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The Lost Interview with February Grace, Author of “Godspeed”
Back in September I was two months out of the hospital and about to have a very intense surgery on my hand and I thought, “Pfft. I can get back to my life as it was.” Oh, if only I knew seven months later I'd still be trying to achieve normalcy. Anywho, before I got…
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Pushing Through The Unexpected
There are certain phrases you hear in life that you can never be fully prepared for. Congratulations, you're homeowners. You're pregnant. Your favorite TV show is going off the air. One I never thought I'd have to hear is, Worst case scenario, double amputation up to the knees. Those words hit me harder than a…
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A Heartfelt Thank You
Hey everyone! Since my typing abilities are severely lacking right now I made a quick video to thank everyone and to give a short overview as to what happened in the beginning of June. I apologize for my emotions getting the better of me but I still struggle with the reality of it all. Also, because of…
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NEW REVIEW Karen Victoria Smith's Dark Dealings
In Karen Victoria Smith's urban fantasy, [amazon-product text=”Dark Dealings” type=”text”]B007Z9DEEI[/amazon-product], the mystical world overlaps reality through sabotage, murder and magic. Investment banker Micaela O'Brien has spent her entire life trying to forget the day her parent's plane exploded over northern Dublin leaving her to explain how she was the sole survivor of the tragic event.…
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Review of Karen Wyle's Science Fiction Novel Twin Bred
In Karen Wyle's science fiction novel, [amazon-product text=”Twin Bred” type=”text”]B005VDVHQ2[/amazon-product], humans have been living on a distant planet called Tofran for seventy years and have yet to find a way to communicate with the native species, the Tofa. The Tofa don't communicate through words, their faces are featureless so reading their expressions is out of…
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Interview with Heather Huffman author of Jailbird
Hey friends! Today I'm very excited to have Heather Huffman, author of Jailbird, join us at the bar. I met Heather a few months ago through the lovely people at Booktrope and after reading her novel, Jailbird, I thought, “Karen, you need to interview this woman.” So, without further ado, here is the lovely Heather Huffman!…
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The Lost Romantic
What happens when you can no longer write what you want to write? I write romance, er, well, I used to. It always felt right to me. It was not uncommon for my mind to drift off during the day and find myself dreaming of romantic gestures, sensual dialogue and even steamy sex scenes. This…
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Yeah, I Pinned That
About 98% of readers of this blog find me via social networking. I have to say, I love Twitter; to me it's the biggest and best social networking site out there. I can connect to people I've never met and most of them actually follow me and care about what I have to say. I…
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A Return to Self
I used to be an excellent organizer. I was one of those freaks that would color coordinate anything and everything. If I could designate it a color and categorize it with other similar things I was in heaven. And don't even get me started on my incessant need to alphabetize things. I worked in a library…
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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
Growing up I was known to be somewhat of a storyteller. Actually, they didn't even sugarcoat it with that, they called me a straight out liar. You have to understand, I needed attention. Ok, that sounds a bit pretentious. I mean, there I was the youngest, the only girl with three older brothers and I…