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Upcoming: My Secret to Keep by Barbara Conrey
My Secret to Keep When Maggie Bryan works up the nerve to tell her parents she’s pregnant, they immediately disown her. Later that night,...
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Book Review - When You Find Me by PJ Vernon
From the moment I stepped into the words of this book I had the uncomfortable feeling of being just a little too familiar with the...
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Busy Life
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 18 It has been a couple of weeks since I found time to reflect on my personal gratitude. We are already...
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Stay Tuned - When You Find Me by PJ Vernon
Okay, to be fair, PJ Vernon does not really qualify as a small press writer. He's published by Peguin and has been picked up by...
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Book Review - Rubies from Burma by Anne Lovett
I fell into Rubies from Burma like it was a worn down, but oh-so-comfortable sofa. I knew Mae Lee from the first moment I met her. She...
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Upcoming: Rubies from Burma by Anne Lovett
Georgia, 1941 A world at war. A family drama. A girl determined to win over a man she cannot have. As the dark shadow of war looms over...
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Book Review - South of Happily by GA Anderson
GA Anderson’s South of Happily checked all the boxes. Katy is relatable as a loveable, self-saboteur. We, who have shot ourselves in the...
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South of Happily by GA Anderson
Stay tuned for my first audiobook review. I am currently listening the G.A. Anderson's South of Happily. I am enjoying it so much that I...
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Seven Years with Alison Hayes
August slipped past without me even realizing that it was Alison's seven-year anniversary. Happy anniversary, Alison. This novel started...
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Moments with Writerly Folks
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 17 It has been a whole summer and I have not had the heart to write. I have realized that I wrote mostly...
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Grief and Gratitude
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 16 Gratitude does not always come easy. It has been a hard month for me to keep perspective and a positive...
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Good Managers
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 15 We fell right back into the groove of our lives after getting back from Illinois. Jeff went back to work....
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53 years with my Mom
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 14 I am grateful that I had my mom for fifty-three years of my life. She passed away on March 30, 2023, and...
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The Things We Take for Granted
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 13 The past two weeks have been busy and chaotic. Work is tough right now for everybody. We all have spring...
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The King and Queen of Charleston
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 12 A couple of weeks ago I talked about being grateful for my gift of gab. I touched on where that started...
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Surviving My Mistakes
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 11 Between 1993 and 1997 I lived in San Diego, California. I made several trips back and forth between...
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The Gift of Gab
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 10 My kids are at the point in their lives where I remember being at my most awkward. At thirteen, I was...
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Give Me a Weekend
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 9 Some weeks are just a lot to get through. Jeff's job keeps him on the road, and the girls' activities keep...
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Like a Sequoia Tree
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 8 The Sequoia tree does not have sap in its bark. This means that when fires come and they get burned, they...
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Finding Balance
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 7 I have never been very good at asking for what I need or, sometimes even recognizing what I need. ...
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Reviews
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 6 As most of you know, I don’t love the marketing side of being a writer. It is hard for me to reach out to...
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The Walls and the Ceiling
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 5 Sometimes being grateful is as simple as looking around a house and appreciating the walls that protect us...
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The Best Man
60 Weeks of Gratitude-Week 4 On this, the last day of the year, I want to talk about one of the biggest gratitudes of my life, my...
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Cleaning the Slate
60 Weeks of Gratitude-Week 3 My life is in chaos. Jeff has been insanely busy at work, the girls have been insanely busy at school, and I...
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The Village Raising My Kids
60 Weeks of Gratitude-Week 2 My kids left us this week. At thirteen, they headed out on a bus with a group of other seventh and eighth...
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Lost Friends
60 Weeks of Gratitude - Week 1 It has been a couple of years since I’ve managed a regular blog post. I haven’t felt that I had anything...
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She Found Her Voice
It has been four long years since I released Off the Dark Ledge. The world went through Covid and sort of came out the other side. I took...
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Hush, Delilah
This email is for everybody who has been patiently waiting for my next book. It has been four long year years. Off the Dark Ledge...
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It's Like a Gift, 2021
I remember sitting down at the end of 2019 and writing about how excited and full of hope I was for 2020. 2019 was a tough year,...
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Our Children are Watching
I was at a book event last night in downtown Newnan. It was Forward Friday we were set up to promote the Local Author Book Nook at The...
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Socially Distanced
It has been such a strange year. I thought 2019 was a tough year because I had some personal stuff to work through. I remember being so...
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Setting Up Business
It has been such a long time since I sat down to write to everybody. Covid-19, Chaos, Finishing a Book, Editing Other Books, Seeking...
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Coming Through the Ides of December
December is always a time of reflection for me. Looking back at 2019 feels like stress. I have several blog posts through the year that...
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Gallion Speaks - February 2019
Announcing a Winner and a New Giveaway The Winner of my January giveaway, the very first signed copy of Emergent, is subscriber 714. I...
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Gallion Speaks - January 2019
Life in 2019 Every year I make resolutions. To lose weight, to be more fit, to cook better meals for my family, to clean out the closets...
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Gallion Speaks - Emergent Launch Scheduled
Let the Journey Conclude We have all been anxiously awaiting Alison's fourth book. My publisher and I have scheduled her official launch...
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Gallion Speaks - Holiday Giveaway
It's a Holiday Giveaway As a thank you to everyone who has joined me on this journey I am giving a free (digital) copy of any one...
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Gallion Speaks November 2018
I am working very hard on the second draft of Alison's fourth book, Emergent. I have thought all along that this was the end of Alison's...
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Where have you BEEN?
I have received several emails in the past two weeks asking if I have fallen off the face of the earth. My Facebook and Twitter activity...
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Cover Contest - Closed
The Cover Contest is Closed! We have chosen our covers and will Highlight them when they are ready to Release. I am very excited about...
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Marital Advice to my Grandson, Joel by Peter Davidson
When Peter Davidson contacted me to review his book, Marital Advice to my Grandson, Joel, I had not quite gotten geared up for reviews,...
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On the Look Out for VERVE Flash
Buy it Now! My kids were home last week for winter break and on Sunday night, at the beginning of break, my eldest and I came down with...
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Giving It Up
I had a dream the other night that I was an old woman living out of a van, and I was perfectly happy about that. I think in my soul I am...
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Sold by Blair Denholm
My first Gallion Picks Review of 2018 comes to you by way of Australia. Blair Denholm has created a dark and at the same time, comedic,...
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Vote! A Novel Worth Remembering - Last Exit to Montauk by Phillip Vega
In September of 2017, Intoxic was in the running for Underground Book Reviews Pitch Perfect award. I was thrilled with the honor of being...
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Jean Hines, Spreading Love and Joy
We've been at our current school for two years now. It's the longest my kids have been in a single system. My oldest started school...
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Year End Thoughts
We had safe travels back from Illinois, and while we had a happily exhausting trip, it's always good to be again at the Beech House. I...
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Non-Stop Norah
When you come home, you have the pleasure of running into people you haven't seen in a long time, and you also hear the stories that have...
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McGrady Inn, Charleston, Illinois
We arrived in Charleston on Tuesday in the mid-afternoon after spending a pleasant last morning visiting with my mother near Springfield....
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The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
I didn't manage an indie book for this week. We are gearing up for the holidays and time is hectic. I doubt I will do any official...
