Tag: Florida
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#Romance in A Month – I Did It
The month has ended for Romance in a Month, and while I didn’t finish my first romance, Behind the Altar, I’m close. The bones are in place. I will write the final chapters–the resolution–this week, and I’ll have a draft. This project represents the first time I’ve participated in a month-long writing assignment, and it’s…
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Book Review Friday – Heart of Palm
Laura Lee Smith’s Heart of Palm captured my heart first with its setting in north Florida where I lived for thirty years, and second, with its quirky Bravo family drawn in the best of southern family traditions. The Bravo family lives in the fictional small town of Utina on the Intercoastal just a short drive…
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Book Review Friday – Unthinkable Consequences
Unthinkable Consequences by Bob Rector Any book that begins in the Florida Keys with the main character as raw and organic as the landscape, captures my attention quickly. “The flora here was wanton, shamelessly beckoning to be pollinated. Like me, Paula thought, I need pollinating bad.” And so begins Unthinkable Consequences by Bob Rector.…
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Author Wednesday – Bob Rector
Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I’m pleased to introduce, Bob Rector, whose book Unthinkable Consequences is a fast-paced thriller with lots of sensual romance. I’ll be reviewing the book on Book Review Friday so I won’t say much more than the book was a wonderful surprise. Welcome, Bob. It’s pleasure to interview you today. Let’s…
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Writing from the Heart – For #.99 Cents
Someone once said, “Write what you know.” That doesn’t mean that an author has to experience everything that appears in a work of fiction. To me it means to write what is in my heart. I lived in Florida for thirty years, and it’s in my heart. Most of my novels are set in the…
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Author Wednesday – #New Release of Glimpse of Sunlight
Welcome to Author Wednesday and something a little different today. In the year I’ve been posting Author Wednesday guest posts and interviews, I’ve never had an author not follow through with either the materials or a cancellation apology. It happened with today’s scheduled author so I suppose that’s better odds than I had as an…
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Trails in the Sand – Indie Book Award
I woke this morning thinking today would be a day filled with nice things. I can’t say why I felt this way, but I did. A few minutes ago one of the many nice things happening today appeared in my inbox. Sometimes when we just keep plodding along despite our feelings of failure and inadequacy,…
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Writer as the Main Character
The main characters in most of my novels share at least one characteristic. They all write for a living or aspire to be writers. In my latest release, Trails in the Sand, the main character is an environmental writer. The choice of career is no accident on my part, and as an author, I’m not…
P. C. Zick
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Author’s Blog Chain
It’s my pleasure today to participate in the Author’s Blog Chain. Francis Guenette tagged me on her blog, Disappearing in Plain Sight. I also reviewed her delightful novel, Disappearing in Plain Sight. Please visit her blog. She writes thoughtful pieces on the process of becoming and sustaining a career as an Indie Author. I’ve found many…
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Time to Review and Renew
Now that I’m in the down period before the start of 2014, I thought it a great time to look over the past year and the goals I set for myself. If that doesn’t discourage me, I’ll move into the new and renewed goals for 2014. The Writing Goals for 2013 Launch Trails in the…
P. C. Zick
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