The "meh" and the good and bad of summer
I used to love summer, and I still love the long days and sunshine, although now that I’m officially “old” (whatever that means these...
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mcharlier1953
- May 22
- 5 min
Just back from the Vashon Artist Residency
I just returned from a fabulous month on Vashon Island in the Puget Sound off the coast of Seattle at the Vashon Artists Residency...
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mcharlier1953
- Mar 9
- 4 min
A bit about ideas and inspiration
I’m getting ready for a month-long artist residency on Vashon Island (above) that starts next month. I intend to finish the first draft...
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mcharlier1953
- Oct 11, 2022
- 5 min
Crazy, busy fall in Colorado
South Dakota Festival of Books I just got back from a long weekend in Brookings and Sioux Falls, SD, where I spoke at the South Dakota...
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mcharlier1953
- Jul 21, 2022
- 3 min
When Print-on-Demand Fails
Print on demand (POD) may be the greatest publishing invention since movable type, but it’s not an innovation without its downsides. POD...
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mcharlier1953
- Jul 2, 2022
- 5 min
Three Months Later ... Catching Up
I have neglected to update this blog for three months, and believe it or not, I have good excuses! (Don’t we all?) The biggest excuse...
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mcharlier1953
- Mar 1, 2022
- 8 min
A Spotify playlist to celebrate the paperback edition of The Rebel Nun
I know nothing about marketing books, even though that’s pretty much all I’ve been doing over the past year – trying to sell The Rebel...
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mcharlier1953
- Feb 17, 2022
- 2 min
A paperback edition, book clubs and fun with history
The paperback edition of The Rebel Nun will be released by Blackstone Publishing March 1. I have received a few copies, and the edition...
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mcharlier1953
- Jan 29, 2022
- 3 min
The Rebel Nun, the Movie?
The Rebel Nun as a movie would offer everything I love in a great film: a smart, strong and complex heroine; detestable male and female...
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mcharlier1953
- Jan 17, 2022
- 2 min
The Rebel Nun Coming in Paperback Soon
To anyone who writes a blog—even an occasional rumination disseminated to a handful of folks, like mine—comes the time when she has...
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mcharlier1953
- Dec 30, 2021
- 3 min
How to Find a Literary Agent
One of the most daunting tasks facing a novelist—particularly a relatively new and not-yet-best-selling one—is finding an agent who can...
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mcharlier1953
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Not my usual subject ... but a weighty one
Usually I blog about writing novels, publishing, agents, and book marketing. But today, I want to write about something more personal. It...
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mcharlier1953
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
Now that the Book Tour is Over, I'm Ready for Work!
It has been hard to settle down and return to writing these last few weeks. I returned from my book tour at the beginning of October, and...
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mcharlier1953
- Nov 5, 2021
- 3 min
It's a wrap! My last book tour post
In my most recent post, I described some of the downsides of trying to do a book tour on my own with no help from my publisher except for...
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mcharlier1953
- Oct 29, 2021
- 4 min
The Truth about Book Tour Pain
Road trips can be great. With no deadlines, plenty of flexibility, plenty of money, and a car that’s fun to drive, they can bring out a...
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mcharlier1953
- Oct 26, 2021
- 5 min
A Valentine Gift: Three Nebraska Surprises
When I left Sioux Falls and started driving across the broad, khaki-colored prairies, I assumed my book tour was over. I had emailed the...
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mcharlier1953
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
Fun and books in Sioux Falls
The finest book events on my book tour have been those that were set up by friends, friends of friends, family members, or bookstores in...
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mcharlier1953
- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
The Joy of Book Clubs
I have talked with a number of book clubs about The Rebel Nun via Zoom as it came out after Covid hit, but my first in-person one came...
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mcharlier1953
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
A little nostalgia and a pretty Iowa town
I had planned a couple of bookstore stops as I headed away from events in the center of Iowa. Inexplicably, a bookstore in Cedar Rapids...
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mcharlier1953
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
An Iowa reprieve: Hiking with good friends, golfing alone
As I was “growing up” in Iowa (never did get too tall), my family spent many Sundays at The Ledges State Park, where I learned to love a...
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