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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Giving Thanks
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." John F....
Veronica Cline Barton
Nov 27, 20244 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: October Whispers, BOO!
"A pretty sight, a lady with a book." Shirley Jackson Happy Trick or Treat Eve! It's been a busy 10th month of the year--trips to an...
Veronica Cline Barton
Oct 30, 20246 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Murder They Wrote, Writing Tips from Bouchercon 2024!
"The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible." OSCAR WILDE September, what a lovely month of mystery and mayhem it...
Veronica Cline Barton
Sep 25, 20246 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Let's Give Them Something to Talk About
"I don't think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don't take the toys out of their...
Veronica Cline Barton
Aug 28, 20245 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: July, It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times...
"The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history." George Orwell The end is...
Veronica Cline Barton
Jul 31, 20243 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Going 'Behind the Scenes', It's a Book Cover Reveal!
Behind the Scenes: The Exhibition of Castlewood Manor Veronica Cline Barton Whoop, whoop, here we are, that most wonderful time of year...
Veronica Cline Barton
Jun 26, 20244 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Mystery in May!
"He laughs best who laughs at the end." Agatha Christie ✍️🪷📚✍️🪷📚✍️🪷📚✍️🪷📚 Be still my heart (not too still), I am so filled with...
Veronica Cline Barton
May 29, 20244 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: April Fun & Foolery
"I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world." Mary Anne Radmacher Buongiorno! What a fine and...
Veronica Cline Barton
Apr 24, 20244 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Marzo Madness
"Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent." Arthur Conan Doyle March, what a mad month it has been!...
Veronica Cline Barton
Mar 27, 20244 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: February Finis, Con Amore
"Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn...
Veronica Cline Barton
Feb 28, 20245 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: January Wrap, The 3 Faces of V
“Lots of people go mad in January. Not as many as in May, of course. Nor June. But January is your third most common month for madness.”...
Veronica Cline Barton
Jan 31, 20246 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Holiday Treks!
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Henry Miller Well, hello December! It's that most wonderful time of...
Veronica Cline Barton
Dec 6, 20234 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Thanksgiving Wish
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life." Melody Beattie 🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁🦃🌻🍁 Happy day before...
Veronica Cline Barton
Nov 22, 20234 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: And We're Off, November Countdown to the HOLIDAZE!
“Goodbye spooky October, Hello November! We are hurtling toward the end of the year. The holidays are arriving, and there are many things...
Veronica Cline Barton
Nov 8, 20234 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Halloween Is Coming, Time to Eat, Drink, and Be Scary!
"Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble!" William Shakespeare BONE APPETIT! 💀🌹 The Halloween countdown is...
Veronica Cline Barton
Oct 25, 20236 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Like You’ve Seen a Ghost: The Rising Popularity of the Supernatural
“Actually, I do have doubts, all the time. Any thinking person does. There are so many sides to every question.” Edgar Allan Poe For this...
Veronica Cline Barton
Oct 11, 20236 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Browsing at the BOO-tique
"There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand." Mary Shelley Happy Fall! I thought Ms. Shelley's quote was quite...
Veronica Cline Barton
Sep 27, 20234 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: What's So Funny? Infusing Humor into Cozy Mystery Stories
"He laughs best who laughs at the end." Agatha Christie I found the panels I attended at the Bouchercon mystery conference in San Diego a...
Veronica Cline Barton
Sep 13, 20236 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Homage to a Haunted Queen...
👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢👑🚢 "Today we come to the happy task of sending on her way the stateliest ship now in being. It has been the...
Veronica Cline Barton
Aug 30, 20235 min read
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Veronica's #WritersDiary: It's Complicated...When Romance, Mystery, & Suspense Collide
“Because when you’re in love, you think you’re invincible. It blinds you. And you don’t seem to care.” Agatha Christie What happens when...
Veronica Cline Barton
Aug 16, 20236 min read
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