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Last day of Author August 24 - celebrate yourself and something you've done that you're proud of. Well, 7 years and one day ago, we left Canada on our sailboat and headed south. Five years of adventures, experiences, people and places - it enriched my life so much. #authoraugust24#boatlife

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Today is for promoting one of my books in Author August 24. We talked about secondary characters, and Cooper from Halftime got the most requests for his story. Playmaker is his story, the second in my hockey series. books2read.com/u/bMExpk#authoraugust24#hockeyromance

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I started writing before I knew anyone would read my books, so yeah, I'd still write. But it's nicer knowing someone is reading and enjoying my stories. #authoraugust24

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Would you continue writing if no one ever read your books?
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Somehow, to make those secondary characters have some depth they have to have a back story, and then... I've got a few lining up now who want to be in a women's hockey series. #AuthorAugust24

Do secondary characters ever demand their own book? Like these characters? All the time! Author August 24. 
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From the holiday WIP I'm working on. #authoraugust24#tuesdayteaser

I took another sip of wine while I thought. I totally blamed that for the words that came out of my mouth. “Clothes. We’re playing strip Jacks.”
He could have laughed. Made a joke. Instead, he sat perfectly still, only his eyes moving over what he could see of my body. Then he swallowed.
“Okay. Strip Jacks it is. Who goes first?”
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Not exactly like this. I'm a list person, so getting everything on the list done makes me feel like I've been productive at least. #AuthorAugust24#WriterLife#WritingCommunity

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What does a successful writing day look like?
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Fortunately, my idea well is pretty deep. Sometimes, if I'm trying to get a lot of words done on a first draft I talk a walk and let my mind write the story forward (pantser here, obviously). #authoraugust24#writinglife

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What do you do when your well runs dry?
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This is not an easy question. Jane Austen probably wouldn't say much, and Georgette Heyer doesn't look like she'd have suffered fools gladly. But based on quotes I've read, I think Dorothy L Sayers would be challenging and also amusing. #authoraugust24#dorothysayers#authorslunch

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I'm writing this for a holiday romance while I roast in the Caribbean summer heat. However, years of Canadian winters, including 17 in Winnipeg give me lots of memories to draw on. #authoraugust24#tuesdayteaser

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Maybe I was spoiled; I played in the top professional league of hockey which brought money and some celebrity, especially in Toronto. People knew my name, and I had fans who wore my jersey, but I’d never had someone so unhappy to help me out before. 
“You’re okay to do this?”
Wow, she could look even angrier. “No, I drove the truck out here because I’m useless.”
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I'm not saying it's a good tagline, but it's for my series the Toronto Blaze and it's what I've got. #hockeyromance#authoraugust24

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Hot Hockey Romance 
In the frozen north
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