#WriterWednesday Interview with Mally Becker

I’d like to welcome author, Mally Becker, to the blog for #WriterWednesday!

Things that hamper your writing:

Aiming for perfection. Nothing shuts down my creativity more quickly.

Things you love about writing:

When one of my characters comes to life and says or does something that I didn’t see coming. That’s magic.

Things you hate about writing:

Proofreading, but only because I’m bad at it. By the ump-teenth draft, I don’t even catch spelling errors in my own name.

Favorite foods:

I have the palate of a fifth grader. My favorite foods are still pizza, pigs-in-a-blanket, and Nutella. But never together. I do have standards.

Things that make you want to gag:

Calamari. People love it, but, oh my goodness, I just can’t.

The last thing you ordered online:

An expensive notebook. I can’t resist beautiful paper goods.

The last thing you regret buying:

Umm. The expensive notebook.

Things you always put in your books:

I always include family names in my stories. My nephew’s and brother-in-law’s names are featured in The Turncoat’s Widow. My niece and son’s girlfriend have roles in the next installment in this mystery series.

Things you never put in your books:

You’ll never see cruelty to children or animals in my stories.

Favorite places you’ve been:

The third book in my series will take Becca Parcell and Daniel Alloway to Paris in the years just before the French Revolution. Paris is one of my favorite places, and I’m looking forward to digging into its history. Lake Placid, New York, is my other favorite place in the world. I keep a photo of the view from the top of nearby Mt. Marcy on my dresser.

Favorite books (or genre):

I love reading historical mysteries, especially those by C.J. Sansom, Laurie King, Lyndsay Faye, and Susanna Calkins.

Things that make you happy:

If 2020 taught me anything, it’s to appreciate time with people I love. Hanging out with family and friends makes me happy!

About Mally:

MALLY BECKER became fascinated with the American Revolution when she peeked into the past as a volunteer at the Morristown National Historical Park, where George Washington and the Continental army spent two winters. A former attorney, advocate for foster children, and freelance writer, Mally and her husband raised their son in a town near Morristown, where they still live. The Turncoat’s Widow, featuring Becca Parcell, is her first novel.

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#WriterWednesday Interview with Liz Milliron

I’d like to welcome author, Liz Milliron, to the blog for #WriterWedneday.

Things you need to throw out: The pile of old cell phones on my dresser that have a quarter-inch of dust on them (no joke).

Things you need for your writing sessions: a snack and a cup of tea

Things you love about writing: Creating a new world out of almost nothing

Hardest thing about being a writer: Marketing and promotion (oh, if only readers came flocking the minute you said, “I have a book!”)

Things you wish you’d never bought: A car for my son (more stress than it’s worth)

Words that describe you, but you wish they didn’t: stubborn and perfectionist

Things that make you want to gag: sashimi (raw fish--no, just…no)

Music that drives you crazy: rap music (isn’t that an oxymoron?)

Something that gives you a sour face: coffee (I know, I know)

Favorite smell: vanilla and cinnamon

The last thing you ordered online: Slippers for my son

The coolest person you’ve ever met: Mary Higgins Clark

About Liz:

Liz Milliron is the author of The Laurel Highlands Mysteries series, set in the scenic Laurel Highlands of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and The Homefront Mysteries, set in Buffalo, NY during the early years of World War II. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Pennwriters, and International Thriller Writers. A recent empty-nester, Liz lives outside Pittsburgh with her husband and a retired-racer greyhound.

http://lizmilliron.com

Coming February 2021

The Stories We Tell (Home Front Mysteries #2) - "The Stories We Tell has its dark side, but Buffalo's First Ward in 1942 is still a world of warmth and charm, where Betty's honour, loyalty, and sheer moxie are guaranteed to win the day." Catriona McPherson, multi-award-winning author of the Dandy Gilver Mysteries

 Now Available

Broken Trust (Laurel Highlands Mysteries #3) - “Highly recommended.” - R.G. Belsky, author of the Clare Carlson mysteries

 The Enemy We Don’t Know (Home Front Mysteries #1) - “…an exciting crackerjack of a novel.” - James W. Ziskin, author of the Ellie Stone mysteries

#WriterWednesday Interview with Judy Penz Sheluk

I’m so excited to welcome my friend and author, Judy Penz Sheluk, to the blog for #WriterWednesday!

