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Be safe, sane and in control, drive with caution and extra awareness and be kind to kids and pets as they can be sidelined while the adults are in celebration mode for themselves. Otherwise, have a wonderful celebration day in recognition of the best parts of our country. And if the celebration all gets to…

With Independence Day tomorrow, book 5 almost ready and leaving to go to RWA right around the corner, I am busy. I am not sure when blowing things up became an American symbol of patriotism, maybe from the beginning, but we do enjoy the show. Or goal is to make some noise, light up the…

This is just a pleading note to readers to please leave reviews for the books you read. This isn’t just about my books but everyone’s and never think an author doesn’t read every word. I am connected to thousands of authors and half the discussions is about reviews and stars. Writing is a solitary occupation…

When I first came up with the story of NewEarth it was one small piece at a time. However, the bigger pieces were already there. The whole idea of surviving and overcoming abuse and neglect. The coping with differences, being mistrusted over strength and being cast out or aside in favor of mediocrity, those roots…

As the market develops it creates opportunities for her to sell her carvings, for Heron to sell his wagons, for them to really flourish as far as that goes. However, that is incidental because it also gives them both a chance to see human wares, to purchase and trade for them and to set down…

Now that people have read the story and gotten to know LeeAnn, isn’t that an amazing talent and skill, the type of healing she does? I wish I could do that for myself and family members. That first dragon dropped her into the nest, so her body was broken, and she managed to heal the…

One of the most interesting comments people make about Gordon’s Pride is that Hanna is a downtrodden character who submits too easily and does not stand for herself against Gordon’s overwhelming strength and dominance. As humans when we have been consistently devalued, abandoned and in some cases physically neglected, the response is not usually an…

World Building is the fantasy term for the type of writing involved in creating NewEarth. Sometimes it is refered to as high fantasy and whatever you call it, it is great fun for the writer and hopefully equally adventurous and entertaining for the the reader. The trick of course is to keep a plane from…