How using the senses in your writing can bring your characters to life

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Another month, and another authors’ Round Robin. This month our topic is set by author Skye Taylor… Using the senses in writing: how important is it to draw the reader in to experience what your characters are seeing, hearing, smelling, etc? I’ve thought long about this one and my feeling is, reading is a different […]

Two New Historical Fiction Novels by Author Friends

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Two of my dear writer friends, Donna Russo (who is also my agent-sister) and Stephanie Dray, have new novels coming out soon. I’m thrilled to share them with you.  Donna’s latest novel, VINCENT’S WOMEN, is a work unlike any other written with Vincent van Gogh at its heart. It is the only novel to bring […]

Some tips on research for fiction writers (and knowing when enough is enough)

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It’s time for another of our authors’ Round Robins, and this month the topic is… How important is research for your writing? Besides writing fiction, I’m also the author of a non-fiction social history, Struggle and Suffrage in Halifax: Women’s Lives and the Fight for Equality. This book covers the period from 1800–1950. I’ve given […]

The Elf Swap: a free short story for Christmas

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It’s the last authors’ Round Robin of the year! And this month, we’ve each of us taken the time to write a story for our readers. And so… …here’s my free heartwarming short story, The Elf Swap. I hope you enjoy! The Elf Swap Rosie hopped from foot to foot, blowing on her freezing fingertips.… Continue reading The Elf Swap: a free short story for Christmas

New Book Out Today: Fierce Females on Televison

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Need a book to curl up with as we head into Spooky Season and the cold months ahead? If you’re a fan of television (and who isn’t or at least hasn’t been?) I’ve got a book for you! It’s publication day for Fierce Females on Television: A Cultural History, my analysis of 10 TV shows […]

Cover Reveal: Fierce Females on Television

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I was so busy moving and such that I realized I never did a cover reveal for my next release: Fierce Females on Television: A Cultural History. Coming October 15 A fascinating deep-dive into how shows from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to The Equalizer have changed the way women are portrayed on television. The last three decades of television […]

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