GRAVE HERITAGE LAUNCHES At last, the long-awaited day is here. Thank you, fans of Darcy and Flora, for waiting patiently for this fourth book, Grave Heritage, for pre-ordering, and for telling your friends of the publishing date! It seems a long time since Darcy Campbell and Flora Tucker whispered in my ear their ideas for the next […]
Sep 18, 2016
The Wonderful Week That Was
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The week passed in a flurry of writing, reading, exercises, visits with friends and family, and much of it was accompanied by rain. The Cozy Critters met and left in a rainstorm. I painted a gourd, punched holes in it and put twinkle lights inside, and had a close encounter with a spider. Some books I’ve […]
Sep 15, 2016
Though Storm Clouds Gathered, So Did We
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When five women are talking, writing, reading, and giggling, it’s no wonder they don’t notice the afternoon has grown dark and storm clouds are gathering. However, rain held off until the Cozy Critters began climbing into their cars. Then, it rained! Poured! Deluged! (I don’t think there is such a word but that’s what it did.) Carolyn came back […]
Sep 14, 2016
What a Writer Does When She’s Not Writing
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Yesterday, I finished the final edit of Grave Heritage and sent it to my publisher. Funny thing, toward the last of the book, when Darcy and Flora are running from a killer and a flooded creek is between them and safety, I forgot that I was supposed to be checking for typos. Realizing I was […]
Sep 12, 2016
A Stranger in the Night
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Grave Heritage Chapter 1 I awoke sitting straight up in bed, my heart doing double time. Was it rain pounding against my bedroom windows or the wind roaring around the house that had awakened me? Jethro, his feline apprehension alerted by my sudden movement, jumped from my bed and darted from the room. Straining to […]
Sep 9, 2016
And Then, After I Built the Perfect Yard…
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One of the many nice things about writing is that I get to go places and do things I could never do in real life. And, I get to live where I want, in the sort of house I like. When Darcy and Flora moved to their new home (Grave Heritage) I designed the house […]
