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Living in the Moment I walked along the small wooden bridge that weaved its way through a thicket of trees. The lamps that bordered the outside lit everything just enough so I could see where I was going. The sun had just gone down and the sky was as clear as ever. I didn't bother to bring a notebook or anything. I didn't feel like writing. All I really wanted to do was relax. The sky was so clear and the stars seemed so big that when I looked out my window after dinner I got tempted into…

Sometimes, things are not as good as you expect. Sometimes, the truth hurts. Sometimes, you are not perfect. And you have to write about it. These three strategies will help you write about bad, or embarrassing, information in a way that makes the bad information sound better than it is. You need to tell the truth; that's a given. But you can tell it in a way that produces a positive, or less, bad reaction from your reader.

Day 146: Put a positive spin on negative…

Word of the Day - Precocious [pre·co·cious] adj. Manifesting or characterized by unusually early development or maturity,.



Book Promotion Site of the Day: BookHitch http://www.BookHitch.com     bookhitch.com is a search engine for books.



Book Available For Review - Whatever Happen To Common Sense?: Just Tell It Like It Is…

For the entire month of February, I’m running a review campaign. For each review of “The Seventh Soul” on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Good Reads, $1.00 will be donated to the Great Plains Food Bank.  The following is from the Great Plains Food Bank website, describing what the program does in its campaign against hunger: 

"The Great Plains Food Bank strives for a hunger-free North Dakota and western Minnesota by recovering surplus food and…

SR Clowes    Hi Jack, thank you for agreeing to this interview, I know how protective you are over your privacy.



Jack Myers    Not a problem I’ll always make time for certain people.



SRC        That’s good. Now tell me Jack what’s it like living in Toucan Bay?



JM        It’s nice. Well very nice actually, you have everything you need, a store, library, bar,                 

Post office, pretty much all I need really.



SRC       …

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Here I am with the fourth volume of my story published by Trestle Press. All I can do is give thanks for all of the readers that have made it possible to call this a "best-selling" series.



You can get the newest story on Kindle by clicking here:

Please check out the story and sign up to my blog, many thanks :))

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             REDEMPTION

                                            Corruption of the heart

                                                will pry us apart

                                           The sinning of the soul

                                              will devour you…

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Nip over to my blog today where I'm giving away a free e-copy of Dark Deceit, released today!

http://cathiedunn.blogspot.com/2012/02/dark-deceit-release-day.html

See you there! ;-)

Cathie

Cathie Dunn

Historical Fiction & Romantic Adventure

www.cathiedunn.com

I have to say I apologise for the title of my post, but you must forgive me! Actually, I understand love shouldn't hurt on Valentines Day. In fact it should be a beautiful celebration of our love for each other, whether we are in long-term comfortable relationships, or shorter developing ones. I am simply offering a view of Valentines Day from the perspective of my paranormal romance novel Love Hurts.

Personally I am not celebrating Valentines Day this year. My husband and me…

As the first anniversary of the publication of Night Shadows approaches (February 16), I want to present two blogs regarding fear.

I once read an article stating how fear is an acronym for False Evidence Against Reality. The article went on to discuss how most fears aren’t as devastating when the reality of the situation is revealed.

For instance, I fear change. Change in my residence or employment usually produces a queasy feeling in my stomach.…

I'm sponsoring a giveaway for "Legends of the Lake" on Goodreads...come check it out. http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/20455-legends-of-the-lake

Are there any Scrivener users aboard authors.com?  With the Windows release of the product, I was pleased to finally get a chance to try it out while revising short stories for my L.A. Limo Tales collection. Must say that I've barely scratched the surface of its capabilities but I'm very pleased with its ability to produce clean e-book files in all the major formats.  It looks to be an excellent writer's tool and it's…

To celebrate the release of my latest historical, Dark Deceit, I posted up a new excerpt on my blog. Have a peek! ;-)

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See you there...

Cathie

Cathie Dunn

Historical Fiction & Romantic Suspense

www.cathiedunn.com…