tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40259666856730133182024-02-18T17:36:41.788-08:00HEARTSTRINGSHEARTSTRINGS
Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667992156718333478noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025966685673013318.post-46278454639456257812017-10-15T18:09:00.000-07:002017-10-16T06:04:59.617-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Back in the Day</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.clabbergirl.com/">CLABBER GIRL</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">My mom gave my grandmother's <a href="https://www.clabbergirl.com/">Clabber Girl</a> recipe booklet to me. The copyright on it is 1934. I'm so excited to share some of the recipes from this book by permission from the</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.clabbergirl.com/">Clabber Girl Corporation</a> </span></span></span></span><br />
(Click on the above link to visit their website.)<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Enjoy!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hot Water Pie Crust</span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/4 cup boiling water</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/2 cup shortening</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 1/2 cups sifted flour</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/2 teaspoon <b>Clabber Girl Baking Powder</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pour boiling water over the shortening and beat until creamy. Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir together. Form into a ball and chill, then roll out to 1/8-inch thickness onto a lightly floured board. This recipe makes two 9-inch pie crusts.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For pie shells to be filled later with previously cooked filling, prick with a fork before baking; then bake pie shells 15 to 18 minutes in a very hot oven. (450 degrees F.). </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Apple Pie </b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">4 1/2 cups pared, cored apples, 1/4-inch slices</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">2/3 cup<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> sugar</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/3 teaspoon nutmeg</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/8 teaspoon salt</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 teaspoon lemon juice</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 1 1/2 teaspoons butter</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Prepare<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> pastry by Hot Water Pie Crust recipe.<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Line a 9-inch pie pan with pastry. (To lift past<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">r<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">y from the board, fold in half, lay folded edge across middle of pie pan, then unfold to fill the pan.<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">) Fill pie pa with apples. Combine sugar, nutmeg, salt and lemon juice, and sprinkle over apples. Dot with butter.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Roll out top crust in inch large<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">r than the size of pie pan. Moisten edge of lower crust with cold water, put upper crust in p<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">lace, after making 2 or 3 short slits in center of upper crust. Press upper crust against lower crust, trim off over<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">hanging edges. Flute the edge with the tips of the fingers or with a fork. Bake 30 minutes in a very hot oven (450 degrees F.); then bake <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">10 minutes more at moderate heat (350 degrees F.).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span><b>Berry Pie </b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For fresh blueberry, blackberry, plum, grape, rhuba<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">rb or peach pie, make same as apple pie, using 3 1/2 <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">to 4 cups of prepared fruit and include 2 tablespoon<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">s flour to thicken juice. Omit nutme<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">g if desired. Add more sugar if fruit is tart.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Clabber Girl B<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">iscuits </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2 cups sifted flour</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2 teaspoons <b>Clabber Girl Baking Powder</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 teaspoon salt</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4 tablespoons shortening</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">About 2/3 cups milk</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sift dry ingredients together. Then work in shortening with fingertips or with large fork or pastry blender<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, to mix thoroughly. Add sufficient milk, while stirring vigorously, to make a soft dough. Lightly roll or pat on floured board to about 3/4-inch thickness. Cut with floured biscuit cutter</span> and <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">place on greased baking pan. Bake immediately in hot oven (450 degrees F.) for 12 to 15 minutes. Makes 14 b<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">iscuits, 2-inch size.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cinnamon Pinwheels</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Use biscuit recipe, rolling dough into rectangular sheet 1/4<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">-</span>inch thick. Brush top with 2 teaspoons melted butter; sprinkle with mixture of 1/4 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Roll lengthwise like jelly ro<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ll, cut into 3/4<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">-</span>inch</span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">slices; place each slice flat on greased baking pan. Bake in hot oven (450 degrees F.) for 20 <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">minutes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Clabber Girl Muffins</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2 cu<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ps sifted flour</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 teaspoons <b>Clabber Girl Baking Powder</b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 tablespoons sugar</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 egg, beaten</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup milk</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">4 tablespoons melted shortening</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sift the flour with the baking pow<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">der, salt and sugar. Combine the egg, milk and shortening. T<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">urn the milk mi<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">xture into the dry ingredients all at one time and stir quickly and vigorously until all ingredients are just mixed, and have a lumpy appearance. (This wil<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">l take from 10 to 20 <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">seconds of stirring and beating.) Fill the greased muffin pans about 2/3 full of batter. Bake 25 minutes i a hot oven (425 degrees F.). Makes 12 to 15 <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">muffins, 2 1/2 inch size. (For fruit or nut muffins, add 1/2 to 1 cup of finely chopped, dried fruit, raisins or nuts to dry ingredients in abo<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ve <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">recipe.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Berry Muffins</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make muffin batter by recipe above. Place 2 tablespoons of this batter in each greased section of the muffin pan. Over the batter place 1 teaspoon fresh or <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">well-drained canned blueberries, or 4 to 5 rasp<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">berries or blackberries. Then top with 1 tablespoon of muffin batter.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Coconut Layer Cake</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">3/4 cup shortening</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 1/2 cups sugar</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">3 eggs, separated</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">3 cups sifted cake or pastry flour </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">3 teaspoons <b>Clabber Girl Baking Powder</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/2 cup shredded coconut</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 cup milk</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 teaspoon vanilla</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cream the shortening thoroughly, then add the sugar gradually, creaming after each addition until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the beaten egg yolks to the sugar mixture and blend thoroughly. