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mcharlier1953
Sep 24 min read
Phantasias and Happy Endings
Listeria! In all the years I’ve been grocery shopping, I’ve never bought or consumed a food that was later recalled for some kind of...
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mcharlier1953
Jul 74 min read
Podcasts, Empathy and Good Books
Podcast Fun Is there anything more flattering and fun than having someone interview you about your work? Especially when you’re talking...
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mcharlier1953
May 296 min read
An anniversary, some good news, and the other epiphany
A Big Number This week, my husband and I passed a milestone: We were married 35 years ago. I have now been married for as many years as I...
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mcharlier1953
May 136 min read
May Newsletter
In the past, I have written a blog post about once every three months, and no one has contacted me begging for more. Well, how...
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mcharlier1953
Apr 181 min read
Pre-order discount for The Candlemaker's Woman
You’re might be wondering: Hey, didn’t I just get a blog post from her? And now another one? So, I promise to make this short. After a...
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mcharlier1953
Apr 114 min read
Spring! Time for a New Knee and New Releases
Hello, spring! And hello hiking season! Yes, it’s still officially mud season here in Colorado, but even now, there are plenty of sunlit...
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mcharlier1953
Jan 124 min read
Wending through Winter, Writing (and Whining)
I am a terrible blogger. I admit it. I write only about every three months, and I know successful bloggers are much more prolific. My...
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mcharlier1953
Sep 4, 20234 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20228 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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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