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Margaret Cavendish (or why I don't write about characters who have babies,...
Sometimes, writing about a perfectly average historical figure works. You know, those girls who have no prospects and no powerful ambition to create them. Young women who, when attacked, cringe and...
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Aphra Behn -- Playwright, Spy (and probably not a whore)
If Margaret Cavendish was one of the first widely recognizes female writers, Aphra Behn was one of the first professional female writers – she actually made a living from her writing. (Which as the...
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July Giveaway -- FOREVER AMBER and LADIES IN WAITING
So let's make with the freebies, shall we? I don't know much about food and wine pairing, but I do know heaps about book pairing. For the next few months (and perhaps indefinitely if it proves popular)...
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And the winner is...
HANNAH! Congratulations! You've won a copy of my favorite historical Forever Amber, and a signed copy of my own Ladies in Waiting. I'll email you soon to get your information. Thank you so much to...
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Home
I feed the seagulls like a tourist... I had to run away from home for a while. A few years, actually. I thought the mountains were calling me. I thought I yearned for seasons. I was wrong. I'm...
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There Goes My Mascara
Foolish, foolish girl! You knew the ending of Code Name Verity would make you weepy (as did several parts before the end.) Why on earth did you read it right before going out? Why did you doom yourself...
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August Historical Giveaway -- The Crimson Petal and the White
Life has been exciting lately, what with selling a house (for a rather depressing price, but hey, I got a little out of it and at least I'm not paying for a house I'm not living in any more, so I can't...
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The Winner!
Congratulations to MIKE! You won a copy of The Crimson Petal and the White, and a signed hardcover of Ladies in Waiting. I'll contact you shortly to get your mailing address. I can't wait to hear what...
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Carbon Free Sugar
Okay, I get what they're saying. It still tickles me.Certified Carbon Free Sugar.Not quite as bad as the fat free spring water, but still, funny.Because of course, sugar has carbon.And here is a nifty...
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All is roses
Writers (oh how I love to generalize) are fragile, insecure creatures (who are at the same time egoistic narcissists, but they keep that on the DL) who go all to pieces at bad reviews and then start a...
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YA Historical Fantasy DELUSION Hits the Shelves!
My young adult historical fantasy DELUSION is released today! It is about two teenaged stage magician girls in London at the beginning of WWII who are evacuated to the countryside – and discover a...
View ArticleThe Romantic Comedy Formerly Known as MORNING STAR
Oddly enough, writing and blogging don't seem to go well together.The good news is, I've finished my romantic comedy (or historical romance, or Wodehousean farce) which was once known as MORNING STAR,...
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Article 8
Here is the oh-my-goodness-lovely cover of Love by the Morning Star. I think it is my favorite cover ever. It so perfectly captures the effervescent romance, the sly comedy, and the setting of my...
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Under the Green Hill is Honored
Did I mention the pleasant news that UNDER THE GREEN HILL was selected for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list? That means thousands of middle school kids throughout the state of Florida (my...
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Squawk
This bird is called a SQUAWK. (Guess what their call sounds like?)They are also (more commonly) called Yellow Crowned Night Herons, and their favorite hobby is to really freak me out when I'm walking...
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Some Short Stories -- This One About SQUID!
I'm making some of my short stories available in e-book format. Some of them have been previously published in magazines like Story Quarterly, GUD, and others, some have been published under my...
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CLEVER ELODY -- a sweet fairy tale for kids
Here is a sweet little story called CLEVER ELODY about a poetic prince and the poor girl he loves. All seems hopeless -- until Elody teaches the prince how to turn one borrowed chicken into perfect...
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Weepy as Soon as the Book is in my Hands
Right now I'm reading Eva Ibbotson's last* book One Dog and his Boy, and I've been misty-eyed ever since picking it up. I KNOW that it is going to end well, because her books always do. But she's going...
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The First Freebie -- A MAN OF KIRI MARU Free Nov 10-14
As my holiday gift to my readers, I'm giving away every single one of my short stories -- FREE on Amazon in Kindle format. For five days, from November 10-14, you can get a free copy of A MAN OF KIRI...
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Mark your calendar for FREE ebooks!
Just so you can plan to download all of your FREEBIES, here is a calendar of all of my holiday giveaways. I have some science fiction, some adventure, a couple of kids stories, and some literary...
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SF short FREE Nov. 15-19 -- The Ideal Household Appliance
Here is the latest FREE story -- The Ideal Household Appliance, a science fiction short, free on Amazon November 15-19.In THE IDEAL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, a socially averse entomologist with an interest...
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The Next FREEBIE -- SF Short Story LARVAL
My next FREE story is the science fiction short, LARVAL. It will be free Nov. 20-24.In LARVAL, two recent graduates with mountains of debt and grim prospects meet two girls who claim that humans are...
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He Hunts Butterflies... With Guns
My next FREE story is The Butterfly Hunter, a horror(ish) story that originally appeared in the horror magazine Necrotic Tissue. (Is that not a perfect name for a horror magazine? I think it is now...
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One of my favorite characters -- LANA HALLIDAY -- FREE
For the next five days, my short story LANA HALLIDAY will be free on Amazon.The captivating, sly LANA HALLIDAY is part detective, part guardian angel, part trickster. When her friend Ronnie Acton loses...
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An Artistic Temperament FREE on Amazon Dec. 5-9
Free Dec. 5-9 on Amazon -- my funny short story AN ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT -- featuring another favorite character of mine, Cyril Payne, who might have stepped out of a Saki story.Here is the Amazon...
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