Category: writing

Passionate Hearts Anthology

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Vanilla Heart Publishing announces the release of its forthcoming romance anthology, Passionate Hearts. My short story, Her Protector, has been chosen for inclusion in this wonderful book. For more details or to purchase a copy, please click on the link below. http://www.vanillaheartbooksandauthors.com/Home_Page.html

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Three Weeks Last Spring

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In need of some summer reading? Here’s an excerpt from my novel, Three Weeks Last Spring. England April 1999 Skye Dunbar stood by the window, and looked out across the meadow as she waited for the transatlantic phone call to connect. It had been a miserable weekend—dull, wet and cold—cold as the heart that beat […]

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Nature’s Gifts

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To celebrate Earth Day and the work of the Nature Conservancy Council, Vanilla Heart Publishing has released ‘Nature’s Gifts.’ More than twenty pieces, from haiku to villanelles, from essays to short stories, will delight nature lovers everywhere. Take a walk in a garden or hike in a national park. Reflect on the moon. Learn something […]

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An author’s Guide to Promotion

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Congratulations! Your book has been published. The hard work of writing, editing, and sweating over just the right word, are over. You can sit back and relax. Or can you? Now is the time to take off your “writer’s” hat and put on the “marketing” hat. But surely marketing my book is down to the […]

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Talks and Puppy Dog Tales….

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Writing is, for the most part, a lonely profession, but once in a while I receive an invitation to give a talk. A couple of weeks ago, I spent a delightful morning talking to the members of the Parkgate Branch of the University of the 3rd Age. For those of you unfamiliar with the name, […]

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Writer’s Block – Fact or Fiction?

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You’re halfway through writing your novel and–bang! You’re stuck. Your inspiration has deserted you. You find yourself staring at a blank page for minutes, hours, days, possibly even weeks and months. So what causes it? Many different theories have been put forward, everything from lack of focus, fear of failure, poor plotting technique, stress—and if […]

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