Favorite thing to do when you have free time: Read.

The thing you’ll always move to the bottom of your to do list: Clean the house.

Things you need when you’re in your writing cave: Talk radio or silence.

Things that distract you from writing: Music.

Favorite snacks: Cherry or grape tomatoes.

Things that make you want to gag:  Olives.

Something you wanted to be when you were a kid: Become an author.

Something you do/did that you never dreamed you’d do: Run a marathon.

Last best thing you ate: Double cheese and mushroom pizza slice.

Last thing you regret eating: Chicken salad sandwich loaded with garlic (who puts garlic in a chicken salad sandwich?)

Things to say to an author: I love your books. They make me feel as if I’m there.

Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: How much do you make?

People you’d like to invite to dinner (living): Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul)

People you’d cancel dinner on: I prefer not to answer on the grounds it may incriminate me.

Favorite things to do: Golf, walk my dog, read.

Things you’d run through a fire or eat bugs to get out of doing: Go to a surprise birthday party for me.

The nicest thing a reader said to you: I love your books.

The craziest thing a reader said to you: At a book launch at Chapters Bookstore, while pointing to a photo of a Mandarin Chinese to English Dictionary: “Where find?”

Where There’s A Will: A Glass Dolphin Mystery #3: Emily Garland is getting married and looking for the perfect forever home. When the old, and some say haunted, Hadley house comes up for sale, she’s convinced it’s “the one.” The house is also perfect for reality TV star Miles Pemberton and his new series, House Haunters. Emily will fight for her dream home, but Pemberton’s pockets are deeper than Emily’s, and he’ll stretch the rules to get what he wants.

While Pemberton racks up enemies all around Lount’s Landing, Arabella Carpenter, Emily’s partner at the Glass Dolphin antiques shop, has been hired to appraise the contents of the estate, along with her ex-husband, Levon. Could the feuding beneficiaries decide there’s a conflict of interest? Could Pemberton?

Things get even more complicated when Arabella and Levon discover another will hidden inside the house, and with it, a decades-old secret. Can the property stay on the market? And if so, who will make the winning offer: Emily or Miles Pemberton?

Book Link: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KFLQ6KH

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About Judy:

A former journalist and magazine editor, Judy Penz Sheluk is the author of two mystery series: the Glass Dolphin Mysteries and the Marketville Mysteries. Her short crime fiction appears in several collections, including The Best Laid Plans and Heartbreaks & Half-truths, which she also edited.

Judy is a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and Crime Writers of Canada, where she serves as Chair on the Board of Directors. She splits her time between Alliston and Goulais River, Ontario, with her husband, Mike, and their Golden Retriever, Gibbs.

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#WriterWednesday Interview with William Ade

I’d like to welcome author, William Ade, to the blog this week for #WriterWednesday.

A few of your favorite things: At my age, I'm trying to declutter to the essential favorite things. My mom's dance trophy from 1936 reminds me of her energy and over-the-top personality. My dad's WWII dog tags reflect his steadfastness and old fashion values. My box of race medals might tell me of my slowly ebbing vitality, but their real value is the memories of running with my sisters, nephew, and brother-in-law.

Things you need to throw out: Old letters and personal memorabilia that would make zero sense to my kids. Why should I pass on boxes of my junk when I have boxes of their stuff they'll need to clear out of the house? I should consult with Marie Kondo, I guess.

Things you need for your writing sessions: An early start. If I can be at the keyboard within thirty minutes of waking up, my writing flows and edits come effortlessly. It seems after being awake a few hours, life gets in my head and slows me down.

Things that hamper your writing: A rejection email knocks me back a few hours, but less so than in the early days. Sometimes, I’ll reread something I’d written a few weeks ago and thought was brilliant, only to realize it stinks. I’m too discouraged to write after that and will go off to do something requiring minimal skills to be successful, like pulling weeds.

