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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Mar 2, 20224 min read
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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,...
Veronica Cline Barton
Feb 23, 20226 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Feb 16, 20224 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Feb 9, 20225 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Feb 2, 20224 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Jan 26, 20224 min read
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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,...
Veronica Cline Barton
Jan 19, 20225 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Jan 12, 20224 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Dec 15, 20215 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Dec 8, 20213 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Dec 1, 20215 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Nov 24, 20217 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Nov 17, 20215 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Nov 10, 20213 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Oct 20, 20214 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Oct 13, 20218 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Oct 6, 20217 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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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....
Veronica Cline Barton
Sep 22, 20214 min read
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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...
Veronica Cline Barton
Sep 15, 20216 min read
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