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I put our garden in last weekend.  It’s one of the rituals of spring that I love.  Actually, it starts earlier than that.  In late February or early March, I make the trek to the local pla

One of the things that I enjoy about writing is that it’s made me a very curious person. Well, I was probably that way beforehand. I think part of it comes from my upbringing. I remember spen

The writer hunches at her computer, the blinds pulled, all of her attention focused on what’s glowing on the monitor. Nothing stirs in her room. Her husband and dogs know very well to leave h

In most fiction, the characters are what drive the novel. They create the conflict. Whenever I get ready to write a novel, the characters usually come to me before the conflict and definitely befor

One of the questions that I’ve been asked is how the title for my novel, Exiled Heart, was chosen. That’s a great question, as the title, along with the cover, are the two hooks that ge