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June 07, 2007 05:10 PM EDT --
So they asked me to tell you why I wrote The Good Guy, which is not as easy to explain as, say, why the last car I bought was a Ford.
I wanted to write a story with a runaway-train pace, involving . . . more
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July 19, 2008 08:59 PM EDT --
The Smart One is a book that I found hard to get into. I had read nearly half of it before I finally started enjoying it. It seemed dull up until that point. Once I got into the story, it . . . more
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May 02, 2008 08:05 PM EDT --
Sometimes I feel like I am on a hill all alone with just me and my problems there. Do you know what I mean? Each stage of my life has presented many challenges but I think the time that my daughters . . . more
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July 12, 2008 06:00 PM EDT --
I was first drawn to this book because of the title. I think sometimes we would all like to say "drop dead" or worse to our neighbor. But I found that this book is about so much . . . more
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February 25, 2008 05:31 PM EST --
Hey y'all,
Okay, one answer to that question is: about 300 pages. Yes, I love corny jokes! My all-time favorite is, "Don't call me late to dinner." But seriously, after seeing . . . more
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April 01, 2008 11:19 AM EDT --
Years ago I was having lunch with my good friend Jim Brooks, the brilliant three-time Oscar and nineteen-time Emmy Award–winning director and writer. We get together a few times . . . more
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March 17, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
'Write what you know.' Everybody—especially writers—have heard this adage. So why do I always find myself writing about sisters (I have three brothers), old houses . . . more
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March 17, 2008 03:49 PM EDT --
Marnie
For thousands of years, the Atlantic Ocean has beat against the beach of my childhood, its watery fingers stealing more and more of the soft silted sand, grabbing at the estuaries and creeks . . . more
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May 08, 2008 11:01 AM EDT --
INTERVIEW
1. Debbie, you got the initial idea for Twenty Wishes from a reader. What influence have readers had on your books and your career?
I always listen to my readers and . . . more
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November 26, 2007 07:16 PM EST --
For almost a decade, I wanted to write a novel with dog-rescue as the background, using the title THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR.
Many thousands of people do volunteer work for . . . more
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May 14, 2008 10:40 AM EDT --
First, thank you to all here for the warm welcome to Gather.com. What a wonderful place.
Second, here is my friend's book! It is called "Entheos . How to Find Enthusiam for Life Through . . . more
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June 25, 2008 11:29 PM EDT --
I have read every single one of Chuck Palahniuk's books, with my favorite being Invisible Monsters . His last novel, Rant , was so twisted and incredible that I have recommended it to many people. . . . more
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February 27, 2008 01:04 PM EST --
This month in Fiction Readers we featured books on a woman seeking revenge, a teenager on the edge, and finding the perfect man. You've had a chance to learn about these Fiction titles, now find . . . more
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March 25, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
Recently I was riding in my car (blissfully and unexpectedly alone—except for my dog) and I heard an old Rod Stewart song. I'm not certain of the title but the lyrics go something like . . . more
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August 20, 2007 10:41 AM EDT --
The live interview has ended. Thank you to everyone who participated! Please visit Bright Ideas from Bestselling Authors to find more of Samara O'Shea's work.
Join us for an interactive . . . more
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April 15, 2008 06:00 PM EDT --
Harper Collins is giving you a chance to win a copy of The End of an Error by Mameve Medwed! You could win a copy by signing up for Mameve's AuthorTracket. It will keep you up to date on her tour . . . more
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April 25, 2008 01:28 PM EDT --
The Second Journey is a second chance. Most women have lived the first half of their life in a prescribed manner. By the time she approaches the midway point she is more than ready for her turn. The . . . more
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May 21, 2008 04:56 PM EDT --
Hi Everybody!
I'm so excited it's finally my turn to bring my workshop to Getting Better All the Time at Gather! I hope you'll join the group, invite me to be your friend, spread the . . . more
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May 30, 2007 02:45 PM EDT --
Book lovers still reeling from cutbacks at newspaper book sections have a new reason to be upset: Amazon.com is reducing space for book reviews too.
Amazon is cutting the number of book reviews displayed . . . more
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February 14, 2008 02:42 PM EST --
Even though I moved away from South Louisiana a long time ago, I think a part of me stayed! Though I guess here on the internet, we can be anywhere we want, can't we? So while you're visiting . . . more
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