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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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Veronica Cline Barton
Jan 26, 20224 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: #BookCover Reveal; Blood on the Vines: Harvest at Castlewood Manor!
“I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.” – Emma Thompson Wow, what a week...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Jan 19, 20225 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: #VinspirationResearch (VR), Visiting SoCal's Oak Mountain Winery!
"Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others,...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Jan 12, 20224 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Today's #Mystery Topic; The Case of the Poison Pen!
Poison Pen Letter [ˈpoizn pen ˈledər] NOUN a letter, typically anonymous, that is libelous, abusive, or malicious. Each month in 2022, I...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Jan 5, 20226 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Let's Get This #NewYear Started; an Inspiring Chat with Dr. Summer Watson!
“For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice.” ― T.S. Eliot Well, hello 2022 and happy...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Dec 22, 20214 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Glad Tidings of Comfort & Joy; #MerryChristmas!💕✨🌹
Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Dec 15, 20215 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: #RoadTrip to Big Bear; Mountain Air & #Christmas Cheer!
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” ― Norman Vincent Peale We headed to...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Dec 8, 20213 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: #Christmas Tea with a California Twist!
Tea! Bless ordinary, everyday, afternoon tea! Agatha Christie Bring on the #holidays! I so agree with Dame Christie's proclamation--there...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Dec 1, 20215 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: The #NYT Sparks a Literary Discussion Most Fine!
“I busied myself to think of a story, a story to rival those which had excited us to this task. One which would speak to the mysterious...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Nov 17, 20215 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Countdown to #Thanksgiving; on the Hunt for Yummy #Recipes!
"When engaged in eating, the brain should be the servant of the stomach." Dame Agatha Christie Just a little over a week before the...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Nov 10, 20213 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: #NaNoWriMo; When Your #Writing Mojo Goes MIA...
"Either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing..." Benjamin Franklin Like many writers this month, I've set my...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Nov 3, 20213 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: #NewRelease: An Evening of #Christmas Mystery & #Holiday Magic Awaits!🎀
Well, hello November, what a weekend! The #spooktacular season of scary ended at midnight Sunday and at 12:01am November 1st, the...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Oct 27, 20213 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Countdown to 🎃All Hallows' Eve🎃; What Will You be #Reading?
When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, 'tis near Halloween... Just five more days until the...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Oct 20, 20214 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Ode to 🎃#ChristmasWeen🎄!
"Keep Calm and Get Your #HoHoHo #Boo On!" Auntie Pippa 💖👻👑 I have to be honest, Christmas-Ween was not a familiar term for me until...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Oct 13, 20218 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: The Lanthorne Ordinary Witches Return: A Chat with Author Cynthia Raleigh!
“To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Oct 6, 20217 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: The Last Days (of Martians) Continues; a Chat with #Author Colin Powell!
Well, hello #October! This month I'm thrilled to feature #authors who have books releasing soon. First up is #writer Colin Powell. He is...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Sep 29, 20214 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: #Leaves Swirl, #Oktoberfest Brews, #Book Reveals; Well Hello, #Autumn🌻🍁!
“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Sep 22, 20214 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary; The Muse has Spoken, It's Back to the #Writing Zone!
“Use that fluff of yours you call a brain.” ― Agatha Christie Well, it looks like NaNoWriMo season is coming early for moi this year....
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Veronica Cline Barton
Sep 15, 20216 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary; Oh, Those Southern Nights; a Chat with #Author Cathleen Maza!
"Savannah is a lovely, gentle, sad old city. You can walk through the shadowy, cobbled streets of the town on a tranquil Sunday morning...
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Veronica Cline Barton
Sep 8, 20214 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary; #Theatre Under the Stars!
This past week we were so excited to attend the Solvang Festival Theatre once again! We've been attending the performances under the...
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