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt. Combine the milk, coconut and vanilla. Then add the flour, alternately with the milk mixture, to the sugar mixture. Fold in the egg whites, beaten stiff but not dry. Turn into 3 greased and lightly floured 8 inch layer cake pans. Bake 20 to 25 minutes in a moderate oven (375 degrees F.),</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Uncooked Frosting</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">4 tablespoons butter</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">3 tablespoons cream (or milk)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/4 teaspoon vanilla</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cream the butter with a spoon. Gradually add the confectioner's sugar and the cream, alternately. Add the vanilla and spread on cake. This recipe frosts a loaf cake, size about 8 inches square by 2 inches high. 1/2 cup chopped nutmeats may be added if desired. If chocolate flavor is desired, reduce cream to 2 tablespoons, and add 1 square (1 ounce) of unsweetened cooking chocolate, melted. To fill and frost an 8-inch two-layer cake, make double this recipe.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I would love to visit with you at The Southern Womens' Show in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday, October 21st, 2017 at 11:30 am. I'll be giving away advanced reader copies of the first 3 chapters of Escorting Darby Bloom, Book two in the Blackwood series. Copies are limited, so first come, first serve. I'll even have a few surprises in store. See you there!</span></span>Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667992156718333478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025966685673013318.post-73241230713976437822017-06-23T10:04:00.000-07:002017-06-23T10:04:59.028-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">My great-grandmother, America White Price, chewed tobacco, drank sauerkraut brine, and salted her rice until you spat, sputtered, and needed a glass of water to wash the taste out. She stood only 4'5" tall. Barely weighing 85 pounds, she was aptly called Little Granny by all who knew her. One time my grandfather, her son, couldn't find her. Papaw went throughout the house looking for her. He finally found her. She'd slipped into the crack between the wall and her bed and was sound asleep.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the first day of summer, as I watch my grandkids play on the blow-up water slide, I'm reminded of my own childhood when I spent time with her and my grandparents in West Virginia.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back in the hills of Bald Knob, WV, Little Granny never gave up her old ways. When anyone showed up at her house, they were considered company, and she fixed them something to eat. When Papaw built a nice bathroom onto her house, she refused to use it, opting for the old outhouse instead. She did concede at one thing...a kitchen sink instead of a bowl under the water pump.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I miss the smell of summer in the hills dense with foliage. I miss watching her sit on the front porch stringing green beans freshly picked from her garden. I muss those days, and I miss her. Thank you, Little Granny, for the sweet memories of my youth.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ever wonder how veggies were preserved for the winter back in the day? I did, so I asked my mammaw about this. She'd told me they used to dig a ditch, fill it with straw, then lay in their potatoes, carrots, and onions. To protect the veggies, more straw would be put on top before covering with dirt. The veggies would last through the winter. Who needed a store when you could dig up what you needed in the back yard?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever heard of a gnat smoke? Back in the day, we loved sitting outside on a summer evening at my grandparents' house in West Virginia, but the bugs would eat us up. Mammaw would put an old rag in a coal bucket, then set the rag on fire. She let it burn for a few minutes. After she tamped it out, the smoke would keep the bugs away, which was why she called it a gnat smoke.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ever heard of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">leather britches</i>? This isn’t the kind
that hugs your curves. LOL Back in the day, people would use string and a large-eye
needle to help preserve their green beans for the winter. One by one, they
threaded the string through the middle of the green beans. When they had strung
a length of about three feet, they tied off the ends and hung the beans in a
dry place. My Mammaw hung hers from the rafters of her enclosed porch. When the
green beans had dried, they would turn brown and leathery, hence the name, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">leather britches</i>. When Mammaw was ready
to cook a pot, she would take down a string full of beans, reconstitute them in
water, and then cook them. My mom said they were delicious.</span></span></span><br />
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</xml><![endif]-->Do you have any historical fun facts tor a Back in the Day story to share?
If you do, comment below. </span></span></span><br />
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because my grandmother used that exact phrase when someone would tell
her something interesting or share a tidbit worthy of raising her
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Release date: December 6, 2016</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ethans-Heart-Vickie-King-ebook/dp/B01N74QPDV/">Preorder your copy at Amazon</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Praise for Ethan's Heart</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>"This action-packed romance has everything a reader could want: a handsome hero, a brave and devoted woman, outlaws with a vengeful agenda of their own, and three little girls who will break your heart." Sharon Sala, New York Times Bestselling author</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Paranormal/Fantasy<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">with Romantic Elements</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Louisiana</span> native, Elaine sha<span style="font-family: inherit;">res writing tips, book in<span style="font-family: inherit;">fo<span style="font-family: inherit;">, fun things about hers<span style="font-family: inherit;">elf,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and her favorite Shrimp & Grits recipe. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Elaine, welco<span style="font-family: inherit;">me to Heartstrings. T<span style="font-family: inherit;">hank you for being here. I kn<span style="font-family: inherit;">o<span style="font-family: inherit;">w you're fro<span style="font-family: inherit;">m Louisiana. M<span style="font-family: inherit;">y heart goes out to all those affected by the flooding. I hope <span style="font-family: inherit;">all your famil<span style="font-family: inherit;">y and frie<span style="font-family: inherit;">nds are okay<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T<span style="font-family: inherit;">hank you so much. Happy to be here, and y<span style="font-family: inherit;">es, thankful<span style="font-family: inherit;">ly<span style="font-family: inherit;">, everyone is okay<span style="font-family: inherit;">. I do h<span style="font-family: inherit;">ave friends affected by the flooding. The<span style="font-family: inherit;">y will need to go through carpet replacement and rebuilding, but thankfull<span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span> they and their loved ones/pets are all oka<span style="font-family: inherit;">y.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From your bio, I k<span style="font-family: inherit;">now you grew up with a love of all th<span style="font-family: inherit;">ings supernatural. Does this come from a personal experience or maybe family stories</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>?