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Bellingwood Vignette (05)

These vignettes are just a small glimpse at other characters when Polly isn’t around. They don’t change the story or add anything that you’d miss if you didn’t read them. The first four vignettes are based on stories you’ll find in Book 9. This story,

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Saturday night in Bellingwood

Things are never dull in Bellingwood … and that means there is always something going on up in my mind. My husband spent the weekend here in Iowa – we hoped to have lots of sunshine so that he could traipse around the neighborhood with

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Eight Things You Might Not Know About Bellingwood

Everybody loves lists. They’re the latest Internet thing. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that those with OCD tendencies have taken over the online world. That’s all I can think. However, I’m good with it. And I can make a list of

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Friendship & Why Women Rock

An amazing blog post crossed my path the other day and after I stopped being emotional, I knew I had to share it with all of you. When I first started writing the Bellingwood series, I encountered quite a few critics who insisted that people

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Bellingwood Vignette – 02

I love writing these tiny stories. If you missed the first one, you need to sign up for the email newsletter. There will be a story each month – and there will also be links to the previous month’s email so you can catch up. But

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Bellingwood Characters

My brother, who is also a writer (check him out at fickledragon.com), and I have been trying to figure out a way to create a glossary of characters for our books. He found a great plugin for the website that seems easy to use and I can

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The Characters in Bellingwood

The last few days have been difficult writing days. I’m still trying to anchor the details of a character, getting his back story put together so that it all makes sense as I write. This process tends to occupy a lot of my time and

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Getting Away with Nothing

One of my favorite characters in the Bellingwood series (I have a lot of favorites … so, sorry about that) is Lydia Merritt. She is a force to be reckoned with. Not much frightens her and she’s willing to step in and tell people when

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