Category Archives: careers

Guest: Author Karen Rose Smith

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

When I started reading Karen Rose Smith’s new mystery, “Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes”, I knew I wanted to ask her to be my guest. Little did I know that the new book in her new series was nearly her … Continue reading →

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From Captain Kangaroo to Stephen King

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

The question of the week is: Which celebrity do you wish would hold up one of your published books on a national stage (or TV) and say, “Hey, everybody should read this!”? I am not someone who is in awe … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Patricia Gulley

Posted on January 12, 2018 by

Like so many of my guests, Patricia and I met on Facebook through writer friends. Also, like a number of my guests, Patricia originally hales from my mother’s neck of the woods, near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. To learn more about her, … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Julie Mulhern

Posted on December 15, 2017 by

My guest today is a U.S.A. Today best–selling author, Julie Mulhern, whom I met through many mutual Facebook author friends, and through reading her “Country Club Mystery” series. Let’s jump right in. Welcome, Julie! Did you know that, (although I … Continue reading →

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Sharing Spaces

Posted on December 1, 2017 by

This week we were asked: Who would you select as a writing partner if you were simply going to share studio space? Who would you choose if your writing partner would also be your co-author on the same manuscript? Wow, … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Sandy James

Posted on October 20, 2017 by

Today I’d like to welcome author Sandy James, with whom I have become Facebook Friends through mutual friends. Glad to finally have you here, Sandy! Thanks so much for having me!! Sandy is a prolific, award-winning writer of romances. She … Continue reading →

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So Many, So Soon

Posted on September 15, 2017 by

This week we are asked to name those who have ‘gone too soon’, those who left the world before they could have contributed so much more. I thought politically and John Fitzgerald Kennedy was on my list. Jeff named him … Continue reading →

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