Veronica Cline Barton
Veronica's #WritersDiary: Something Wicked This Way Comes...
"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes..." William Shakespeare, Macbeth Ah, the joys of being a writer when one's...
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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
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
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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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 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
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 24, 20217 min read
Veronica's #WritersDiary: The Irish Phantoms Have Returned; Catch Up with #Author Bibiana Krall!
💕✨🌹"The Divine Feminine is awakening now..." 💕✨🌹 Happy #ThanksgivingEve! For today's post I'm serving up a fabulous chat with...
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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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