Veronica Cline Barton
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Coastal Kismet!
“Watching a coast as it slips by the ship is like thinking about an enigma. There it is before you, smiling, frowning, inviting, grand,...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Jun 8, 20224 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: It's a Jungle Out There!
“Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't, they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.” ― Ray...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Jun 1, 20224 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Release Day for Blood on the Vines: Harvest at Castlewood Manor!
“An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.” ― Agatha Christie...
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Veronica Cline Barton
May 25, 20224 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: #InspirationResearch, Viva Las Vegas!
“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a...
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Veronica Cline Barton
May 18, 20224 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: The Countdown Begins for the U.S.A. Premiere of #DowntonAbbey; A New Era!
“You are a woman with a brain and reasonable ability. Stop whining and find something to do.” — Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess #Squee...
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Veronica Cline Barton
May 11, 20226 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: May Mystery Topic: What Keeps a Cozy Series from Going D.O.A.?
"For me, finishing a book in a series is kind of like the day after Christmas. I can't help but start the count down and dreams of a new...
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Veronica Cline Barton
May 4, 20227 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Author K.R.M. Morgan on His Thrilling Release; The New Republic!
“History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.” ― Ian Fleming Happy May, and may the...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Apr 27, 20225 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: April Reflections
"April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees." E. Y. Harburg Well, we're not in Paris, but we are sprucing up...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Apr 20, 20225 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: April's Mystery Topic; #CozyMystery Tropes & Themes!
“Use that fluff of yours you call a brain.” ― Agatha Christie Whodunnit fun today--this month's mystery topic is Tropes and Themes for...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Apr 13, 20227 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Celebrating #Author Amy Reade's #NewRelease, A Traitor Among Us!
In today's post we'll catch up with one of my fav, mystery authors, Amy Reade, who is celebrating her new release, A Traitor Among Us,...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Apr 6, 20223 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: A Welcome Change of Season
“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” —...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Q1 Wrap-up; And Just Like That...
“From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it.” ― Groucho Marx...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Mar 23, 20225 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: A Chat w/ Author S.S. Bazinet, Featuring Her #NewRelease, A Mother's Love!
This International Women's Month I'm super excited to have as my guest, author Sandy Bazinet! She has penned several series and short...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Mar 16, 20223 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Lá Fhéile Pádraig (Eve) Sona!
THE FAIRIES by William Allingham 🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀☘🍀 Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren’t go a-hunting For...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Mar 9, 20224 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Today's #Mystery Topic: #Motives for Mur-dah Most Foul!
“Motives for murder are sometimes very trivial, Madame.” “What are the most usual motives, Monsieur Poirot?” “Most frequent—money. That...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Mar 2, 20224 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: My #MarchWish... 🍀
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Feb 23, 20226 min read
Veronica's #WritersDairy: A Lovely Chat with Regency Romance Author Kelly Miller!
“...but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.” Jane Austen Today it's my pleasure to have as a guest,...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Feb 16, 20224 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Today's #Mystery Topic; the Elusive MacGuffin!
"It might be a Scottish name, taken from a story about two men on a train. One man says, 'What's that package up there in the baggage...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Feb 9, 20225 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Homage to #ValentinesDay!
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Feb 2, 20224 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Groundhogs, Chocolates, & 2022's Delights---Well, Hello February!
“Groundhog found fog. New snows and blue toes. Fine and dandy for Valentine candy. Snow spittin'; if you're not mitten-smitten, you'll be...
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