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Out of the Past—Or, How Cell Phones Became the New Swiss Army Knives
/in Detective, Mystery, Paula Gail Benson/by Paula Bensonby Paula Gail Benson Lately, I’ve been binge watching the 1980s “soap opera” series Dynasty and Falcon Crest. Not only is it interesting to see how the story arcs were developed and played out, but also it’s amusing to watch the use of establishing shots to indicate location. La Mirage is a hotel run by […]
“Tis the Season – The Voting Rather than the Holiday One
/in Uncategorized/by Debra‘Tis the Season – The Voting Rather than the Holiday One by Debra H. Goldstein Have you ever noticed the increase in your emails or in list serv postings during the period before nominations are turned in for writing awards? Some requests are blatant – please vote for me. Others are more subtle – noting […]
Alekos!
/in author promotion, New Release, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series, Summer Reads/by Bethany MainesAlekos Now Available! Whew! I’ve made it to summer and the final (for now) book of my Rejects Pack trilogy. Alekos wraps up the storyline started in the books 1 and 2 (Hudson & Killian) in what I hope is a satisfactory conclusion. Hint: I’m trying to tell you there’s a Happily Ever After without […]
Family
/in Author Life, Uncategorized/by Gay YellenI’ve been thinking about families lately. Specifically, two kinds of family: the kind we are born into and the kind we create for ourselves among the strangers we meet in the course of our lives. I have a brother I love dearly. I never had a sister, but I was blessed with girl cousins who […]
The Force Behind Words
/in Donnell Ann Bell, How to Write/by Donnell Ann BellBy Donnell Ann Bell When I was growing up, I heard often—particularly on the playground–the children’s rhyme, “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” I looked up its origin, which appears to have been around since the 1830s. I suspect whoever coined the phrase meant well, probably devised the […]