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Pink sunspot at sunrise 2 Jan

Will The Year Without a Summer Happen Again?

The Year Without a Summer? All of our thoughts from New Zealand are with our Australian cousins in this time of the fires which are devastating their already hot and dry lands. Climate change there has had disastrous consequences which I needn’t repeat here. See more here: Australian fires on BBC We’re seeing the atmospheric …

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Valentine’s New Release by Some of the Bluestocking Belles Coming Soon!

A special Valentine’s Day anthology for you from the Bluestocking Belles!   Anything can happen in the magic of music and candlelight as couples dance, flirt, and open themselves to romantic possibilities on the day made for lovers. The Master of Ceremonies announces a great ball to be held on Valentine’s Day in the Upper …

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M. bovis

M.bovis (Mycoplasma bovis) in NZ

Hi all, we’re having a serious problem with M. bovis, or  Mycoplasma bovis in NZ. It is not yet endemic here, as it in many other places. Many people locally have been getting increasingly frustrated at the lack of information they’ve been able to find and asked for more specifics. People told me they want more information than they’re …

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get serious

Let’s Get Serious About our Business–Writing or Whatever Else That Is!

There comes a time in one’s life when one decides to quit faffing around and get serious. Whether it’s to actually get paid for writing, to make a living selling your product, whatever it is, or promote your business to your profession (all three of which I’m doing right now…) or to just declare yourself …

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CyCon 2018: Come on By and See What it’s About!

Thanks, J.j. Devine, for the warm welcome! Welcome! Thanks for coming along to my website! This weekend is the big CyCon event… To find more about Brain to Books, its authors, genres, and the blog tours for this upcoming wonderful weekend at our Cyber Convention and Book Expo, visit the links below! Make sure you …

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First Kiss Friday with Historical Author Sherry Ewing!

Hi all, I’m sharing Aleksandra’s first kiss on Sherry Ewing’s blog today… and I’ll let you in on a little secret… It’s not with Xavier! But it IS her first kiss. So read about it on Sherry’s Historical blog! Head on over here to see it. Thanks for coming by! xx Lizzi

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rabbit hole

How Many Rabbit Holes Can I Find?

The number of historical rabbit holes I can find down which to lose myself seems to be in direct proportion to the lack of time I currently have to do it. I find myself with three stiff deadlines in my writing world, and that’s without the non-fiction books I have planned! For instance, today I’m …

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Teatime Tattler is up, featuring A Long Trail Rolling!

Hi all, busy week! I’m featured in the Bluestocking Belles’ Teatime Tattler today and it’s available for your reading pleasure now! This is a fun little page on Bluestocking Belles, the group of historical authors I’ve recently been invited to join! 🙂 The post is not from the story, but about an incident in A Long Trail …

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Do We Really Need All That Research to Write History?

Hiya all, I’m blogging about history, writing and… do we really need all that research? Come by and see! It’s at Caroline Warfield’s page, here! While you’re there, have a read of her other historical tidbits! Caroline is one of the members of Bluestocking Belles, the group I’ve just been nominated to join! Enjoy! xx …

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New Release! Once Upon a Vet School #7: Lena Takes a Foal!

Happy Holidays from my family to yours, and a new release too! I hope you’re enjoying good health, good friends, and your favourite foods… and some new release books! We’ve just had a lovely and sunny Christmas down under in our little green spot of New Zealand. Plenty to do, with the farm, writing and …

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