Christine Cacciatore

  • Writer Math

    Writer Math

    I just returned from a weekend Writer’s Retreat. Nowhere exciting (Roscoe, IL), but the house made for a very comfortable writing atmosphere.We checked in at 4 p.m. Thursday and left at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.That’s about 86 hours of retreat.Assuming breaks, meals, sleep, discussion and laughter, that leaves approximately 60 hours to WRITE. (Please note: I

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  • What I’m Working on Now

    What I’m Working on Now

    I am so excited to be in the middle of a new/old project. As you may or may not know, November is National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo is a writing challenge where you try to hit a word count goal of 50,000 words in 30 days. Originally, I thought I would focus on the follow

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  • Baker’s Dozen, a Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries World story, is now available on Kindle! Baker’s Dozen is the story of Vivian Flynn, who in 1958 planned to hold a cascading bouquet of daisies when she walked down the aisle. Then tragedy struck. Nearly six decades later, she’s sitting in Mary O’Reilly Alden’s office seeking assistance

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  • Kindle Worlds: A Guest Blog

    I recently published a novella titled, Kinder Garden, through the Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries World. My friend and fellow author, Christine Cacciatore, encouraged me to submit. She was one of the six original authors that launched the Mary O’Reilly Kindle World, just one of many worlds you can write in–including Wayward Pines, The Vampire Diaries,

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  • I am a Best Selling Author

    Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, OH MY GOSH! My novella, Kinder Garden, is a BEST SELLER! And that’s according to Amazon, not just Dave.   Did you see? (upper right corner) It’s a Hot New Release, too. And also– I was #1 for four weeks! Say it with me…NUMBAH ONE! This is so exciting. Thank

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  • The Liebster Award

    The Liebster Award is a peer award for Bloggers by Bloggers. I’m proud to be kicking off my new year with a nomination! Thank you Caffeinated Writer, Danielle! The Liebster Award recognizes blogs with less than a 1000 followers and strives to increase collaboration and encourage readership. It’s like that old Faberge Organic Shampoo Commercial, you tell

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  • Pre-SWEEPS

    Pre-SWEEPS

    Before we kick off SWEEPS WEEK featuring SuperStar Guest Bloggers, I wanted to give a brief introduction. A few weeks ago, I posted a blog called Blah, Blah, Blog and it referenced how popular blogging has become. At any given moment there are literally millions of people writing– and even more reading. I subscribe to

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  • COMING SOON: SWEEPS WEEK!

    I am very excited to announce my very own MaryFranSays Blog Sweeps Week! No gimmicky shark-jumping, no cliffhanger Who Shot JR?, no shotgun weddings or plus-sign pee sticks, just five great Guest Star Bloggers! Every day next week, beginning Monday, May 25th and running through Friday, May 29th, I will be hosting a blog written by smart,

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