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So, masochist that I am, I have decided to give NaNoWriMo a go again this year.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with NaNoWriMo, this is a novel writing contest, where participants all strive to achieve 50,000 words in 30 days. It’s a personal contest to see if you can do it; the only prizes [...]

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I inherited my love of reading from my father. It’s nothing for Dad to spend all day in bed or in his lounger reading the latest thriller or mystery or historical reference.  During a good reading jag, he can knock off 2 a day and he tends to buy stacks at a time from clearance tables or [...]

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Portrait of a Lover
by Julianne MacLean
Avon, 2006, ISBN #978-0-06-081935-4
Historical
 
 
Annabelle Lawson knew nothing about the breathtaking stranger she met on the train –only that he’d make an ideal model for the budding young artist… and that she desired him more than she believed possible. But after she’d been seduced, she learned that she’d also been betrayed. [...]

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I cannot express how excited I am that the RWA conference is almost here. This will be my first, and I’m looking forward to meeting so many talented industry people –writers, publishers, academics.
For the most part, I’ll spend my time buried in workshops. Most of what I know about the craft of writing I have [...]

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