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I opened my wormy can in a Facebook group by asking some cozy mystery readers which tropes they hated. It was a tad disingenuous on
Four years ago—January 19, 2017—I had surgery to remove a slow-growing, benign tumor inside my spinal column. It had been pushing against my spinal cord
Excerpted from 8 Weeks to a Complete Novel—How To Write Faster, Write Better, Be More Organized I feel my clock ticking. I came late to
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I’ve been wiggly with anticipation to celebrate National Split Pea Soup Week and now … it’s FINALLY here. It kicks off today and lasts until