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2015 in review: top blog posts

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Top Posts 2015

What would year-end be without a little review and reflection? A regular week, I suppose. As a blogger, I like to look back to see which were my top blog posts. And by “top”, I mean those blog posts written in 2015 with the most page views. My most popular five posts of all time were written in 2013 and 2014, thanks in part to the power of Pinterest (which is much like compounding interest).

Looking back helps me look forward. Knowing what my readers connected with and related to helps me plan for 2016. (Whoa, saying 2016 sounds crazy. Remember ten minutes ago how we didn’t think we would survive Y2K?)

So here’s 2015 in review—my top blog posts all tied up in a bow. Plaid, of course. Continue Reading

about the Setting for my Novel…

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Setting: The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee

Today I’m discussing the setting for my novel, The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee. First of all, the definition of setting… Setting includes the environment and surroundings of a story. From A. A. Milne’s 100 Acre Woods to Henry’s hospital bed in Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, the setting includes the landscape and time period as well as items on the kitchen counter.

The setting for my book is rural Mississippi County, Arkansas, the place I grew up. In my story, not only does the setting provides background information and paint a picture of the place, but the setting is integral to the story, affecting tone and mood. At least I hope you’ll find that to be true.Continue Reading

Welcome to my author website!

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my author website!!

I know what many of you are thinking, not that I’m omniscient or anything. Why on earth does she need an author website? Am I right? Because, silly, this is all about my new book (and future books).

Oh, there’s so much to know about this whole publishing thing. Certainly more than I realized. Kudos to those who manage to self-publish. I don’t know how they pull it off. Seriously.

When you have a chance, I hope you’ll check out all the features on my website and let me know what you think. I’m still tweaking it a bit, and I’m certainly open to feedback. My goal is to make each page on the menu engaging with information not found anywhere else.Continue Reading

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