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Trekking Through the ASHES Trilogy

I remember reading a scathing review of DRAW THE DARK a couple years ago where the person got all upset because I clearly hadn’t done my research or else I would know that Winter, WI (a real town, and a…

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Signing in the Bookstore and Nobody’s There

Yes, that title is a complete steal from this superb (and very funny) video that’s been out a few years and tell me this isn’t an author’s worst nightmare: a bookstore talk and/or signing where nobody shows.    Now, tell me…

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Addendum Books

I’ve always been curious about Minneapolis and St. Paul, probably because one of my favorite writers, John Sandford, sets his Lucas Davenport books there (oh look, there’s city hall; there’s the Government Center; wait, wasn’t that the skyway where Lucas…

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Letting Go

The other day, someone asked how finishing a trilogy felt.  Sad came to mind although I wasn’t sure if that was exactly what I meant.  Empty is more like it, I guess, but I feel that way after any book,…

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Happy Book Birthday to MONSTERS

Wow, I can’t believe the day’s really here.  But it is: MONSTERS hits shelves today.  To help celebrate, I’m listing a very cool giveaway.  We’re not talking just you getting the book here; we’re talking that you get the book,…

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Close-ups, Cake, and MONSTERS, Too

Following up on my post a couple weeks ago on profile pics, a lot of you put in your two cents.  Many came down on the side of the current Glacier picture because it’s spontaneous, a little quirky, and lets…

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A Certain Fashion Sense

I love it when the New York Times comes out with stuff that’s really only “news” to, maybe, the five people who’ve been living in a cave the last few years.  I refer specifically to the article on the J.K….

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Ready For My Close-Up?

So Harry, the guy who said my blog needed some major work, mentioned that he hated my profile picture: the one where I’m in Glacier, staring at a mountain.  (A spontaneous shot, by the way.  The husband took some other…

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My Brain, On Fear: Part II

As you’ll recall, a couple weeks ago I talked about a pretty bad dream of mine and what it might mean, specifically as it related to my work in progress.  I said then that two interpretations for that dream came…

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Topsy the Elephant and Edison the Executioner

Ever heard that old kid’s song, “Nellie the Elephant?”  No, I hadn’t either until I had my own children and a very wonderful British nanny who brought over a cassette one day with this song front and center.  My kids…

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