</b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think it comes from growing up<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in an eclectic city like New Orlea<span style="font-family: inherit;">ns<span style="font-family: inherit;">. It's onl<span style="font-family: inherit;">y been since moving away to a<span style="font-family: inherit;">nother state that I've discovered just how bizarre some th<span style="font-family: inherit;">i<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ngs</span> are there</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>, but I grew up thinking it was <span style="font-family: inherit;">normal. Like neighborhood homes co-e<span style="font-family: inherit;">xisting with lar<span style="font-family: inherit;">ge cemeteries in the same developed area of land. In Louisia<span style="font-family: inherit;">na, that's n<span style="font-family: inherit;">ormal, but you won't find that anywhere else. Many cities build areas with townhomes, restaurants, and shops, but cemeteries? No<span style="font-family: inherit;">. There's somethin<span style="font-family: inherit;">g beautifully paranormal about the entire city. The ornate crypts of the dead blend i<span style="font-family: inherit;">n with homes, busi<span style="font-family: inherit;">nes<span style="font-family: inherit;">ses,<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and schools<span style="font-family: inherit;"> like a supernatu<span style="font-family: inherit;">ral tapestry<span style="font-family: inherit;">. My high school is <span style="font-family: inherit;">surrounded by shotgu<span style="font-family: inherit;">n houses, small corner businesses, with two lar<span style="font-family: inherit;">ge cemeteries across the street. It all blends together, and I grew up accepting this as <span style="font-family: inherit;">normal. Every area of life is this way; <span style="font-family: inherit;">New Orleans gets i<span style="font-family: inherit;">nto your D<span style="font-family: inherit;">NA and never leaves. I think that's why I love Sava<span style="font-family: inherit;">nna<span style="font-family: inherit;">h so much<span style="font-family: inherit;">. It reminds me of home, and it'<span style="font-family: inherit;">s a much<span style="font-family: inherit;"> closer drive to where I live <span style="font-family: inherit;">now.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> I listened to you read the first chapter of <span style="font-family: inherit;">No Grits, <span style="font-family: inherit;">No Glor<span style="font-family: inherit;">y. You would be a fantastic reader for au<span style="font-family: inherit;">dio books. Ever thought <span style="font-family: inherit;">about <span style="font-family: inherit;">doing that<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>? </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://papercranebooks.com/2014/12/01/episode-3-no-grits-no-glory-by-elaine-calloway-pg-13/">(Hear Elaine read the first chapter of No Grits, No Glory. You'll be as hooked on the story as I was.)</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wh<span style="font-family: inherit;">y, thank you! When I was younger, someone mentioned I might make an ideal r<span style="font-family: inherit;">adio announcer, but I never could make th<span style="font-family: inherit;">at career path work. At the present time, I'm considering narrating my own books in audio, but haven't considered it much for doing other people's work. I might need to look into that, though!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Was there one specific moment or inci<span style="font-family: inherit;">dent that pointed you toward writing? </span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>While it's true that I<span style="font-family: inherit;">'ve loved stories a<span style="font-family: inherit;">n<span style="font-family: inherit;">d writing as <span style="font-family: inherit;">far back as I can remember, yes. There was one specific moment in grammar school.</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i> </i><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The school principal was a former Mari<span style="font-family: inherit;">ne, and he ran a tight ship. Needless to say, as <span style="font-family: inherit;">young children<span style="font-family: inherit;">, most of us were petrifi<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed of him. He was often seen as angry, judgmental, a<span style="font-family: inherit;">nd defin<span style="font-family: inherit;">itely not approachable. One day, he came in<span style="font-family: inherit;">to our classroom out of the blue and started talking about words. About how learn<span style="font-family: inherit;">ing new words<span style="font-family: inherit;"> each day would broaden our horizons, how we could do so much<span style="font-family: inherit;"> if we just learned two new words per day. He was, for the first time we'd ever seen, trying to relate to us. Trying to inspire us and talk to us on our level. I remember going home and bein<span style="font-family: inherit;">g so excited that I was going to start learning new words every day. Looki<span style="font-family: inherit;">ng back now, I honestly believe the man must have been on some form of medication. H<span style="font-family: inherit;">e was never that open and approachable again. I remember it vividly<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and how excited I was about words for the first time.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>You've wri<span style="font-family: inherit;">tten eight books in three years. How do you structure<span style="font-family: inherit;"> your day to get all that work done?</span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>It's a challenge, definitel<span style="font-family: inherit;">y! I have always scheduled time o<span style="font-family: inherit;">n the weekends to write, and fortunatel<span style="font-family: inherit;">y, I can write fast. On the week<span style="font-family: inherit;">days, I used to have more free time in my day job so I could afford to take long lunches and write then. Si</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i>nce taking a new job, free time is rare, but I am trying to wake up an hour earlier and write before I go into work. Weekends are the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> easiest, though, as I can block time without distractio<span style="font-family: inherit;">ns.</span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>I can't wait to hear yo<span style="font-family: inherit;">ur worksh<span style="font-family: inherit;">op, Plotting vs Pantsing: A Delicate Recipe, at the <a href="http://ancientcityromanceauthors.com/conference/">ACRA Fiction Writers' Conference on the Beach</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> i<span style="font-family: inherit;">n St. Augustine, Florida. Are you a Plotter or a Pantser? </span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>T<span style="font-family: inherit;">hanks! I'm excited to be able to speak at ACRA this year. I lean t<span style="font-family: inherit;">oward pan<span style="font-family: inherit;">tser</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">, but I actually have come up with a method to use both, and th<span style="font-family: inherit;">at's wh<span style="font-family: inherit;">at my talk at the conference will foc<span style="font-family: inherit;">us on.</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">(I'm anxious to find o<span style="font-family: inherit;">ut how you blend the two. I lean more toward Plotting, bu<span style="font-family: inherit;">t I<span style="font-family: inherit;"> do some pa<span style="font-family: inherit;">ntsing, as well.)</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Do you ever experience writer's block? If so, how do you work thro<span style="font-family: inherit;">ugh it?</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I have a<span style="font-family: inherit;">sked th<span style="font-family: inherit;">is question of other writers and <span style="font-family: inherit;">find that we all have different definitions of the term. That being said, I do not have a shortage of ideas. There are a<span style="font-family: inherit;">lways ideas, inspirations, and char<span style="font-family: inherit;">acters that I want to create but may<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">not have th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e time to do so right away. In that sense, no, I don't experience a block.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do I experience a block when writing a current book? Yes, absolutely<span style="font-family: inherit;">. I find<span style="font-family: inherit;"> this happens most in draft</span></span> writing, of not knowing where to go sometimes (it's a risk for a pa<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">n</span>tser). I find <span style="font-family: inherit;">th<span style="font-family: inherit;">at b<span style="font-family: inherit;">y reviewing my original story structure, ensuring I am following the themes/plot points that I wanted to tell<span style="font-family: inherit;">, th<span style="font-family: inherit;">is helps me p<span style="font-family: inherit;">ush through it. So<span style="font-family: inherit;">me<span style="font-family: inherit;"> days, I just have to face the fear and sit down and write, even if I <span style="font-family: inherit;">k</span>now it's not great writing the first draft. It's a learned skill to do thi<span style="font-family: inherit;">s and is where many writers give up.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Elaine, I really like how<span style="font-family: inherit;"> you<span style="font-family: inherit;"> explained writer's block. </span></span>This is<span style="font-family: inherit;"> exactly where I experience blocks. Not on ideas, b<span style="font-family: inherit;">ut <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">where my stor<span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span> is going. I go back <span style="font-family: inherit;">and review m<span style="font-family: inherit;">y plo<span style="font-family: inherit;">t. So<span style="font-family: inherit;">metimes, I might call a critique partner for additio<span style="font-family: inherit;">nal brai<span style="font-family: inherit;">nstormi<span style="font-family: inherit;">n<span style="font-family: inherit;">g</span>.