Tag Archives: Marilyn Brant

Teachers Who Make a Lifelong Difference

This past week I got a wonderful surprise: a message from the Honorary Awards Chairperson for the Illinois Association of Teachers of English (IATE) telling me that they’d selected me as their 2013 Illinois Author of the Year! I was … Continue reading

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Simple Pleasures

This week, my husband and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. (Where did the years go?!) And, although we didn’t take an exotic trip anywhere or buy each other expensive presents, we did have a really lovely, really romantic time. Even … Continue reading

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A Writing Plunge Into a New Genre (+ a Giveaway!)

Update: Congrats to Kristine on winning the Julia Quinn book! Please email me (marilynbrant AT gmail DOT com) with your snail mail address and I’ll send it out to you! I’ve always enjoyed reading historical romances. (And, c’mon, who here … Continue reading

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Filling the World with ‘Silly’ Love Stories

To deliberately misquote Paul McCartney, You’d think that people would’ve had enough of silly love stories, but I look around me and I see it isn’t so… Hey, I’m one of those people who wants to fill the world with … Continue reading

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Literary and Movie Boyfriends

On Facebook, Jennifer Estep had a link to April Lindner’s quiz, Who is Your Literary Boyfriend? I took it, and my literary boyfriend turned out to be Ron Weasley. I’ve liked Ron Weasley since the first Harry Potter book, but … Continue reading

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Q&A with Author Caroline Fyffe

Happy Holidays, everyone! It’s my pleasure to welcome my friend and Golden Heart sister, Caroline Fyffe, to Magical Musings for a special Q&A today! Welcome, Caroline! 1. Can you tell us the premise of your latest book?  I’d love to. … Continue reading

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The First 5 Things I’m Thankful For…

“When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect towards others.” ~ The Dalai Lama Thanksgiving has been my favorite national holiday for as long as I can remember, and not just because of the turkey, the mashed potatoes … Continue reading

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Marilyn Brant’s Story with Giveaway

Marilyn Brant is a great friend and writer. I loved reading her story, and I know you will, too. It’s also my day for a giveaway, so I’m giving away DOUBLE DIPPING by Marilyn. If the winner has read it … Continue reading

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The Festivities of Fall (+ a giveaway!)

My contemporary romance, Double Dipping, is the story of opposites colliding when a dedicated 2nd grade teacher battles the new financial director to save their school’s much-loved autumn festival. It’s romantic, of course, and (I hope!) a humorous tale, which takes … Continue reading

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A Place Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Many of us probably know that line from the theme song of the old TV show “Cheers.” I found myself humming it recently, and not even realizing why at first, but then it hit me: It was because of the … Continue reading

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