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There I Go Again!
I have accepted yet another opportunity to show up as a live Author (as opposed to a dead, but famous one...) at a book store this coming Sunday. I never refuse an invitation to present my published work to the public, no matter what the setting. I have...
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And now THIS!
I'd like to share some exciting news, or it is to me anyway! Tell-Tale Publishing has released two of my latest books! "Loves Prey", a dark Paranormal Thriller has been haunting me ever since I finished it. Now I'm thinking my Muse is trying to tell me...
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Art uncovered!
I got a message yesterday from an on-line author resource InD'talemagazine (InDtale.com) It appears the cover of "Wolf Master of Iron Mountain" Book I in my "Witch of Appalachia" Series, Has been recognized as a potential winner of an a unique contest...
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Are You Looking For Me?
It's possible you don't realize it; you may be totally unaware. So, here are the facts as I see them: 1) I am a published Author (Can you hear the trumpets blaring and the noise of the crowds swelling to a fever pitch?) 2) I do public Book Signings around...
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Books Carry Germs!!!
Even before I put my own juvenile ramblings on a page and called it poetry, I simply adored books! I loved a new book with its crisp, unblemished pages, but eventually came to see, that a well-worn book was a good indication of its content value. Sort...
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When Writing Becomes Work
From time to time, folks will ask me about being a writer and it's amazing how many have used phrases like, "sounds like fun" and "enjoyable pass-time" and the predictable "I've always wanted to do that.." I have a hard and fast truth to share with these...
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"Celtic Fire" Book 6
Happy to announce here that Book 6 of the Witch of Appalachia" Series is being released on October 31! A perfect way to celebrate the Halloween Spirit (or spirits...) with a copy of this latest Fantasy/Paranormal Mystery! Get some hot chocolate and curl...
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And Now There's This...by Francesca Quarto
Out just in time for the short days and long nights ahead...A NEW Release of my latest Paranormal Thriller. "Dark Desire" is set in a small Louisiana Parrish with the mysterious and sinister Bayou creeping up to its doors. A hot romance chills under the...
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The Sorcerer's Crucible Has Arrived
" No one can deny the truth of it; there is a Sorcerer among us!" So spoke the old Minister. A wizened old man of indeterminate years, that the locals of the village put down as nearing a century. He had already out-lived all of their grandparents and...
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Hats off to the "Day Tripper"
I know that somewhere in my past, there was a song with the title "Day Tripper" or at least, the phrase was part of the lyrics. Because I would probably mark myself as some carbon dated fossil, I won't try to explore the origin further. Suffice it to...
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"And don't forget to brush..."
I don't know about you, but when I look back on my growing-up years... you know, those formative years when you were gloriously ignorant of sex, fashion, computers and everything political... well, I remember the last words that followed me up the stairs...
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Are We There Yet
This writing gig is like a road trip with the kids used to feel. Two hours of reading the map and another two wishing you were anywhere else! OK, maybe not that bad, but the pain of not knowing where you are or when you'll arrive at the destination is...
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Book Signing Coming Up Soon! So What!?
While a Book Signing may not be a big deal to you...it is to the Authors that are on hand at the events. They have to prepare for the day by prepping their tables; decorations, candy, bookmarks, free gifts, good pen, bottle of Jack Daniels (just making...
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What's the Difference Between Understanding and Knowing?
Now that most of you reading this are adults...or pretending to that status, let's begin with the premise that you do know the English language. That can be as far from understanding the tongue spoken by the majority of people residing in America, as...
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Don't Be the Last to Know...
Saturday, February 27 from 1pm to 6pm, you have a chance to meet me and other Authors at: Books and Brews, 9402 Uptown Drive, Indy 46256. The food is great, the brews are outstanding (I have that brews part from a reliable source...) This is a special...
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Just Because You Can...Don't
There have been more than enough rants on the state of the country, the state of politics and the state of the world. We all have our pet peeves and solutions to the great ills of the planet. How about we fix just one little behavioral issue: my FaceBook...
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Just Another Kind of Crazy!
When you were growing up (as if that process is complete, right?) did you ever tell yourself how unfair it was that some kids got whatever they wanted. You were deprived of all your dreams, desires, fun, but most of all, freedom. Being restricted as a...
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Inependence Is A Myth!
Today is July 4th; Independence Day in the USA. Usually I am caught up in the celebration of this country's hard won democracy on the world stage. The Fireworks have been booming and rattling windows, the smell of grilling burgers and hot dogs permeates...
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The Magic of Imagination
On occasion, I find myself trying to explain to a curious friend or relative, just how I came to write Urban Fantasy. One individual (happily not related) went so far in his probing of my genre choice, as to accuse me of smoking "wacky tobacky" when seeking...
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The Sound of Spring is THUMP!
There's no denying I longed for the warmer, balmy days of spring to herald in the renewal of life. The grass has found its green vitality, the birds have found their winter-stilled voices and the neighbor's kid has found his basketball! I know...basketball...
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What's a muse supposed to do?
I really enjoy the weekly humorous shows I find on National Public Radio. Some of the unscripted comments are almost worth an hour of listening to the bad news of the day beforehand. I finally figured out, there is no humor without the muse of human foibles...
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Good Advice...Real Cheap
After twenty minutes of scrolling through my FaceBook postings...time that could have been spent writing my book... I finally came across something of real worth. As much as I enjoy the cute animal babies interacting with darling human babies, and of...
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Parenting Revisited!
Many years ago, when I believed the Tooth Fairy was kind of cheap considering all the suffering I went through to give up a tooth; and I didn't really want Santa Claus creeping around my house, like some chubby burglar pervert, checking out the good kids...
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The Prince is dead...Long live the Queen!
It's all over the news, social media and conversations from the BBC to local radio DJs; the extraordinary Prince is dead. He was only 5'2", but every inch of his lithe body was filled with such an amazing musical talent that he filled a stage with his...
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Family Reunions And Other Human Calamities
I shall now exercise my right to employ what is known as literary license. Now, that doesn't imply I will start driving around town, shouting Shakespeare's Sonnets from my window at unwary joggers...no, I will instead be improvising, or playing with my...