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Fiction Reflects Reality
I love it when characters come alive on the page to me. Even if they are just minor characters. Debra R. Borys Sometimes a scene writes itself. The characters start talking and I just record what they...
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Jo Likes Tequila
A good writer always puts a piece of herself into each character. For Jo I picked tequila. Birthing the Next Book He makes my skin crawl. Why had she told Lily that? Jo poured another shot of tequila...
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The Sins of the Daughter
What was Lily’s father really like? I wrote this scene to help me figure that out. Birthing the Next Book Lou ran a hand through his hair, causing the short strands to stand up even further. He had...
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When Backstory Comes Forward
I used backstory material to write this dream sequence for Lily. Birthing the Next Book “WESTMONT HIGH SCHOOL” The words engraved in plaster above the door drew Lily’s eye as she walked up the front...
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Conversation Without Condemnation
Manipulation can be subtle, and in the guise of caring. Birthing the Next Book As Jo shut the door behind her, something on the bulletin board across the hall caught her eye. The perfect Caucasian...
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The Cheese Stands Alone
Each book in the Street Stories series stands alone, yet carries continuing themes like character growth. Birthing the Next Book Like the nursery rhyme game, each Street Story novel stands alone. What...
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Cat Pee and Deadlines
I don’t want to jinx it, but even though I’m behind schedule, the writing has been going great the last couple of days. Birthing the Next Book Jo threw her toothbrush into her makeup bag, the other...
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Pride
Cry Baby Cry is done! Watch for pre-order links later this week on Amazon and news on my July 1 launch party Birthing the Next Book When Lonny moved on, Avril walked over to the mirror on the far wall...
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The First Accolade
Cry Baby Cry Earns its first five stars. Nice! Cry Baby Cry Sheri Wilkerson, who previously reviewed Box of Rain and gave it a five star review, provided the first online response to Cry Baby Cry. She...
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“The Perfect Read”
Welcome to the roller coaster ride of the review world. Enjoy the highs and learn from the lows. Cry Baby Cry Starza Thompson from Windy City Reviews has reviewed all four books in the Street Stories...
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