McGowan's Return | McGowan's Return
Dec.01.2012
As the publicist for Drinian Press (actually I wear many hats there as I do most of the proofreading and some editing for the indie press), I am pleased to announce that the fourth book in the McGowan Chronicles is out.
Right now, in anticipation of the launch of McGowan's Pass, I have three...
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Nov.07.2011
Well, I truly got out of my comfort zone while our ensemble cast performed the play, The World of Carl Sandburg written by Norman Corwin with modifications by Jann Graham Glann (the director) and Rob Smith (one of the members of the ensemble and the author of McGowan's Return and other titles...
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Sep.10.2011
I suspect that every published author has experienced the dread and delight of book promotion. Success is really an art form, and sometimes simple survival is a good outcome. A first warning for newbies is that "all venues are not created equal." If you are the keynoter at a conference and your...
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Jun.14.2011
International Yarnbombing Day was June 11! I received some crocheted flowers from a bookcrossing.com acquaintance and put them up on Saturday. Several went on various signposts including one Stop sign. I also tied one around a tree in Lakefront Park in Huron, Ohio. The last I knew they were...
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May.06.2011
Last month I had a book release event at the Lakewood Public Library near Cleveland. I told the people gathered that, as an author, it's rewarding to find my novels on the shelf of such a fine library. I then added the corollary, there's nothing more depressing than going to a fine library where my...
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Apr.17.2011
My latest suspense novel, McGowan's Return, was officially launched last week. On Friday, I had an hour long radio interview with Joan Bryden of WPCR. This is the third title in my McGowan series, and is getting a good reception. Those who would like to hear the interview can listen to an archived...
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Apr.14.2011
The "project" of our new (old) house continues outside with landscaping projects. Today, my husband and I started working on the front yard. After having removed what was considered to be the oldest tree in Huron from the tree lawn last summer, we needed to replace it with another tree...
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Apr.10.2011
Our "project" continues, but now the focus is the outside--that is, the lawn and its landscaping. While there are still a few tiny things to be done inside, for the most part, the house is finished. Last year we let the landscaping take a backseat to the real "project". This...
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Feb.24.2011
The other day I was writing about my socks issues. Perhaps I should say I ended the blog post with the idea of a new trend I may be starting, that is, wearing purposely mismatched socks because so many of my socks are suddenly developing holes. Rather than tossing out both of them, if only one...
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