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New Blog – images from the weekend
Jul
20
, 2014
Sasquatch enjoying the summer weather with me this lovely weekend. Jon and I had a couples’ day out Saturday at Asymmetrical Solutions. We took their, Basics of Tactical [...]
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Choosing Character Names, part 2
Jul
15
, 2014
Names are where characters begin to take shape for me, and its always been that way. I bought my first baby name book when I was fourteen, the same year that I decided that maybe, [...]
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Choosing Character Names, part 1
Jul
13
, 2014
One of the most common questions I’ve been asked is, “Where did I get the Celtic/Gaelic names for the Meredith (Merry) Gentry series? Especially the baby names for, A [...]
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New Blog: My Daemons are Crashing
Jun
29
, 2014
My daemons are crashing, the computer tech said. I thought I’d misheard over the crush of the computer store, but then she repeated it. My smart phone wasn’t working [...]
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Happy Summer Solstice Harvest!
Jun
21
, 2014
Happy Summer Solstice! Blessed Litha for my fellow pagans! Today is the longest day of the year. More sun, more light, more warmth, and tomorrow there will be a touch less, as we [...]
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New blog: We’re #2 & #5!
Jun
15
, 2014
A Shiver of Light is #2 on the New York Times List combined fiction & e-books list! Yay! A Shiver of Light is #2 on the New York Times List on the e-book list! Yay! [...]
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New Blog: Filling up the Emptiness
Jun
11
, 2014
You know that empty spot inside you? The one that feels like a bottomless pit that’s as wide as the Grand Canyon? If you don’t have one of these desolate places inside [...]
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Shiver of Light events update
Jun
08
, 2014
Today PRINTERS ROW LITERARY FEST Chicago Tribune Harold Washington Library 400 S. State Street Chicago, IL 60605 1:30pm An conversation with Courtney Crowder, a staff writer for [...]
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Shiver of Light Event
Jun
06
, 2014
Tonight I’m at Barnes & Noble at 55 Old Orchard Center, Skokie, IL 60077 at 6:30pm tonight. https://m.facebook.com/bnoldorchard Some of the books I pre-signed today for [...]
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New Blog: Sholto
May
29
, 2014
I thought I had posted this earlier today, but apparently not. *laughs* Preparation for tour is beginning to eat the world, but my goal is to be packed and ready to go a few days [...]
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