Author Interviews

Favorite Movies Featuring Ghosts

Written on 11 January 2025. Posted in Random Thoughts


TeardropsOnMyBook
Today I'm over at writer Kela McClellands blog, Teardrops On My Book, talking about my top ten favorite movies featuring ghosts and/or the afterlife.

While you're there, be sure to check out the rest of Kela's site - her posts are smart, funny, touching, and deeply human. What's even better is that she blogs regularly and on a schedule! Be sure to catch her "Insecure Writers Support Group" posts (which I think is just the most awesome concept ever!) the first Wednesday of every month.

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Ghost Cat - Animals and the Afterlife

Written on 11 January 2025. Posted in Random Thoughts


Happy Tails & Tales Blog
Do animals have an afterlife? Today, I'm at the Happy Tails and Tales Blog discussing my experience with a "ghost cat." While you're there, be sure to check out the rest of Maghon's blog - books and animals, need I say more?!
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So...Do I Believe In Ghosts?

Written on 11 January 2025. Posted in Random Thoughts


KristiPetersenSchoonover
Today, I'm at author Kristi Petersen Schoonover's site discussing the burning question: do I believe in ghosts? The answer might surprise you.

While you're there, be sure to check out the rest of Kristi's site. If you like ghost stories or horror, then Kristi is your woman. Kristi is not only a friend, she is an immensely talented writer so be sure to check out her work. Her "52 Weeks of Spam" feature is hysterical!

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Blog: Most Powerful Women in Fiction

Written on 11 January 2025. Posted in Random Thoughts

March is Women’s History Month and the hot blog topic of the month is “Most Powerful Female Characters in Literature.” Oh, I like this one!

 

Power can be defined in many different ways—emotional strength, resilience, influence, social status, and kicking-butt-and-taking-names physical strength. In looking over the list that started it all, I can see all those traits reflected there.

 

In addition to Jane Eyre and Hermione Granger, my top ten list would include:
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Two Men Enter...Why I Walk

 

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Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer...

 

Today’s blog post is a little heavy, and I apologize for getting all heavy on you, but I wanted to take a moment to talk about something very close to my heart.
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Blog: Spread the Word

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Author Kelly Harmon had a really great blog post about gifts for writers. I disagreed a little with her on the “what not to give” list—I happen to love (and use) notebooks and journals—but all the other suggestions are excellent. Especially good were the marketing help suggestions—if you like someone’s work then spread the word. There are over 200,000 books published each year by traditional publishers and over 500,000 self-published. It can be difficult for any author or book to stand out in the crowd—the vast majority of books sell less than 1,000 copies.
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