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Alaska at 40 below

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A few weeks ago I had the privilege of going to Fairbanks for a writing retreat. Yes. I said Fairbanks. Alaska. In January. Here’s the thing, last fall I was in a bad mental space as a writer. I felt grumpy, unworthy, and had imposters syndrome breathing down my neck. So, when Craig Martelle put

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Books Read in January

January was a busy month for me. I was gone for eight days on a cruise. Then, a week later, we went to Alaska to see the northern lights. You would think I would have read a bunch on the cruise, but I ended up playing games with my family and watched movies on the

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Blue Beetle Movie Review

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An alien scarab chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the recent college graduate with a suit of armor that’s capable of extraordinary powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle. Why did I come to this movie again? I was on a plane, saw it on

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My Publishing Journey: Part 2

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Last week I told about my very first published work, Babes in Spyland. This week, we’re delving into my first published novel! I mentioned before that after I’d gone to a professional writing conference I made a goal to have a YA book written and ready to pitch to an editor the next year. Often

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