Category Archives: Patricia Kiyono

Guest Author: Lucie Ulrich and Mountain View Lodge

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

Just over three years ago, I asked fellow Clean Reads author Lucie Ulrich to come and share her sweet romance called The Starlight Inn. I’d read the book and had been fascinated by the character Tillie Spencer. She’s not strictly … Continue reading →

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Where Have I Heard That?

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

This week’s topic was “Have you overheard a conversation and added it in some way to a story?” I really struggled with this one. I’m assuming that the fox who suggested it has drawn inspiration from conversations she overheard. I … Continue reading →

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Movie Time

Posted on December 30, 2019 by

One of our foxes asked, “What is your favorite book to film adaptation and why?” This is going to be a very short post. Five years ago, the book-to-movie question was phrased by our senior fox this way: “Do you … Continue reading →

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Goodreads Challenge 2019, Part Eleven

Posted on December 23, 2019 by

I love the Goodreads yearly challenge, because it helps me keep track of what I read, and reminds me how far ahead or behind I am toward reaching my yearly goal. For the past several years I’ve set my reading … Continue reading →

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What Will the Next Five Years Bring?

Posted on December 16, 2019 by

For this week’s discussion our hound asked, “Looking five years down the road — to middle of 2024 — tell us where you WISH your writing career would be. And then (if you’re able) tell us where you actually EXPECT … Continue reading →

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How Full is Your Glass?

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

Our question of the week is one that I posed: “Do you consider yourself an optimist or a pessimist? Why do you think you lean that way?” My knee-jerk response to this question is that I’m an optimist. I guess … Continue reading →

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Goodreads Challenge, Part Ten

Posted on November 25, 2019 by

This month, I’ve read quite a varied collection of books. Can’t wait to tell you about them! Revenge Kiss by Julia Keanini Kiss Academy, Book Two I don’t often read YA novels, because I normally can’t relate to the problems … Continue reading →

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