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8 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Becoming a Writer

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Kristy K. James

When you decide that the writer’s life is the life for you, you step into it wearing rose colored glasses. Reality can’t possibly factor into the life of a fiction writer, right? Wrong. Not only does it factor in, but … Continue reading →

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How to Live a Thousand Lives

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Kristy K. James

According to George R.R. Martin, It’s as Easy as Opening a Book Or a whole lot of them! Welcome to Motivational Mondays! As a child, and a teenager, I was shy. And I don’t mean your run-of-the-mill, garden variety shy … Continue reading →

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How I Made it Through a Reception … With NO Cake!

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Kristy K. James

A Romance Author’s Quest to Get Fit on the Cheap How I Made it Through a Reception … With NO Cake! (Without feeling deprived!) I have always been a sucker for bakery cakes. And I’m not exaggerating. Not even a … Continue reading →

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Good Afternoon, Weko Harbor! 7/20/22

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Kristy K. James

Surprise! This is Joss, back for another Monroe Minute! Perhaps you’ll recall – if your memory is long enough – that my last post was around mid-June. Because, it seems that while Kristy’s intentions are good when she invites someone to be … Continue reading →

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Getting to Know … Tara Nelson

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Kristy K. James

Hey, everyone… Welcome back! Sorry for the delay in getting a post – or few – up over the past couple of weeks, but Joss misspoke when he said I was within fifteen pages of the ‘final’ edits. Technically, it … Continue reading →

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Good Afternoon, Weko Harbor! 6/18/22 (Cover Reveal Too!)

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Kristy K. James

Welcome back for another Monroe Minute! Joss here, hoping your week was a good one, and that you’re enjoying this beautiful weekend as much as I am. It’s a cool sixty-two here at the lighthouse, but for all you beach … Continue reading →

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Getting to Know … Nick

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Kristy K. James

Hey, everyone! Mattie Adams, mayor of Weko Harbor – and owner of the Weko Gazette – emailed me with a great idea for the blog! Given that most of my time and attention are on finishing edits for the … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary to Me!

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Kristy K. James

I almost forgot, and thank goodness it’s still the 6th everywhere west of me. At least as far as Hawaii. Anniversary?! Yup. I started blogging 11 years ago today! And A Fine Mess and Reluctant Guardian were released July 7, … Continue reading →

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Good Evening, Weko Harbor!

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Kristy K. James

It’s time for another Monroe Minute with yours truly, Joss Monroe! Hoping all of my fellow Weko Harborans had a great day. It’s about to get better with these fantabulous tidbits from Mayor Adams and a couple of our local … Continue reading →

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Ever Have One of Those Nights?

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Kristy K. James

The kind when you wonder where you’d be today if you’d turned right instead of left? Or not said yes when you should have said no? Or said yes – and you didn’t? Yeah. I’m in a mood tonight. And … Continue reading →