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My Transcendent Journey with Queen Catharine Montour

My upcoming historical fiction novel, Catharine, Queen of the Tumbling Waters, is being published by Bedazzled Ink Publishers in April 2023. Bedazzled Ink is dedicated to general and literary fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books that celebrate the unique and under-represented … Continue reading

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Pavlova in a Hat Box

Hemingway posed for beer ads, Walt Whitman self-published Leaves of Grass and wrote his own reviews under a pseudonym; In 1887, Guy de Maupassant sent up a hot-air balloon over the Seine with the name of his latest short story. … Continue reading

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Shameless Promotion

New Hampshire Union Leader 05/03/2012, Page L02 Between the Pages NH author chronicles life of 19th-century Irish immigrant By PAT DeCOLA New Hampshire Union Leader Cynthia Neale is just a soft spoken, well-read mother of one who grew up in … Continue reading

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I Tried, But I Can’t Read That!

I was at an education fair for an elementary and middle school at a Barnes & Noble store last week. The atmosphere was galvanized with hunger for story and words. Parents, kids, and teachers didn’t stroll or loll to look … Continue reading

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Pulling the Ticks Out of My Manuscript

I’m taking a break from pulling out ticks, possibly diseased ones, from my novel, Norah. I’ve tromped through this dense forest tale for a long time and I’ve tripped over roots, mostly my own; been bitten by bedbugs (yes, they … Continue reading

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