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I Have a Book Addiction
I am not a shopper. In fact, my idea of torture is spending an hour or, gasp, even longer, in a shopping mall. It’s not so much because I’m frugal, which, as a writer, I am by necessity. It’s just that I wasn’t born with the shopping gene. I don’t enjoy going to stores, I [...]

Writing Connections
Have you ever read a book and felt a really strong connection of some kind to the author? I have! A couple of months ago I saw a review of “Without Reservation” by Alice Steinbach over at Captive Reader and immediately requested the book from my local library. A few weeks ago it arrived and [...]

No Rules for Writers
Apologies in advance if this column is scattered…I’m moving tomorrow, packing up my life once again and relocating to the Oregon Coast as of about 4am, so I’m currently a bit distracted. And surrounded by boxes. What I wanted to talk about today, though, was rules…and laziness…and fear…all of which I’m beginning to think are [...]

The 50 best unfamous author putdowns
I’m really excited to be posting my first column here at The Indie Exchange. I hope I can come a little bit close to doing justice to the other great writers here. I spent a bit of time thinking about a good way to kick off my career as an Indie Exchange columnist. And then [...]
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This month’s shows are sponsored by: Lynne Cantwell author of eight books including the Pipe Woman Chronicles (new release Gravid is out now) and two anthologies. Today’s show is: Assam and Darjeeling by TM Camp about Assam and Darjeeling : When their mother is lost in a terrible car crash, two children set out to bring [...]
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