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Jaden’s Gift
I have said many times just how blessed I am with the interactions I have with people when I set up weekly at my local farmer's market to sell my books. My sales total fluctuates from week to week and I have never had a no sale day. I sell to new readers of my work, loyal readers , and family and friends who I think sometimes buy out of obligation (not pity I hope). I have curious buyers, people who buy on recommendation from others and sometimes a cover or title will catch someone's eye. I have people who return to the table and buy a second book when possibly they haven't even read the first one. I have even had people buy the whole set of thirteen titles on one visit. I have had people who say they didn't like a book or were taken aback by something in one. All kinds of people stop by...
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In Good Company!
I am a huge Anne of Green Gables fan. When asked who has most influenced my writing, I always answer Lucy Maud Montgomery. So when I was approached over a year ago to be part of Acorn's Annethology it was a no brainer. Of course I would be honored to be involved. Then...
To Market, To Market
The weeks and months flew by and it is market time again. Several years and maybe ten books ago, I started regularly having a table at my local farmer's market. I now fill it proudly with thirteen titles and hope to add two more before the season ends. ( The...
Sitting in the Joy
I am sitting at my desk on this rainy ,grey March day and many thoughts percolate in my somewhat foggy brain. I love a stay home morning and the quiet solitude that allows me to unpack and process a few things. I have already listened to a few William Prince songs to...
What About Ireland
I took a break from writing a few minutes ago and looked back at some of my recent blog entries. I landed on an entry I wrote shortly after getting back from London and the Cotswold's in April and realized I did not blog about our December trip to Ireland. I want to...
Christmas Letters and Funeral Parlors
I am back to work today after a Christmas break and trying to get my head around getting back to the story I am working on. But before I do I feel the need to write a blog entry and unload a bit. The two topics in my title have been on my mind and in my heart for the...
On a Dublin Street
We have been to Ireland and back and we are full of stories! We saw such amazing landscapes and were in awe of cliffs, fields, rivers and the roaring sea. We entered castles of grandeur and ruin, pubs rich with history and character, hotels of luxury and cottages of...