Getting to know interesting people is one of my favorite things and the Indie Author Community is full of good sorts, like Jennifer Brasington-Crowley. I first met Jennifer while in the midst of an Instagram writing challenge organized by Writer TL Brown. Her wit, supportive nature, and love of animals won me over instantly. Now […]
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Natural witch Lucie Bellerose first flew off the pages of TL Brown’s Through the Door, Book 2 in the Door to Door Mysteries series. Her next appearance came months later in Book 3, Doors Wide Open, of the same series. I loved Lucie from the start—strong, thoughtful, independent, and who doesn’t love a gal who
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Psychic psychologist Marnie Reilly is an open book once you get to know her, but she doesn’t give away her secrets to just anyone. I’m surprised every day as new quirks emerge and things about her past bubble to the surface and explode on the page. As the main character and protagonist of the Marnie
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I don’t know about you, but I love meeting new people and introducing them to the people in my world. Over the next several months, I will interview a group of talented indie writers who support their peers. Why? Because we all need a little help from our friends. Like TL (Tracy) Brown, one of
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May snuck up like a stalker and when I say that, I know what I’m talking about. I’ve had two. Both in the distant past in a land far, far away. Where the heck has time gone? It seems like I was packing up the Christmas decorations just a few weeks ago, but here we
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The Mystery Writer is a poem I’ve been working on for a while. There have been several abysmal drafts, but I think this one resonates with my darkness and light. I hope you enjoy it. The Mystery Writer In shadows deep, where secrets dwell, A mystery writer weaves her spell, With pen in hand and
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The November news is: my favorite time of the year has arrived! As I ready for the silly season with lists of things to do for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year, I celebrate the year coming to a close and hold hope for the one approaching. Three cheers for peace as one door eases closed
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A few days ago, I posted on FB and Instagram a few stanzas of a poem named The Writer. Sharing the full text below pushes me WAY outside the zone of comfort, but don’t we all suffer a little when challenging ourselves? Now, I’m not a very good poet and the meter is off, but
I’ve read several articles about mystery/thriller/crime tropes that have become cliche. How many have I used in my Marnie Reilly Mysteries series? Alleged Cliche Mystery/Thriller/Crime Tropes How did I do? Five out of ten isn’t terrible. I mean, it’s a MYSTERY series. There have to be some of the genre tropes in my books. At
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I met Marnie Reilly about fifteen years ago when I wrote the first line of a short story that would become Divine Guidance, Book 1 in the Marnie Reilly Mysteries series. Whether I am working, gardening, walking in the forest with my pack, or falling asleep, Marnie is the voice in my head telling me to get off my butt and get back to Creekwood with her, Tater, Dickens, Tom, and Danny.
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