</span>) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What advice or tips would y<span style="font-family: inherit;">ou like to give, <span style="font-family: inherit;">one writer to <span style="font-family: inherit;">another?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>There are so many things, but these th<span style="font-family: inherit;">ree are probably key:</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Don't ever give <span style="font-family: inherit;">up. Keep writing <span style="font-family: inherit;">no matter what.</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Back up all your in<span style="font-family: inherit;">for<span style="font-family: inherit;">mation<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to a<span style="font-family: inherit;">n exte<span style="font-family: inherit;">rnal drive so you don<span style="font-family: inherit;">'t lose your data.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Do<span style="font-family: inherit;">n't forget to re<span style="font-family: inherit;">fill the creative well. Writ<span style="font-family: inherit;">ing is a solitary activity where we live inside our own</span></span></span> heads. Don't forget to go out into the world a<span style="font-family: inherit;">n</span>d experience, see beauit<span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span> to refill that artistic place inside you.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i> </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>If you could go anywhere in the world to write yo<span style="font-family: inherit;">ur books, w<span style="font-family: inherit;">here would you go?</span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Hmm, t<span style="font-family: inherit;">h<span style="font-family: inherit;">at's a toughie. I love views of the ocea<span style="font-family: inherit;">n</span> and the </span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">mou<span style="font-family: inherit;">ntains, h<span style="font-family: inherit;">owever. So<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I'd say someplac<span style="font-family: inherit;">e wit<span style="font-family: inherit;">h</span> an incredible view that inspires<span style="font-family: inherit;">. Spai<span style="font-family: inherit;">n, Scotland, Ireland...and probably more spots.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>As a teenager, I fell i<span style="font-family: inherit;">n</span> love with T<span style="font-family: inherit;">he Girl of the Limberlost by<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Ge<span style="font-family: inherit;">ne Stratto<span style="font-family: inherit;">n-Porter. I still love that book and have it in both ebook and paperback. Do you have a favorite book?</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I love wa<span style="font-family: inherit;">y too man<span style="font-family: inherit;">y to narrow it down to a favorite. Some of my favorite authors are Neil Gaiman</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">, Cornelia Funke, De<span style="font-family: inherit;">nnis Lehane. I read both in my genre and outside of it<span style="font-family: inherit;">. M<span style="font-family: inherit;">y loving a book comes from truly enjoying the author's voice--which is where my list of favorites comes from.</span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>As a writer, wh<span style="font-family: inherit;">at is the strangest or funniest thing that has ever happened to you?</span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I knew man<span style="font-family: inherit;">y people would <span style="font-family: inherit;">n</span>ot necessarily know the meaning of "grits" for my<span style="font-family: inherit;"> first Southern Ghosts Series book<span style="font-family: inherit;">, <u>No Grits No Glor<span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span></u><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. B<span style="font-family: inherit;">ut I was surprised and laughed hard when I learned<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that "grits" in South Wales<span style="font-family: inherit;"> is slang for men's underpants. T<span style="font-family: inherit;">hat was so not what I was going for! Since it's a h<span style="font-family: inherit;">umorous anecdo<span style="font-family: inherit;">te<span style="font-family: inherit;">, I tell t<span style="font-family: inherit;">h</span>at stor<span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span> at various book signings and events. Recently, I told it to a group of people in Sava<span style="font-family: inherit;">nnah. When I opened up the room for Q&A, a man raised his hand, told me he was from South Wales, and he corroborated my<span style="font-family: inherit;"> story! W<span style="font-family: inherit;">h</span>at were the dang odds that someone would be traveling from Europe and be in the audience when I t<span style="font-family: inherit;">o<span style="font-family: inherit;">ld that exact tale<span style="font-family: inherit;">? I still laugh when I think of it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b> </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Now, on a more personal <span style="font-family: inherit;">note. W<span style="font-family: inherit;">hat's the craziest thing you<span style="font-family: inherit;">'ve ever done?</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I walked t<span style="font-family: inherit;">hrough New Orlea<span style="font-family: inherit;">ns airport dressed up as a gorilla. Yes, you read that correctly. This was pre 9/11, when we were allowed to walk right to the gate to welcome friends home from a trip. A group of us dressed up as zoo animals, walked thro<span style="font-family: inherit;">u</span>gh the airport (with many laughing stares from security) and greeted mutual friends who were <span style="font-family: inherit;">returning from a long trip. They cracked up laughing, and their faces turned red. We walked them all the way to baggage c<span style="font-family: inherit;">laim. I will note that since that time, I don't get embarrassed by much. When you've walked through an international airport dressed as a giant ape, the smaller things in life don't really embarrass <span style="font-family: inherit;">me</span> anymore! LOL.</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Name three th<span style="font-family: inherit;">ings you can't live wi<span style="font-family: inherit;">thout?</span></span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Iced coffee. Cheese. Writing. <span style="font-family: inherit;">Not necessarily i<span style="font-family: inherit;">n that order.</span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Do <span style="font-family: inherit;">you have a favorite recipe you'd like to share?</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i> </i><br />
<i>In honor of my No Grits No Glory book, I'll share a fantastic grits recipe. I don't have the chance to cook this often, but it's the best shrimp & grits I've ever eaten. My son-in-law came up with the recipe:</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Brando<span style="font-family: inherit;">n's S<span style="font-family: inherit;">hrimp <span style="font-family: inherit;">& Grits</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 2-3 cups grits (real, do not use instant)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup heavy cream</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2-3 cups milk</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 pou<span style="font-family: inherit;">nd bacon</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 stick butter</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 pound deveined shrimp (I prefer using pre-cooked shrimp, b<span style="font-family: inherit;">ut the original recipe calls for raw shrimp that you cook <span style="font-family: inherit;">in bacon grease.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Soak th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e grits in milk for several hours. Cook the bacon on the stovetop, keep the bacon fat/grease in pan. Use that as a b<span style="font-family: inherit;">ase to cook and/or reheat the shrimp. Cook grits in butter and heav<span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span> cream. Add bacon, seasoning, shrimp on top and serve.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Elaine, thank yo<span style="font-family: inherit;">u so much for visiting Heartstrings<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and sharing with <span style="font-family: inherit;">us</span>.</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is more abou<span style="font-family: inherit;">t Elai<span style="font-family: inherit;">ne.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">BIO</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Elaine Callowa<span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span> grew u<span style="font-family: inherit;">p in New Orleans with a love of Gothic architecture, cemeteries, and all things paranormal. Ever since she le<span style="font-family: inherit;">a</span>rned creative writing and saw her first <span style="font-family: inherit;">Scooby Doo <span style="font-family: inherit;">cartoon, she was destined to become a writer of ghost stories. She spends <span style="font-family: inherit;">most of her writing efforts working on her Southern Ghosts Series, which are part <span style="font-family: inherit;">ghost story, part romantic suspense, part humor, and part mystery. When she isn't writing (When is that?)