Reading and Writing Life
Autumn and Rainy Days ~~ by Vicki Batman
Autumn and Rainy Days Hopefully, you have blue skies and the air is crisp with fall. However, where I'm at as I write this post, we have rain. There's the day when I throw a light blanket on me and hit the couch. I grab the channel changer and head to the movie...
Another Deleted Scene ~~ by Kathy L Wheeler
From my latest release - Lies That Bind, I deleted 10,000 words. It hurt, like a paper cut doused with alcohol. But here it is. You be the judge--should it have been nixed? Chapter Nineteen One Month Later “Does it have to be so big?” Kelly demanded. Alex bit back a...
New Cover for Quotable ~~ by Kathy L Wheeler
Well, I seem to be having trouble on deciding on the fate of book 1's cover in my Bloomington Series, Quotable. I've spent a lot of money on it. Ugh. But, I think I've found the one I'll stick with for a while. Tell me what you think.
Today’s Deleted Scene ~~ Kathryn Bain
Today's we have Kathryn Bain's original opening for Beautiful Imperfection. The cover is fantastic...that explains why it just won 1st place for the Inspirational Category in the "Show Me Your Cover" contest for 2013!! Original First Scene: Beautiful Imperfection...
Never Giving Up ~~ Mary Coley
Kathy: Today, I'm hosting another Jodi Thomas Pioneer friend. (You've met a couple already). Mary: Mystery and romance. There’s nothing more entertaining and intriguing than a puzzle to solve and characters who get into your heart and stay there. That combination is...
OooooOoooo ~~ Happy Halloween!
A small group of the Oklahoma Romance writers kicked off their newest Holiday Anthology, October 27th with Night of the Harvest Moon. Here's the setup: As the wind moaned and dark clouds passed over a silver moon, bats covered a leaden sky. Soon the hills of Romania...
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Movie Lovers Inc … with Elaine Cantrell
Today we have another fun day ~~ with Elaine Cantrell. Elaine: I like going to movies, don’t you? Kathy: I do. Elaine: For one thing the refreshments are better than what I have at home, and for another the movie just looks better on a big screen in a dark room....
Finally ~ Lies That Bind ~ 3rd in the Bloomington Series
Well! I did it. Lies That Bind is finally available. This has been a long road. I wrote the book over three years ago. I put is aside to complete my Cinderella Series. Then came the historical (it has now been completed and set aside -- for clarity purposes, of...
Changing Seasons, Changing Your Life ~~ Gemma Juliana
I grew up in a land of eternal summer. As a child with very fair coloring my nose was perpetually burnt and freckled and my hair was naturally bleached by sunshine. I’d pay dearly for this, years later, but at the time it translated into spending time on the sea with...
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