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WordShaping: Five Canine Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Five Canine Cozy Mystery Book Reviews. Series reader once called my books cozy fantasy. I loved the term and thought I'd invented a new genre (or the reader named an existing genre). But cozy mysteries with canines have been around for a long time. I've been writing a review column for a dog magazine and have been reading a lot of canine cozies and thought I'd share some of the reviews. Midnight Ink Books, 2014 (An Animals in Focus Mystery). As Kate's veterinary house calls cont...

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WordShaping: May 2015

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Friday, May 22, 2015. My Heroes are Dogs. Some readers love bad boy heroes. Some prefer good boys. My heroes are dogs. And I mean that in a really good way. In “Released” my heroine finds a beautiful dog in an abandoned library. They become friends. Then the dog talks. And then the dog turns into a gorgeous, smart guy with a charming English accent. Who wouldn’t fall for him? At last it was time for the smallest and smartest to have his own book. And his own romance. Book 4 “Reprinted&#8221...Follow Blis...

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WordShaping: October 2014

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Saturday, October 25, 2014. Reprinted" is in print (and ebook)! The Shapeshifters' Library, Book 4. It's been a fun journey with my dog-shifting librarians. Their adventures have stretched my imagination and taken me along to some of my favorite places. Now Chihuahua-shifter Pacifico, the smallest and the smartest, has his own story and his own romance. Join this voyage to the warm Caribbean sea to stop werewolf ebook pirates and bring peace to the dog-shifter werewolf feud. Friday, October 17, 2014.

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WordShaping: March 2014

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014. How to Relax with your Dog. As a yoga teacher who specializes in relaxation techniques I’ve taught Kapalabhati, Viloma, Ujjaiyi, and my favorite Alternate Nostril Breathing (which will help you survive many crises). As a dog lover I know dogs are great relaxation aids and enrich body, mind, and spirit:. Walk a dog to get your body moving. Sit and pet a dog to calm you. Play with a dog to create joy. Here are instructions for a Dog Petting Breathing Technique. Adapting for the siz...

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WordShaping: January 2014

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Monday, January 20, 2014. Oz the Great Reviews Recovered! Welcome, Oz the Great, and thank you for being my first canine reviewer. I hope you didn't consider the biscuits I sent to you a bribe. That was not my intent. OZ: No, not at all. Now, had you sent a pound of bacon, that would have been considered a bribe. Amber: Oz, the Great and Powerful Blogger, tell me a little about yourself. Oz: I am a Cairn Terrier like Toto from the movie The Wizard of Oz. Just in case you would like to read it). My favori...

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WordShaping: Self-Publishing Workshop

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Saturday, February 21, 2015. The Camp Verde Community Library. Sponsored a free self-publishing workshop on February 20th. For anyone who aspires to be an author, choosing how to publish a book is essential. Sorting through the choices in today’s changing publishing world is daunting, but crucial. This workshop covered the new ways to publish, discussed print-on-demand books, ebooks, and more. In 2011 and has since published two others in the Psy Mind. Series and launched a new mystery series. It was als...

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WordShaping: November 2014

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Heads in the Clouds Wins New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards: Fiction - Romance! What a thrill to be a finalist and what a wild thrill to win! Traveling to Albuquerque and attending was so much fun, but to completely honestly honest - after the words "The winner is." there is nothing like hearing your own name. Actually what I meant to say is more like "my heart is filled with humility and gratitude" but it still was a thrill.). I'm especially honored that Heads in the Clouds.

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WordShaping: Memoir Helps All Writers Reap New Ideas

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Memoir Helps All Writers Reap New Ideas. Just had to share some photos from a Memoir Workshop with Ann Metlay on Friday, May 1, 2015 held at the Camp Verde Library. Ann Metlay, poet, writer, reader, life-long teacher of writing, is the author of the short story collection It Happened in the Cottonwood Library Parking Lot. Writers who write fiction, non-fiction and other serious words often need to reap their memories for ideas. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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WordShaping: April 2014

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Monday, April 21, 2014. Hearts in the Vortex. It's Springtime in Arizona! And I'm excited to announce the release of. Hearts in the Vortex. A Sedona Arizona Paranormal Romance. The Most Unromantic Woman in the World Falls in. Love – with Two Men – in One Body. No-nonsense attorney Rebecca Dumaurier battles for famous romance writers. But in the Sedona vortex romance spins out of control with a shy trance channeler and a pirate from another time. Don't miss this chance to see the sights!