Hardest thing about being a writer: The rejection and self-doubt make it hard at times. Even when friends tell me they love my story, I wonder, “Are they only being nice?” I don’t know what came first, the paranoia or the writing?

Easiest thing about being a writer: Coming up with new ideas. Everything and everyone has a story I could tell. I won’t live long enough to build out all the stories I have in my head.

Something you like to do: I want to drop my inhibitions, cut loose and belt out a song.

Something you wish you’d never done: Loudly singing when someone walked into the room.

Last best thing you ate: A perfectly ripe mango.

Last thing you regret eating: That third, perfectly ripe mango.

The last thing you ordered online: Three books on the craft of writing that I then distilled down to six, two-sided pages of notes.

The last thing you regret buying: I bought three types of hummingbird feeders that attracted no birds but caught the attention of an army of ants.

Things you always put in your books: References that only close friends or family would recognize.

Things you never put in your books: I avoid writing about politics or religion. I don't want my readers to be distracted. I avoid discussing those topics with people in general, so why risk setting off a reader.

Things to say to an author: “I found the characters believable.”

Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: “I found a typo.”

Favorite places you’ve been: New Zealand, most of Italy, and Iceland.

Places you never want to go to again: Jamaica – I couldn’t ignore the poverty.

Most embarrassing moment: Oh sure, like I’m going to share my most humiliating behavior in a public forum. Ha! Nice try, Heather. How about this one? Years ago, my family was on vacation in Scotland, and I needed clean socks. I sink-washed some big white tube socks, but by morning, they were still wet. My wife was irritated. I said, "Not to worry. I'll lay them out in the rear window of the hatchback. The sun will dry them." My wife feared public embarrassment. I replied, "We're in a foreign country. No one knows us." Of course, you know what's coming. Two days later, we're lunching a hundred miles away and started a conversation with two Americans. We shared experiences when the woman said, "We saw a car in Sterling, with socks drying in the rear window." I think they were more embarrassed when we admitted that the car belonged to us.

Proudest moment: My son was a five-year-old performing in a children's theatre production. As the show continued, I noticed him bouncing from foot-to-foot. Oh, no, he had to use a toilet. The play went on and on and finally, the dam burst and the front of his pants darkened. When the performance ended, I whisked him to the bathroom to clean up. I told him how proud I was of him, that he stayed on stage and didn’t let down his fellow actors. He never mentioned wetting his pants.

About William:

Bill Ade took up writing in earnest upon his retirement from the telecommunications industry in 2015. He grew up in small-town Indiana in the fifties and sixties, and those influences show up in many of his stories and characters. He lives with his wife of forty-one years (and counting) outside of Washington, DC, in Burke, Virginia. His son is a filmmaker in LA, and his daughter works in the non-profit field in Baltimore. Both children continue to be an inspiration for his stories. Of course, he has the mandatory writer’s cat inconveniently walking across his keyboard most days.

His monthly blog is at Eclectic Stories for the Humans

 Ade’s current novel, Art of Absolution, is a story where sins of the past refuse to stay buried, and a child's curiosity risks destroying two families. It's been called a great book club read, as good people are put in difficult moral and ethical positions to protect their loved ones.

#WriterWednesday Interview with J. R. Sanders

I’d like to welcome author, J. R. Sanders, to the blog for #WriterWednesday.

Things that hamper your writing: Interruptions. My two dogs are the worst offenders; they think whichever side of the back door they’re on is the wrong one.

Things you love about writing: Being in the zone. Research. Getting a project to the finish line.

Things you hate about writing: Outlining. Writing synopses. Any of the mundane grunt work that takes away from the actual writing of a project.

Hardest thing about being a writer: Writing requires more self-discipline than I have naturally. It’s never been my strong suit, particularly avoiding the tendency to procrastinate. (I answered this question last.)

Easiest thing about being a writer: The solitude. I’m sort of a lone wolf by nature, so spending so much time working solo is a breeze for me. Not that I’m unsociable - just not overly social. I’m the kind of guy who’ll go to a party and spend the whole evening in the corner, playing with the dog.

Words that describe you: Tall. Freakishly long arms. Irreverent.

