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The Alphabet Book Challenge "I"

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                                                                      The "I" Books If I thought the "E" book section was small, it was nothing compared to the "I" book section of authors at the library. Pickings were slim, but good. Book 1) True Evil by  Greg Iles Talk about an edge-of-your-seat, can't put it down, have to carry it from room to room while you read book!  Alex Morse is an undercover FBI agent working to unmask a killer. Dr Chris Shepard has never seen the woman with the scared face, but Alex knows him all too well. She is investigating a string of mysterious deaths linked to a local divorce attorney whose wealthy clients' spouses have died under suspicious circumstances. Dr Shepard's wife is one of the attorney's clients. It's surprising news for Dr Shepard. Is his wife going to divorce h...

The Alphabet Book Challenge: H

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                                                             The "H" Books Book 1: The Way of the Bear by Anne Hillerman Anne Hillerman has picked up where her father, Tony Hillerman, left off. She continues the stories of the characters he created. In this one, we find Navajo Tribal Police Officers Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito on location at Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. Jim is there to meet with a paleontologist, but before he can meet with him, the man disappears. His house appears to have been broken into, and there is a dead body at the entrance.  Where is the paleontologist? And what were the thieves after? Bernadette is having her own issues. While hiking to ancient petroglyphs, she discovers that the site has been defaced and an illegal dig is underway. Returning to her truck to report the incident, she is al...

The Writer's Journey

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                                                               The Writers Journey I know, I've said it before, but EDITING your work is very important. You may think it is perfect. You may think the wonderful words you have put down are so great that nothing could ever be wrong. Well ...I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you are wrong. You will miss things. You will make mistakes. This is why it is great to be a member of a local writers' group. You need other eyes on your manuscript. Please, for the love of every reader out there, EDIT your darlings before you publish. I've mentioned before how one of the biggest mistakes I found in a SELF-PUBLISHED book was where a character's name was one thing on one page and then, when you turned to the next page, it became something else. Recently, I picked up another self-published ...