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New Release for Halloween
After last month’s hurricane and then being without use of a computer for over two weeks due to delayed repair issues from Hurricane Sally, I fell off my typical twice a month blogging schedule. Fortunately, I feel like things are back to “normal” for me now–if normal is a spectrum, I’ve at least got a…
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Radio Interview
On Saturday, August 1, I will be doing a live interview on a Blog Talk Radio show. Tune in to Book Talk with Tessa and Cindy at 3pm Eastern (2pm Central, etc.) to hear me gush about all things relating to The Possession Chronicles, my Southern Gothic family saga series. There is a call in…
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We All Need Fortitude
Today–Saturday, June 6, 2020–marks the 122 anniversary of the Tampa area race riots that happened during the mobilization of the troops to Cuba for the Spanish-American War. For my novel, Fortitude, I researched the event from multiple sources and did my best to portray the situation accurately, though it was heartbreaking to dive into such…
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Pinterest Boards
As a highly visual person, I enjoy utilizing Pinterest for research and story ideas. I have boards for each of my novels and even some of the main characters, as well as for favorite things like books, movies, and colors. While I search things on Pinterest, I also do a ton of research for my…
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Mardi Gras and Southern Gothic
It’s that time of year, again. Mardi Gras. The day (season) of indulgence. Last January, I blogged about it on a personal level–check it out here. Today, I’d like to take a minute to tie Mardi Gras with my Southern Gothic series. I found this explanation of Southern Gothic Literature online last year on a…