Words that describe you, but you wish they didn't: Pessimistic. I’m usually a glass-is-half-empty sort, unless things are going exceptionally well. Then I’m suspicious.

Favorite foods: Hard to narrow down to a manageable list. Tacos, pizza, avocados, fresh-baked bread. Never met a tiramisu I didn’t like.

Things that make you want to gag: Mushrooms, and most seafood.

Favorite beverage: Perrier with lime is my go-to. An ice-cold beer when I’m in the mood.

Something that gives you a sour face: Buttermilk – gack! Fine pancake ingredient, nauseating beverage. Might date back to childhood trauma when I poured some on my Cap’n Crunch by mistake.

Something you're really good at: Word games, particularly Boggle. Always been a word nerd.

Something you're really bad at: Finding things I’m good at.

Something you wish you could do: Play guitar. I have no measurable musical talent.

Something you wish you'd never learned to do: Algebra. Tortured myself for three years trying to master it, have never once used it since.

Last best thing you ate: Grilled tri-tip. About half an hour ago.

Last thing you regret eating: Gave tofu a try. Never again.

Things you always put in your books: I like to work in a favorite weird word here and there. Things like “gongoozler” and “hooptedoodle.” Just to see if I can get them past the editor.

Things you never put in your books: Deep symbolism. Because readers who aren’t into symbolism likely won’t spot it, and those who are into symbolism will find it whether it’s there or not.

Things to say to an author: “I pre-ordered your new book.” (but only if it’s true). Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: “I’d write, too, if I only had the time.” Runner-up: “Oh, I never read.” (generally spoken with an inexplicable air of pride).

Favorite places you've been: Vienna, top of the list. Budapest. Canada (Alberta and British Columbia). The San Juan Islands. Colonial Williamsburg, watching my wife seeing her first fireflies.

Places you never want to go to again: High school. Wouldn’t be 18 again for all the gold in Fort Knox (although it would be nice to be young enough to still know everything).

The nicest thing a reader said to you: “I liked your book (article, etc.) a lot.” May not sound like much, but to a writer it’s sweet music. Never gets old.

The craziest thing a reader said to you: “I only read Louis L’Amour.”

About J. R.:

J.R. Sanders is a native of Newton, Kansas – one of the original “wild and woolly” cowtowns - whose deep interest in Old West history dates back to childhood visits with his family to the Dalton Gang hideout, Abilene, and Dodge City.

 J.R. regularly writes nonfiction articles for a variety of periodicals, among them Law & Order and Wild West magazines. He has authored books on topics as diverse as Southern California apple farms and Old West lawmen killed in the line of duty. His most recent book, published in March 2020 by Level Best/Historia Books, is Stardust Trail, a detective novel set among the B-movie cowboy productions of 1930s Hollywood.

 J.R. is an active member of the Western Writers of America and the International Thriller Writers.

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#WriterWednesday Interview with Kristina Rienzi

I’d like to welcome Kristina Rienzi to the blog for #WriterWednesday!

Things you need for your writing sessions: Silence, privacy, and coffee.

Things that hamper your writing: Distractions, exhaustion, hunger.

Hardest thing about being a writer: Making decisions about everything from story details, to marketing and promotion. Also, dealing with rejection and staying motivated is huge.

Easiest thing about being a writer: Writing in the zone, when everything flows and creativity is abundant.

Words that describe you: Introvert, empath, driven, passionate, resilient, encouraging, positive.

Words that describe you, but you wish they didn’t: Busy, cautious, people-pleaser, anxious, rule-follower.

Something you’re really good at: Focusing on the big picture, connecting with people, communication, coaching,

Something you’re really bad at: Boredom, being overwhelmed, spontaneity, large crowds, small spaces, stress.

Things you’d walk a mile for: The people I love, wine, live music.

Things that make you want to run screaming from the room: Bugs!

Things you always put in your books: The Jersey Shore, strong female protagonists, wine, twists, and opportunities to embrace the unknown.

Things you never put in your books: Sex, other than implied.

Things to say to an author: I loved your story, you’re such a great writer…anything honest and positive, so long as it’s not cruel or a personal attack.

Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: I’m going to write a novel in my spare time this summer.

Things that make you happy: All the people I love, especially my baby girl. Also, silence, wine, manicures, the beach, a great story (book or movie), music, delicious meal, being in nature – especially by the water.

Things that drive you crazy: Clutter, a long to-do list, unfinished projects, a fully-booked planner, boredom.

Best thing you’ve ever done: Become a parent, something I never thought I’d be, but it’s the best thing in my life.

Biggest mistake: Putting work above all, not finding time to relax and be present in the moment with those I love.

Most daring thing you’ve ever done: Zip-lining in Haiti.

Something you chickened out from doing: Almost from zip-lining! But, I chose to bail on a sky-diving experience on a cruise ship.

About Kristina

Kristina Rienzi is a Jersey Shore-based new adult thriller author, certified professional coach, and the former president of Sisters in Crime-Central Jersey. An INFJ who dreams beyond big, Kristina encourages readers to embrace the unknown through her stories. When she's not writing or drinking wine, Kristina is spoiling her baby girl, watching Lifetime, singing (and dancing) to Yacht Rock Radio, or rooting for the WVU Mountaineers. She believes in all things paranormal, a closet full of designer bags, the Law of Attraction, aliens, angels, and the value of a graduate degree in psychology. Her debut audiobook, Among Us was featured on Audible’s ACX University and is an Audible Editors Select pick. 

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#WriterWednesday Interview with Author Tosca Lee

I’d like to welcome author Tosca Lee to the blog and congratulate her on all her recent award nominations!

A few of your favorite things: Movie buttered popcorn, bacon, watching people who are excellent at what they do, movies, and traveling!

Things you need to throw out: Anything I possibly can. I’m pretty much the opposite of a hoarder.

Things you need for your writing sessions: Beverage and silence.

Things that hamper your writing: Noise.

Things you love about writing: Rewriting and editing.

Things you hate about writing: First drafts.

Hardest thing about being a writer: Writing.

Easiest thing about being a writer: Hugging readers.

Hardest thing about being a writer during a pandemic: Not being able to hug readers.

Something you’re really good at: Organizing closets and drawers.

Something you’re really bad at: Drawing.

Last best thing you ate: French fries dipped in honey mustard.

Last thing you regret eating: I regret eating nothing.

The last thing you ordered online: A book.

The last thing you regret buying: Every single thing I’ve had to cart off to a UPS Store to return.

Things you’d walk a mile for: Movie buttered popcorn, to spend time with my family and friends.

Things that make you want to run screaming from the room: Talking on the phone.

Things to say to an author: “Your stories sound fascinating. Here, take my money.”

Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: “I’d write a book if I had enough free time.”

Favorite places you’ve been: Anywhere with my hubby.

Places you never want to go to again: The hospital.

Favorite things to do: Travel, watch TV, laugh with my kids, sleep in.

Things you’d run through a fire or eat bugs to get out of doing: Writing a synopsis.

Most daring thing you’ve ever done: Entered a beauty pageant.

Something you chickened out from doing: Riding the Hulk roller coaster at Universal Studios.

The nicest thing a reader said to you: “This book changed my life.”

The craziest thing a reader said to you: “I know you don’t know me, but we’re supposed to be together.”

About Tosca:

Tosca Lee is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels including A SINGLE LIGHT, THE LINE BETWEEN, THE PROGENY, THE LEGEND OF SHEBA, ISCARIOT, and the Books of Mortals series with New York Times bestseller Ted Dekker. Her work has been translated into seventeen languages and been optioned for TV and film. A notorious night-owl, she loves movies, playing football with her kids, and sending cheesy texts to her husband. 

You can find Tosca on social media or hanging around the snack table. To learn more, please visit toscalee.com.

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#WriterWednesday Interview with Kathrin Hutson

I’d like to welcome author Kathrin Hutson to the blog for #WriterWednesday.

Things you need for your writing sessions: My 48-ounce water bottle, headphones playing genre-appropriate music without lyrics, a snack (usually a protein bar), and complete isolation in a room with a closed door.

