger Elisabeth Naughton with giveaway!

How Far Would You Go? Thanks so much to the gang at Magical Musings for inviting me back! It’s always fun to be here. Tonight my daughter and I watched the third Lord of the Rings movie. I’ll admit it, … Continue reading

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Special post: I got THE CALL :)))))

I have looked forward to this day for a long time. I found my agent last year, the marvellous Marlene Stringer of Stringer Literary. She loved the kind of books I write. Loved them. I had been dreaming about finding … Continue reading

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Sense of Being Stared At

In my current WIP, one of my protagonists is following someone, who keeps looking back, sure he is being followed and watched. I let my protangonist take that sense of being stared at for granted. Because for a long time, … Continue reading

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Making Big Moments BIGGER

I’m a Robert Downey Jr. fan and a Sherlock Holmes fan, so of course the first movie I saw over the holidays was Sherlock Holmes. Though I loved the trailers–especially the scene with Robert Downey Jr. tied to bedposts–I still … Continue reading

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