• It’s a BV!

    We are proud to announce the arrival of Baby Van! ❤ On Saturday, September 9, at 10:07 am, we welcomed my second grandson. Evan Lamphere Lee Terran Frazer came in at 21 inches and 8 pounds 14 ounces. Mother and baby are doing well. Daddy and Big Brother, too. As you may know, Ben, my…

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  • Launching Lamphere’s Furniture Store on Social Media

    We were already discussing adding a Lamphere’s Furniture, TV, and Appliance page to Facebook prior to The Writer’s Block Party, but after that panel, we knew it was time! For those of you who don’t know, my husband and son work at Lamphere’s, a family owned and locally operated furniture, TV, and appliance store located…

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  • WBP: What I Learned

    WBP: What I Learned

    As I’ve mentioned in my previous posts, the In Print affiliate, Chicago Writers’ Association hosted the 6th Annual Writer’s Block Party Saturday, August 26, at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. I was proud to be a part of the panel featuring Jennifer Brown Banks, Marcie Hill, Becky Sarwate, and Charlie Monte Verde. Author Dan Burns was moderator. I may have also mentioned that I was dwarfed by the knowledge…

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  • WBP: What I Wish I had Shared

    Honestly, the Writer’s Block Party whizzed by! So, when I offer this list of things I wish I had shared, it’s because there was no time for more. Social media is a sprawling topic. To cover all of the intricacies of the subject, we would still be at the Gail Borden library… The panelists were…

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  • WBP: What I Shared

    WBP: What I Shared

    The Writer’s Block Party topic this year was, Brand Aid: Blogging and Social Media for Writers. I participated on the panel, and as I mentioned, felt out of my league with the level of expertise represented by the other panelists,  Jennifer Brown Banks, Marcie Hill, Becky Sarwate, and Charlie Monte Verde, and Dan Burns as moderator. I am working up to what…

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  • Brand-Aid: Blogging and Social Media for Writers Wrap-up

    The In Print affiliate, Chicago Writers’ Association hosted the 6th Annual Writer’s Block Party Saturday, August 26, at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. I was proud to be a part of the panel featuring Jennifer Brown Banks, Marcie Hill, Becky Sarwate, and Charlie Monte Verde. Author Dan Burns was moderator. Originally, Social Media expert Dan Blank (We Grow Media) was going…

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  • The Letter K

    The Letter K

    Next up in The Writer’s Alphabet is the letter K. K could be for Kindle Worlds, where K could also be for Kinder Garden, my first novella in the Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries World, but it could not be for Baker’s Dozen, my new release. But I think K is for Killin’ it! As I work…

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  • Crazy 80’s

    Crazy 80’s

    For my husband’s birthday, we went out to eat, to a show, and back in time. We joined a rowdy AARP crowd of Crazy 80’s people at the Arcada in Saint Charles, IL for the Retro Futura tour featuring Annabella (of Bow Wow Wow), Katrina (ex of Katrina and the Waves), Men Without Hats, Modern…

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  • Hi Rev Writing Retreat

    Hi Rev Writing Retreat

    I just spent five days and four nights with three fantastically talented people in Lonesome Hollow, a remote location in Wisconsin. I spent that time writing. Well, reading and editing, but also writing. Sure, we ate, laughed, drank, laughed, and even slept a little, but mostly, we worked. And laughed. Hi Rev is right! I…

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