Things that hamper your writing: Outside noise I can hear over my headphones, an empty water bottle, my kid knocking on my door (my husband’s a stay-at-home-dad, so she at least has supervision LOL), and the internet in general.

Things you love about writing: It comes so easily and naturally to me. Building characters. Getting into the flow. Supporting my family full-time on writing. The literal act of writing.

Things you hate about writing: Research. Something you wish you could do: Take care of more than one plant without somehow letting everything die.

Something you wish you’d never learned to do: Procrastinate.

Things you’d walk a mile for: A library, live music, the best sushi in the world.

Things that make you want to run screaming from the room: Loud chewing and being interrupted when I’m talking (I always forget what I was saying…).

Things you always put in your books: Darkness LOL. And death, humor, romantic streaks, violence, some kind of magic/ability, not-quite-happy-any-way-you-put-it endings.

Things you never put in your books: HEA. Characters losing themselves to love triangles. Romantic love being literally more important than everything else. Hate.

Things to say to an author: “I can’t wait to read your next book.” “I read [insert series name] last week and loved it!” “I’ve been listening to all your interviews.” “Found my new favorite author. It’s you!”

Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: “I don’t really read.” “I just hope you care about spending as much time with your family as you do writing books.” (Yeah… << That one was a doozey.)

Favorite places you’ve been: Mexico. San Francisco. Nevada City, CA. Any aspen grove in the spring and summer.

Places you never want to go to again: Las Vegas, New Mexico (I know, not Nevada). Kanorado, KA.

Favorite things to do: Reading. Sit around outside during the summer and chat with friends. Dancing. Eating sushi. Discovering amazing whiskey. Date night at gourmet restaurants.

Things you’d run through a fire or eat bugs to get out of doing: Pull weeds LOL. Lie about my beliefs. Scrub shower tiles. Drive during rush-hour (haven’t done that in years).

Things that make you happy: Sunshine and breeze. The perfect cup of tea. Snuggling my kid. The smell of rain. A clean house. Playing music with other people. Anyone who laughs at my awful jokes.

Things that drive you crazy: People not using a turn signal. Online deliveries that don’t arrive when they’re scheduled LOL. My two 80-pound dogs literally barking at leaves blowing down the street. Folding laundry and finding everyone else’s clothes scattered all over the place the next morning.

Best thing you’ve ever done: Make the decision to forgive myself and move forward.

Biggest mistake: Taking as long as I did to forgive myself and not writing anything for four years. Then again, I wouldn’t really change anything, because it’s all brought me to where I am right now. So that might not even be a mistake.

Most daring thing you’ve ever done: Move across the country with my husband (not yet married, then) after we’d known each other for four months—no plan, no jobs, everything we owned packed into a Nissan Altima.

Something you chickened out from doing: I’m more the kind of person who knows my limits and says “absolutely not” the first time around… so I’m never really in a chickening-out position in the first place. I did one time agree to go skydiving with a friend. That definitely never happened.

The nicest thing a reader said to you: “Thank you for writing what you write. The world needs to hear it the exact way you’re saying it.”

The craziest thing a reader said to you: “I’m so disgusted, and I’ve lost all the escape I read fiction to find in the first place.”

About Kathrin:

International Bestselling Author Kathrin Hutson has been writing Dark Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and LGBTQ Speculative Fiction since 2000. With her wildly messed-up heroes, excruciating circumstances, impossible decisions, and Happily Never Afters, she’s a firm believer in piling on the intense action, showing a little character skin, and never skimping on violent means to bloody ends. In addition to writing her own dark and enchanting fiction, Kathrin spends the other half of her time as a fiction ghostwriter of almost every genre, as Fiction Co-Editor for Burlington’s Mud Season Review, and as Director of TopShelf Interviews for TopShelf Magazine.

She is a member of both the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the Horror Writers Association. Kathrin lives in Colorado with her husband, their young daughter, and their two dogs, Sadie and Brucewillis. For updates on new releases, exclusive deals, and dark surprises you won’t find anywhere else, sign up to Kathrin’s newsletter at kathrinhutsonfiction.com/subscribe.

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