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A Day in the Life of an Author

April 28, 2023

7-ish: Yoga/meditation/prayer/manifesting.  8-10: Breakfast, work, put away dishes, start laundry.  10-11: Get ready. Shower, hair, makeup, pack lunch and evening …

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Don’t be a Barbara Thorndyke

December 9, 2021

What kind of author are you? What kind of author do you aspire to be? Are you kind? Generous? Encouraging? …

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Deep Valley Book Festival goes virtual!

October 7, 2020

Like many organizations, the Deep Valley Book Festival had to pivot this year and find a way to deliver content …

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Q&A with Fast Horse

August 5, 2020

I was honored to be featured in a blog Q&A with Adam Wahlberg of Fast Horse, a creative agency based …

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Will I always write about the Manson family?

February 11, 2016

If you’re a writer, try this exercise: Sit down with a group of people who’ve read your book and have …

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What stops would you put on the Minnesota literary tour?

October 4, 2015

After reading this review of South Toward Home by Margaret Eby, I started to think of what a “northern” literary tour …

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Connecting readers with writers

November 16, 2014

  I had the honor of being part of the inaugural Bookmatch event, which was held Nov. 8 at Central …

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You won’t believe how popular this author photo is

August 30, 2014

My memoir takes place in a cemetery, so naturally I wanted an author photo that had a cemetery background. I …

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Portrait of a grave in William Kent Krueger’s “Ordinary Grace”

August 6, 2014

I just finished William Kent Krueger’s Ordinary Grace. Toward the end, there’s a fantastic description of a grave and gravedigging …

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Minnesota: The best state for book awards

April 7, 2014

First I need to mention: 960 people at the Minnesota Book Awards! Can your state beat that? I was honored …

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