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It seems like everyone I talk to is dealing with high summer temperatures right now. Do you ever dream of winter evenings toasting your toes by a roaring fire? With a good book, of course.
Well, I can’t supply the cool evenings and toasty fire, but I can suggest some books to take your mind off of the heat. Lose yourself in the cold of winter with these Christmas and winter holiday reads!
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The time has come! Release day for On the Slab Pie, book #18 in the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series. Are you ready for a super twisty mystery? This one should satisfy your craving for a sweet treat! Erin and Vic are working for a slab pie for Statehood Day, but there are a few distractions…
On the Slab Pie and other new releases Read More »
National Novel Writing month comes only once a year, but you can always join Camp Nano in April and July too. If November is not good for you (the month before Christmas… some people are rather busy) or if you want to write several books during the year, then it’s a great way to connect with other likeminded writers and join in the camaraderie.
It’s Camp Nanowrimo Time Again Read More »
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. A day to explore the history and cultures of the indigenous peoples of this land, to join in celebrations and memorials.
And what observance would be complete without books? there is more and more call to write books with diverse characters from all walks of life. Different races and backgrounds, disabilities, neurodiversity, and more.
Books for National Indigenous Peoples Day Read More »
Have you been eagerly waiting to find out what would happen when Crazy Theresa and Willie met up again? After Theresa’s appearance in A Fateful Plateful, things couldn’t stay the same!
Now, Cut Out Cookie is live and you can return to Bald Eagle Falls with Erin and Vic to see what is in store for them now. Will they have a quiet Easter making marshmallow eggs and cut-out cookies in cute rabbit and lamb shapes? Or are things about to change again?
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Time for a Father’s Day blog post! It can be hard sometime to find representations of good fathers in literature. We have absent fathers, abusive fathers, and fathers who just drift in and out of the background. I confess that many of my characters have fathers who fall into these categories. They tend to come from traumatic backgrounds and/or families with secrets. But there are a few important exceptions.
Stories with Strong Fathers Read More »
May is National Share a Story month! There are so many great stories out there. When I was deciding what to do for my blog, I told the authors I was talking to that this year’s theme was Myths, Magic, and Mayhem. I just realized today… that was the 2021 theme. Oops. But I’m going to go with it! So here is a flashback to 2021.
Share A Story! Myths Magic and Mayhem Read More »
Today, I wanted to cook something up for some of my characters. What would their favourite gluten-free meals or treats be? So let’s dive in!
Celebrating Celiac Disease Awareness Month with Fictional Characters Read More »
Well, Mother’s Day is coming up next week and I thought I would showcase some fiction with good/strong mothers.
So many of my characters are foster children and street kids that I don’t have a lot of wonderful mothers in my stories. But I do have a few! And truth be told, sometimes the best mothers are fathers or grandfathers!
Reading about Strong Mothers Read More »
April 23 is World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day or International Day of the Book. It is a day to celebrate reading, publishing, and copyright. The day was first conceived of in 1922. April 23 was selected as the death date of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and William Shakespeare.
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