Women Writers, Come on Down!

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Or up, if you live south of Santa Barbara. Still time to get in on the Santa Barbara Women’s Literary Festival  this Saturday, May 3rd, 0830 – 1530, at the Fess Parker Doubletree. See you there! “The Mission of the Women’s Literary Festival Santa Barbara is to present the work of contemporary female authors from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences …

“And the Winner is….”

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Lucky me!! I entered the Santa Barbara Writers Conference “Best First Line” Contest and won with the opening to Cry Havoc: Lieutenant L.A. Franco glanced at her Timex. Eight fifteen and already ninety in the shade. She watched her rookie detective prowl the scene. The kid’s first homicide, and wouldn’t it have to be a dead man sitting naked in …

My Writing Process Blog Tour

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Got the nod from Barrett, so here’s my contribution to #Mywritingprocess Blog Tour. 1. What am I working on? (Casey, Kelly, close your eyes. Skip to next question.) The answer is, not a damn thing. See last question for clarification. 2. How does my work differ from others in the same genre? Great question. My work doesn’t fit snuggly into …