<span style="font-family: inherit;">, she enjo<span style="font-family: inherit;">ys</span> spending time with friends<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and family and spoiling her dog.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=Elaine%20Calloway&src=typd">Elaine Calloway </a></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667992156718333478noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025966685673013318.post-73630950332510262292016-07-04T09:31:00.000-07:002016-07-04T09:31:01.578-07:002016 Fiction Writers' Conference<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">SEPT. 9-10, 2016 in beautiful ST AUGUSTINE, FL </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Spend a weekend at the beach with authors <a href="http://jadeleeauthor.com/">Jade Lee/Kathy Lyons</a> and <a href="http://cindydees.com/">Cindy Dees.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Editor <a href="http://www.sourcebooks.com/editorial/deb-werksman.html">Deb Werksman</a> from <a href="http://www.sourcebooks.com/resources/casablanca.html">Sourcebooks Casablanca</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This year's theme is When Dreams Come True. Plan now to join us for a weekend at the beach.</span></div>
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Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667992156718333478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025966685673013318.post-70068205731655106352016-03-09T07:30:00.002-08:002016-03-09T14:54:36.841-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">March 9, 2016</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Author Skye Taylor celebrates the launch of her book, The Candidate, a political thriller. Trivia, giveaways, friends, and fun from six different authors. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span class="_fbReactionComponent__eventDetailsContent fsl"><br /> 7:00-7:30 Skye Taylor<br /> 7:30-8:00 Sharon Drane<br /> 8:30-8:30 Nancy Quatrano<br /> 8:30-9:00 Heather Ashby<br /> 9:00-9:30 Vickie King<br /> 9:30-10:00 Elizabeth Sinclair</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="_fbReactionComponent__eventDetailsContent fsl"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Candidate-Skye-Taylor-ebook/dp/B01CF6SXTQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457563850&sr=8-1&keywords=the+candidate+by+skye+taylorn." target="_blank">Clic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">k</span> here to purchase <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>he Candidate at Amazon.</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year! I hope you had a great holiday and are ready for new adventures in 2015.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My family celebrates Christmas Eve with family and friends. Lots of food and fun. Time to sit and catch up with what my friends and extended family have been doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Christmas morning is total chaos. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love watching my grand-children's faces as they open their presents.</span> My granddaughters and my great niece are obsessed with Elsa and Anna from the Disney movie Frozen. My grandsons love Lego and Batman. Lego is making a comeback. It was popular when I was a girl. Uh, we won't get into how long ago that was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">New Year's Eve was quiet at my house, but</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ancient City Romance Authors (ACRA) held its annual writers' conference September 26-27, 2014. Here are some highlights of the conference held at The Hampton at St. Augustine Beach, FL. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">ACRA members <a href="http://cherylnorman.com/" target="_blank">Cheryl Norman</a> and <a href="http://tmoniquestephens.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tmonique Stephens</a> at
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<span style="font-size: large;">Friday night, Kellie Sharpe of <a href="http://saltrunpublishing.com/" target="_blank">Salt Run Publishing, LLC.</a> held a launch party for Big Hair & Flying Cows by <a href="http://www.doloresjwilson.com/" target="_blank">Dolores Wilson</a>. This is a re-launch of her southern humor series held in the fictional town of Sweet Meadow, GA. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, whenever there is anything that involves Bertie Byrd, the female tow truck driver, there is bound to be a mishap or an almost mishap, which is what nearly happened with this beautiful cake, as it slid from the bottom of the grocery buggy onto the wet pavement at Publix. Due to the quick thinking and shrieking of ACRA member, Glo Ferguson, it was saved. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Author <a href="http://tmoniquestephens.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tmonique Stephens</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Authors <a href="http://www.skye-writer.com/blogging_at_the_beach" target="_blank">Skye Taylor</a> and <a href="http://www.doloresjwilson.com/" target="_blank">Dolores Wilson</a> at the book signing.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Skye is signing her books Falling For Zoe and Loving Meg.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Dolores is signing a copy of Big Hair and Flying Cows. She also has Dixie Cowboy, Flight to Freedom and Little Big Heart. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Authors <a href="http://tmoniquestephens.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tmonique Stephens</a> and <a href="http://www.karenhudgins.com/" target="_blank">Karen Hudgins</a> at the Registration desk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From left to right <a href="https://www.facebook.com/authorcarocarson" target="_blank">Caro Carson</a>, Heather Graham, and Anne Martin Fletcher</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">New friends Anne Martin Fletcher and Caro Carson. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Caro writes, "It was the first time in my entire life I've ever run into anothe<span class="text_exposed_show">r
female service academy graduate outside of a specific military or
veteran event. I just sat next to this woman in the hotel's meeting
room, and about an hour later, we figured out she was US Air Force Academy Class of 80, while I'm West Point (US Military Academy) Class of
89. We decided to kick off our shoes and go check out Saint Augustine
Beach. I love this photo because we look like old friends instead of
people who'd just met a few hours before! Beat Navy!"</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Author and Pop Culture Diva, <a href="http://sdraneauthor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Drane</a> signing a copy of her debut book, Touch the Sky.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Author <a href="https://www.facebook.com/author.elaine.5?fref=ts" target="_blank">Elaine Calloway</a> signing her Elemental Clan Series.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Salt Run Publishing Authors from left to right <a href="http://www.doloresjwilson.com/" target="_blank">Dolores Wilson</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gloria-Davidson-Marlow/e/B00E32X8UK" target="_blank">Gloria Davidson Marlow</a>, <a href="http://summerstephensauthor.com/" target="_blank">Summer Stephens</a>, <a href="http://www.elizabethsinclair.com/bio.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth Sinclair</a>, and <a href="http://sdraneauthor.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Drane</a>.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Author and workshop speaker Heather Graham with author <a href="http://kathrynjbain.com/" target="_blank">Kathryn J. Bain</a></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vickie-L-King/408973949129461?ref=hl" target="_blank">Vickie King</a> (facebook page link) signing Carly's Rule and Dusty's Fate. Carly's Rule is the 2nd Place Winner of 2014 Heart of Excellence Readers' Choice Award.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Danielle Childers, Keynote speaker and Marketing Director for <a href="http://www.bellebooks.com/" target="_blank">BelleBooks/Bell Bridge Books</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Best-selling author <a href="http://www.theoriginalheathergraham.com/" target="_blank">Heather Graham</a> teaching a workshop.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the end of the conference, donated baskets, critiques from authors, agents, and editors are raffled off. A portion of the proceeds from the raffle go to Tommy's Kids. JSO Officer Tommy Herrington delivers presents to children at Christmas in Jacksonville. </span></td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjYcI8Xt2EGwK6z-Q8MqB60pcW7olgBfve4wpn23bshA1Ny0iKrLQxrLqx_3cwcuO6M-B0Iv9Xwo7xye1BjyOhlsOr3y3UJmshMQtJAF5n5lNVb4WWu-xlXf1P29M2y2jDf7CrgPwXg4/s1600/SkyeTaylor2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to Heartstrings Skye, and thank you for blogging here today. I want to congratulate you on the April release of your contemporary romance, Falling for Zoe. I've heard great things about it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie</b>: <b>I love the name of the town, Tide's Way, where your story is set. Is this a fictional town in North Carolina?