A.J. Hartley

My pal AJ Hartley has a young (ages 9-14) fantasy out on Thursday. SO — two exciting things. First, is below, a Kirkus review of the book and pic of AJ (who is British and gorgeous and I just adore his accent!) And then tomorrow or Thursday there will be an interview by ANGIE BABY (yes, this is her very first interview) with DARWIN! So come back and...

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Trip to the Mountains, Part 2 (Day 1)

  I promised pictures of the research trip.   These are some shots the hubby took on Tuesday 14th, on the Pigeon River. The water was a low flow of 184 CFS (cubic feet per second), which made the river technichal Class IIs and IIIs. We were parked at our pal David’s place at Rapid Expeditions. And we had a ball!   I survived the run, swam once at...

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The Trip to The Mountains, Part One

I have been on the road for 10 days, with limited cell access, and even more limited Internet access. Don’t feel sorry for me though, as this was research. Really! Research. For the 4th  Jane Yellowrock book.  I’ve run several rivers, swam some of those, with new paddling buddies Itty Bitty Jamie and Greg, and also with old pal Dave Crawford,...

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A Long Day

Today has been a long, yet energizing day. It started out with tea at Starbucks with my writing pal Greg Paxton, and the decision to rework a project we were interested in earlier in the year, and turn it into a paranormal thriller. So far so good. Then a chat with my mystery agent. Gooder still. Then two hours with my dad in the Chiropractor’s office,...

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Friendship

I had tea today with lovely friend, Kim Harrison, who I’ve known for many years — long before she was *the* Kim Harrison. She is such a kind and special friend, one of those people who doesn’t have a big head, but is so real and down to earth. And slender, the witch. She is so slender…

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