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Novelists Story Bible: Who did what to whom and why

ONE OF MY writer buddies (an NYT bestseller, btw) was on deadline and forgot the color of an important supporting character’s eyes. Is this important? Maybe not to some writers, but I believe that anything that yanks your reader out … Continue reading

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Character, plot twists, bad guys & hot guys–can you tell the difference? ~ Chapter 3 of SCOOP

In this chapter, I was strengthening the tension between Cauley and Logan. When I saw this scene in my head, it came off kind of like a Hepburn & Tracey scene, where the two are at odds–almost fighting–but the attraction … Continue reading

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You know it’s time for a time out when your houseplants commit suicide…

You know it’s time to take a break when your depression and anxiety cause your houseplants to commit suicide and your usually exhuberant little Border Collie reverts to puppyhood and sucking his blanket. Time for a time out. I’m taking … Continue reading

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What do a .99 bestselling book, a slightly ditzy blonde and Madonna’s left boob have in common? A Christmas story by Kit Frazier. You’re welcome.

As the holidays wind down, I’m not quite Christmas’d out, and I’m still reading holiday novellas, anthologies and naughty limericks, so I figure you might be doing the same thing. I tricked out A MacKinnon Christmas–so in addition to a … Continue reading

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Pets for Vets to help train our Shelter dogs for therapy for returning troops !

When US Army Sgt. Brad McDonald returned home from his third tour of duty in Sgt. Brad McDonald ignited the idea for Pets for Vets Central Texas with his new pal Sunshine! Sgt. Brad McDonald ignited the idea for Pets … Continue reading

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Somebody owes me an apology. And a margarita. And not necessarily in that order . . .

OKAY, SO HERE’S what happened. I’m trying to print out what’s left of Morgue File, the 4th book in the Cauley MacKinnon series while simultaneously putting out a brand spankin new newsletter about a HUGE project I’m starting with some … Continue reading

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There's a difference in man-sick & lady-sick, and mostly it's about getting pestered~update with Author Suzie Tullett

~UPDATE: Author Suzie Tullett was kind enough to chime in with a hilarious spin to let me know that I’m not the only woman who suffers the side effects of ManFlu . . . check in Friday for her installment … Continue reading

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Storms over the Llano River . . . not sure why nobody wanted to camp out!

LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, the wind started whipping up, with gusts clocked up to 58 mph, tearing down trees and crashing part of one of the neighbors’ boat docks into our island. We sat out on the shore and watched the … Continue reading

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Move over Miss America, in Texas, we got a Sausage Queen . . .

“WHY IS DAD riding around with a girl on his car?” The Princess wanted to know.   We were watching the Miss America Pageant, and she was going through old photos, looking for the picture of me in my first … Continue reading

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Snackman–A new kind of superhero. And he's got snacks!

EVERYBODY KNOWS I love superheroes. I’ve got a Happy Meal-size plastic figure of Superman hanging over my monitor, and an autographed picture of Batman watching over me from my bookshelf. I even created FBI Special Agent Tom Logan in my mystery … Continue reading

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