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skye:</b> It's a fictional town, complete with a whole cast of fictional characters. But I know where it is, and I've been there. I chatted with some of the folk who live along that beguiling stretch of coastal North Carolina, visited downtown Wilmington, which is not far away, and found inspiration for some of the places and people that inhabit Tide's Way.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie</b>: <b>What was the reason for setting the story in North Carolina?</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skye:</b> Setting is always an important part of the book, whether it's a place in time or geography. None of the stories I've written have ever been set in a place I have not visited, even if it's a whole different century. I always want to love the place my books are set and coastal North Carolina is one of my favorite places, so it was on the short list. In Falling For Zoe, there is a hurricane churning up the coast, and that was the deciding factor for this first book in the series. But now I have this wonderful little town of Tide's Way and a whole cast of characters I love, who all have stories of their own begging to be told.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie: While reading the "From the Author" section on Amazon, I see you have created a history for the Camerons going back to when their ancestors came from Scotland. Does knowing the roots of the family help you develop your characters?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skye:</b> Absolutely. We are all products of where we've come from, geographically, historically, socially, and emotionally. The Camerons of Tide's Way are no different. They didn't grown up in big cities or urban environments, didn't go to Ivy League schools or get born into money and that heritage shows in their lifestyles, their priorities, and their dreams for the future. They come of patriotic stock and many of them have served in the military. All of them give back to the community they feel so much a part of. And then there's that old writer's dictum, <i>Write what you know</i>. This is my heritage. Middle class, European descent, some of my ancestors participated in the Revolutionary War and one was even President. It's how I grew up and how my parents and my children grew up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie: Since you give your characters an in depth history, does this mean you plot your stories? If yes, do you have a plotting system?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skye: </b>I am most definitely a Pantser! My stories are sparked by an idea--they come from all sorts of places and for many different reasons, but once I know the beginning, I create my characters. I usually spend several days just writing backstory, starting when they were born or at least when they were young. My writing style for these backstories is more or less told the way I'd tell it if I were sitting with you over coffee and telling you all about this person I've known all my life. Sometimes going back to pick up an important incident or characteristic, but just sort of free hand, telling their life story. When I'm done, I usually have a dozen or more single-spaced, unedited pages, and I really know that character well. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">From time to time I might tweak something if I see the need, but for the most part, this character has become real to me with a life, loves and dreams that need telling. Then I plop my characters down into the opening scene, and I let them tell their story. It's sort of like hanging on to a tiger by the tail sometimes. They argue with me and do things I had no idea they were going to do. I generally have a very clear idea of where they are going to end up before I begin, but that's as much of a plot as I have.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vickie: Now, for a few personal questions. What are your hobbies?</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skye:</b> Well, obviously one of my favorite hobbies is writing stories. I talk a lot in real life, too. Just ask anyone who knows me. Even my emails are generally long and chatty. I also love the ocean, the beach, sailing, swimming, biking, hiking, reading--definitely reading--and sewing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie: Name three things you can't live without</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skye: </b>Chocolate, chocolate, and chocolate! Okay, seriously? Love and family, sunshine and warmth, and an ever-growing pile of books to be read.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vickie: Do you have a favorite recipe you'd like to share with your readers?</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skye: </b>There are dozens of recipes I love, but here's one you might find handy. When I was in the Peace Corps, many (perhaps most) of the food supplies I was accustomed to were not to be had, but flour was always available, so I started making Scones. My kids would mail me packages with dried fruits that I could add for variety, and I could always toss in mangos, pineapple, or banana. I didn't have the recipe to start with and had to figure it out by trial and error. This is what I came up with:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">2 cups of flour</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 TBS baking powder</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1/3 cup of sugar (this can be left out if adding savory flavors)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1/3 cup of vegetable oil</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 cup water</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 egg</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's the basic recipe. If I add dried fruit, I boil them for a bit in the water and add all at once. If I add fresh or frozen fruit, I decrease the water accordingly and add the fruit last. The consistency is about the same as cookie dough.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20 minutes. Bottoms should just be turning brown.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of my favorite things to add now that I am home with an endless array of choices, is a cup of fresh picked wild blueberries (store bought has too little flavor) or a cup of raspberries, fresh or frozen, and 3/4 cup of white chocolate bits. YUM! Another favorite is to add a tsp of almond flavoring and then sprinkle slivered almonds over the top of the batter before baking.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie: What is the craziest thing you've ever done?</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skye:</b> My sister and I were in Scotland, in Iverness at the time they hold the annual Gaelic festival, and we were invited to join some of the locals at a pub where they were celebrating the last day of the Mod (the name of the festival). We donned our party clothes, which was dress down--to jeans and sweaters, told the desk clerk where we were headed and set off. We were welcomed with warmth and great cheer, plied with who knows how many drinks and taught how to dance one of the many reels they were engaging in. But by 4:00 am we were exhausted, although the Scots of all ages seemed ready to party on indefinitely. We made our precarious way across the suspended pedestrian bridge of the River Ness. How much of the staggering was the drink and how much the bridge is debatable. But then we arrived at our hotel only to find the place locked up tight. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thinking maybe our room key would open another less obvious door, as is often the case with a bed and breakfast, I circled the hotel to check. No doors, but there was a nice round hole in a window at ankle height. I reached in and discovered the window was unlocked. My sister scrambled through the narrow opening and found ourselves on the dishwasher chute. Pitch black, couldn't see a thing, we kept our hands on the walls as we made our way around the kitchen looking for a way into the hall. Then booked it to our room, slammed the door behind us, with our hearts racing at warp speed. All I could think of was that if we'd gotten caught, my mother would have been appalled to get a trans-Atlantic call to announce that her daughters were in Gaol in Iverness, and I'd never hear the end of it. By the way, I was in my thirties and surely beyond such antics.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Skye Taylor lives on a barrier island in
northeast Florida where she divides her time between writing novels, walking
the beach with her dog, MacDuff, and trying to keep her to-be-read pile from
taking over her little bungalow. In a previous life, she raised four children,
coached gymnastics, ran Christian Renewal retreats, and a dozen other things. She
considers life an adventure and when her kids were all grown and on their own,
she spent two years in the South Pacific with the Peace Corps (2002-2004).
