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People, Amazing People
A full month has passed since my trip to India and I am finally able to start putting it into words. Three words to be precise: It was...
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Eye Contact and Conversation
I don’t like driving into the city. I have lived in Georgia since 2003 and have driven myself into the city only a handful of times. We...
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The Silent Boy by Cheryl Bradshaw and Janet Fix
For full disclosure, Janet Fix guided me in publishing the Alison Hayes series and Off the Dark Ledge. I count her as a friend, but this...
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Up Next - The Silent Boy by Cheryl Bradshaw and Janet Fix
Here we are at the end of 2023 and I am wondering where the time has gone. My reading schedule got highjacked by world events but I’m...
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Book Review - Last Place Seen by Alessandra Harris
In full disclosure, Alessandra Harris is published by Red Adept Publishing. I do not know Alessandra and I have never worked on her...
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Up Next - Place Last Seen by Alessandra Harris
About the Book In the aftermath of her husband’s life-altering mistake, Tiana Williams grapples with lingering resentment while working...
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Review - Breathing in Reverse by Densie Webb
In full disclosure, I know Densie Webb. We are both published by Red Adept Publishing and I had the pleasure of working on her first Red...
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Kindle Unlimeted through November
If you missed out on the great deals during the Kindle Countdown, you can still read Hush, Delilah for free all through November if you a...
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The Last Chance to Save on Hush, Delilah
Don't worry, you can still save 71% if you act today. Download, read, and review. About the Book On the surface Delilah Reddick has the...
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Kindle Count Down Day 2
If you missed the 91% discount yesterday, take heart, you can still save 81% if you download it today or tommorow. About the Book On the...
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Hush, Delilah Gets a Kindle Countdown!
Hush, Delilah has a Kindle Countdown happening now. Through October 27, you can download it for just 99 cents! That's a 91% savings. ...
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Up Next - Breathing in Reverse by Densie Webb
About the Book A chance encounter with a celebrity, an impromptu video, and a shiny new espresso machine all added up to a juicy tale for...
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Book Review: The Sometime Sister by Katherine Nichols
Grace’s family is complicated. Her relationship with Stella, her sister, is fractured due to a betrayal. Two weeks before Grace had been...
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Upcoming: The Sometime Sister by Katherine Nichols
I started this book last week and will finish it this week, so stay tuned. About the Book Betrayed by Stella, the sister she adored,...
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Book Review - My Secret to Keep by Barbara Conrey
In full disclosure I have to tell you that I know Barbara Conrey, that’s why you won’t see this review on Amazon or Goodreads. She and I...
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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...
