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The Great Cactus Caper

The Left Coast Crime 2016 conference in Phoenix provided opportunities to connect with readers and other authors. And Wow! Was it ever fun! My panel was called Four-Legged Sidekicks, and I joined authors John Clement,

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Stalking Ground

IS IT A SERIES?

I’m grateful to readers who’ve contacted me through my website to ask if KILLING TRAIL is the first book in a series, and I’m thrilled to say yes, the Timber Creek K-9 mysteries will be

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Life as a Veterinarian’s Wife

Life as a Veterinarian’s Wife Guest Blog Hosted by Sirens of Suspense I’ve been married to a veterinarian for thirty-four years, and I was given a hint of what this life might be like on

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RELEASE DAY

The release day for Killing Trail: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery is here—December 8, 2015—the day I’ve been dreaming about for over a year. I’m thrilled of course, but most of all I’m overwhelmed with

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Reach the skies

Inspiration

“Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe When I was about to leave my secure position working as a hospital

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Bridge View

The Artist Date

Last week I wrote about morning pages; this week I’d like to address the artist date. In The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron describes the artist date as a weekly block of time dedicated to nurturing

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Sunrise

Morning Pages

In The Artist’s Way, author Julia Cameron suggests that people write morning pages to unblock creative flow. Morning pages are three pages of longhand, stream-of-consciousness writing. They are unplanned and uncensored meanderings designed to drain

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Roses

Gratitude

Many years ago I started a gratitude journal. All humans are bound to suffer sometime during their lifetime, and I felt like I’d been through some hard times. So at the end of each day,

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