She's jumped out of perfectly good airplanes and earned a basic sky diving
license. She enjoys dressing up in period costume and joining the many
historical re-enactors who make the 17<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup>
centuries come alive in events that happen year round in her wonderful little
city. She loves to travel and has visited twenty-eight states and fourteen
countries on four continents and the South Pacific as well as frequent trips to
visit her kids and grandkids. Having been born and lived most of her life in
New England where her children grew up, she is now a transplanted Yankee
soaking up the sun, warmth and history of St. Augustine, Florida. She's a
member of Florida Writers Association, Romance Writers of America and Ancient City
Romance Authors where she currently serves as secretary. Skye Taylor has
published two books. WHATEVER IT TAKES came out in 2012 and FALLING FOR ZOE,
book #1 in the Camerons of Tide’s Way series on April 4<sup>th</sup> of this
year. She is currently working on the second book in the Camerons of Tide’s Way
series, LOVING MEG, which will be out in 2015. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Check out her website at: <a href="http://www.skye-writer.com/" target="_blank">www.skye-writer.com</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Welcome Dolores Wilson</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Southern Stories with Heart </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hi Dolores,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm so happy that you're blogging at Heartstrings today. Congratulations on the release of your Contemporary Romance, Dixie Cowboy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dolores:</b> Thank you so much for allowing me to be here. I've been following your </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Heartstrings Blog from the beginning. I love the questions you ask. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie:</b> I appreciate that. Dixie Cowboy is a sweet southern romance set on a guest ranch in Georgia. Have you ever been to a guest ranch or a dude ranch? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dolores:</b> I've never had the privilege of staying on a dude ranch, but I have taken two day trips to Wyoming and Colorado. We rode a couple of stage coaches out where the buffalo roam. There a bunch (?) pack (?) herd (?) of great-looking cowboys rustled up steaks and fixings in a chuck wagon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie:</b> Most of us have a favorite book, but I want to get specific and ask, what's your favorite romance book, and why did you choose that one?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dolores: </b>I've always been fond of the western romances. I'm not sure I can narrow it down to one. MONTANA WOMAN by Rosanne Bittner, THE WABASH SERIES by Dorothy Garlock, and anything Lavryle Spencer has ever written especially TWICE LOVED.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie:</b> I know that one of the things you love is to travel. Will you tell us a few of your favorite funny stories of your travels?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dolores: </b> My Sweet Meadow Series (Bertie Byrd-Fortney) contains many of the true stories of my life. Because we were just visiting with friends and relaying humorous stories of staying in campgrounds, this story comes to mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Richard and I were on our way to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee for a car show. We were pulling a VERY LONG trailer with two vehicles in it. We were to meet some friends at a certain campground halfway to the car show. It was late when we got there. Everyone was in bed. There were no pull-thru sites, so Richard had to back the trailer and motor home into a space. He gave me a flashlight and told me to watch him backup and shine the light into the driver's side mirror when he needed to stop. Of course, that meant I was standing in the dark, palmetto bush site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As he got closer to where he would need to stop, I raised the flashlight and prepared to turn it on when it was time. All of a sudden, Richard slammed on the brakes, put the bus in park and came flying out the door. We had a short exchange which I don't think I'll repeat here, but the gist of logic was that he didn't want me to point the flashlight if I didn't intend to use it. He asked, "What if you were pointing it to tell him to stop, but it wouldn't come on?" The gist of my response was that I would like to make a suggestion as to where he could park the flashlight. To this day, I have never helped him park our vehicle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie:</b> In your circle of friends and acquaintances, you're famous for your cooking. Do you have a favorite recipe, and will you share it with us?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dolores: </b>My favorite recipes change almost hourly. I love cooking for friends and family. Few things make me happier. There is a cake I've made several times in the past year. I didn't develop the recipe, but it is always a big hit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 box (19.5 oz) Pillsbury® Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1/3 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2/3 cup powdered sugar</span></div>
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with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Line bottoms of pans with
cooking parchment paper; spray paper with cooking spray. In medium bowl,
stir all brownie layer ingredients 50 strokes with spoon. Spread about 1
cup batter in each of 3 pans. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In large bowl, beat all cake layer ingredients except
diced strawberries with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on
high speed 2 minutes or until blended. Fold in diced strawberries. Pour
and spread about 1 1/3 cups mixture evenly over brownie batter in each
pan.</span></li>
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layers from pans onto cooling racks; remove parchment paper. Cool
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cheese and butter with electric mixer on high speed until smooth and
creamy. Beat in 3 cups powdered sugar until creamy. Carefully fold in 8 oz
whipped topping.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To make frosting, in another medium bowl, beat 16 oz
whipped topping and 2/3 cup powdered sugar with electric mixer on low
speed until blended.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To assemble cake, place 1 cake layer, brownie side
down, on serving plate. Spread half of filling to within 1/4 inch of edge;
top with 3/4 cup of the strawberry slices. Repeat with second layer,
remaining filling and 3/4 cup strawberry slices. Top with remaining cake
layer, top side up. Frost sides and top of cake with frosting. Garnish with
remaining 1 1/2 cups strawberry slices. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.
Store in refrigerator.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie:</b> I noticed there isn't any hot sauce in this recipe. Now that I'm thinking about it, maybe just a little wouldn't hurt. For those who don't know, Bell Bridge Books, Dolores' publisher, sent hot sauce with these labels especially made for Dixie Cowboy to Dolores because they wanted her to have a promotional item to give out until her book was released. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vickie:</b> Have you ever thought of writing a cookbook?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dolores:</b> Yes, I've thought a lot about writing a cookbook. Somehow, someway, I will eventually do that. I want to write a cookbook from Sweet Meadow First Baptist Church. Sweet Meadow is the town from my Bertie books. Recipes will be donated by the citizens who give Bertie a run for her money. I can't imagine what recipe Mavis and Millie and maybe Booger Baily would submit for the cookbook.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dolores: </b>Right now, I have two things going on. I'm working on a cozy mystery, with the hope it becomes a series. There will be several elements in the book that I will have fun developing--Heroine is a middle-aged widow who comes to the Mississippi casino left behind when her grandfather passed away. Hero is the attorney who is an associate in a firm that has handled the casinos legalities for years. The main problem is her grandfather left 20% of the shares of the casino to the heroine, 40% to his wife of 60 years (heroine's grandmother), and 40% of the shares to the old man's mistress who has worked at the casino for 40 years. Oh, yeah, did I mention someone left the severed head of a woman in a toilet? Like I said, I'm having fun, fun, fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second thing is one of the most exciting things I've had happen in a long while. Salt Run Publishing will be re-releasing all three Bertie books at the end of summer. I've added 7,000 more words to the original Big Hair and Flying Cows, as well as a new character. If all goes well, I hope to do a 4th Bertie book in the near future. I'll keep you posted as to an official release date.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime, I am running a contest on my website. Here are the questions I'd like you to answer. <b>What is your favorite cowboy romance, and what is the hero's name? </b>Go to my website to enter. At the end of March, I will draw two names from the entries. One will win a signed copy of Dixie Cowboy, and one will win a special prize.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dolores J. Wilson</b> was born a coal miner's daughter in Morgantown, West Virginia, became a Florida transplant at the tender age of ten. In Tampa, she began her writing career when she and a cousin founded their own neighborhood tabloid and became the source for the juiciest news on the block. Their success, however short-lived, lay in their ability to sniff out gossip--or make it up. The locals were good-humored enough to take it all in stride. Or as Dolores suspects, she was simply too young to be sued for slander.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She went on to write articles for her junior high school newsletter and progressed to producing her first novel. The result was 300 pages of spineless hero, shy and mostly-in-hiding heroine, and remarkably dreadful prose. As a woman who realizes when she's in over her head, Dolores sought help through her local Romance Writers of America chapter, creative writing classes, and writers' conferences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Along the way, she found her voice. She also found a devoted group of like-minded friends who became precious as family to her and shared their own skills, as well as what they had learned from their own experiences as authors. Her ability and confidence flourished, and Dolores' talent for writing sweet romance and Southern women's humor blossomed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dolores road-trips with her husband RW in their motorhome every summer. They meet up with friends and family along the way, enjoy bluegrass festivals, and Dolores serves massive meals from her portable kitchen to whoever shows up to eat. At home, she's the center of her big family, and she orchestrates big, messy, noisy celebrations for holidays, birthdays, weddings, and whenever she darn well feels like it.</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Years later, Frannie Thompson is back in Angel Ridge to start a new life and a non-profit. When she meets with Patrick Houston, the town's mayor, to request a spot on the agenda of the next meeting of the Town Council, she comes face-to-face with the man she'd kissed on a snowy night years before. A very married man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On that night, Frannie had been a woman reeling from the loss of her sister. Patrick had been drowning his sorrows to numb the pain of his wife's cancer and more. Kissing Frannie when he wasn't free had been unforgivable. With his life on track, he's trying to make amends and raise his children as a sober, single parent. With Frannie back in town for good, the intense feelings she stirs have him wondering if he could have a second shot at forever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Getting a non-profit off the ground and overcoming town opposition requires Frannie's full attention. She doesn't need the distraction of a man who wants to earn her forgiveness and trust. Frannie knows she's wrong for him, but despite her effort to remain focused on her business, her body remembers the promise of passion and Patrick.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Deborah Grace Staley is the award-winning and Bestselling author of the Angel Ridge series. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and teaches at Full Sail University. She makes her home in Florida with her husband and two adorable dachshunds. Follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/debgstaley" target="_blank">Twitter @debgstaley</a></span> <span style="font-size: large;">or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Deborah-Grace-Staley/195201377182584" target="_blank">Facebook.</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Elizabeth Sinclair sold her first romance, JENNY'S CASTLE,</span> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">in 1993 to Silhouette Intimate Moments. Since then, this multi-published author's 23 books have sold in ten foreign countries and been translated into seven foreign languages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She has presented numerous workshops on the craft of writing and authored THE DREADED SYNOPSIS. Elizabeth has published a total of twenty-three romances with Silhouette, Harlequin, Kensington, Thorndike and Bell Bridge Books. Her upcoming release from Bell Bridge Books is HELL BENT, a romantic suspense. WINTER MAGIC, the fourth book in the HAWKS MOUNTAIN series, is out now. Previous Books in that series are HAWKS MOUNTAIN, SUMMER ROSE, and FOREVER FALL. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Dusty Braddock</span><br />
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Vickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11667992156718333478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025966685673013318.post-44848586780431100862014-02-02T00:54:00.002-08:002014-02-07T21:39:24.379-08:00<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Happy February! </b></span><br />
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I hope you are all having a wonderful new year. I can't believe it's February already. First, I want to thank you all for your continued support for my debut novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carlys-Rule-Braddocks-Vickie-King-ebook/dp/B00FAWKJ18/ref=sr_sp-atf_image_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1391330359&sr=1-1&keywords=carly%27s+rule+by+vickie+king" target="_blank">Carly's Rule</a>. For me, December was full of family, and I loved every minute of it. In January, I set realistic goals for myself.<br />
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Several important events are happening in February. Bell Bridge Books is featuring a favorite romantic line or quote every day this month from their authors. My quote from Carly's Rule is featured on February 1st. Here's a link to the Facebook page, so you can read my favorite romantic line from my novel. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BelleBooks" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/BelleBooks</a> I think it will be fun to check the facebook page every day to see what favorite quotes or lines other Bell Bridge authors have chosen to share. If you have a favorite romantic quote or line, I would love to read it. Please use the comment section below or you can put it on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vickie-L-King/408973949129461?ref=hl" target="_blank">Vickie King Author Facebook Page</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The most important news is that Book 2 in The Braddock Series, Dusty's Fate, will be released in <b>May</b> 2014 instead of February. It will be out for vacation time. :-)</span><br />
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West Virginia Private Investigator, Dusty Braddock, takes a job to put some distance between him and his hovering family, who believe he's on a downhill path to disaster. Three years ago, Dusty's wife and unborn child were killed in a car accident. He wasn't behind the wheel, but he believes he killed his wife and the baby growing inside her as surely as if he'd been. The guilt consumes him and festers his heart.<br />
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Foster system survivor Jules Donovan wants to find a guardian for her son to assure a stable family life for him should anything happen to her. The likeliest candidate is Luke Donovan, a man who may be her brother. Getting to know this man and his family is Jules' priority but could leave her vulnerable if a DNA test proves they are not, after all, related.<br />
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Dusty's family is connected to Jules' efforts, and the case puts him in the middle of her problematic life. Yet, he can't seem to walk away from her or her son.<br />
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Jules wants to belong to someone. No one has ever truly cared about her, or said I love you. Now, the only man who ever made her feel like sshe belongs wants more than she can give. Can she ever go back to her normal life if trusting him proves to be a mistake?<br />
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Vickie <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Can you believe it's already September? Fall is just around the corner. It is also the time of the Harvest Moon. What a beautiful sight. <a href="http://www.moonconnection.com/harvest_moon.phtml" target="_blank">Harvest Moon</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Something else happened this month. My long awaited debut novel, Carly's Rule, became available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carlys-Rule-1-Braddocks-ebook/dp/B00FAWKJ18/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379815827" target="_blank">Amazon in Kindle</a> and in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carlys-Rule-Vickie-L-King/dp/1611943612/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_pap?ie=UTF8&qid=1379815965&sr=8-1&keywords=carly%27s+rule+by+vickie+king" target="_blank">paperback</a>, as well as at Barnes & Noble in <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/carly-s-rule-by-vickie-king?keyword=carly%27s+rule+by+vickie+king&store=book" target="_blank">paperback</a>. Soon it will be available for Nook, at ibook, Sony, and Kobo. It will also be available to order anywhere books are sold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I feel like I've been waiting all my life for this one event, and it is absolutely all that I expected. I've received encouragement through the years, but the support I have been given since the book released has been unbelievable. Thank you all. </span><br />
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