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Remembering the Spanish flu epidemic in Cecil County
This is the time of year when everyone seems to be coming down with something and flu season is in full swing. From the files, I came across some research about the Spanish flu epidemic in Cecil County, Md., nearly … Continue reading
Upcoming events for 2015
Upcoming events in 2015 This list will be updated throughout the year, but here is what’s coming up so far. Hope to see you there! January 24—Book signing at CCEA Gala, Schaefer’s Canal House February 28—Bay to Ocean Writers’ Conference, … Continue reading
More mystery in historic Chesapeake City
In case you missed it, the Cecil Whig newspaper and website published another Chesapeake City mystery featuring the characters from “Delmarva Renovators.” Tom and Mac first appeared in “The House that Went Down with the Ship,” which is an old house … Continue reading
Ship of Spies sets sail!
It’s anchors aweigh for the next book of The Sea Lord Chronicles series! “Ship of Spies: The Sea Lord Chronicles” continues the adventures of Alexander Hope, an ensign in the Royal Navy during an alternative history of the Napoleonic Wars in … Continue reading
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Upcoming talks for Fall 2014
Upcoming talks Great Storms of the Chesapeake talk, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, Md., October 30, 2014 at 5:00 pm Keepers of the Light talk, Chesapeake City Branch Library, Chesapeake City, Md., November 17, 2014 at 6:30 pm
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Beach Bodies gets a headline: Making the cut for beach reading
By Ken Mammarella The News Journal To the list of potentially fatal risks at the beach – such as riptides, lighting and sunstroke – add being kidnapped for your kidneys. That’s the premise of “Beach Bodies ($14.99 on Amazon), … Continue reading
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Hooking Your Readers with Some Help from Jaws
Purdue University Global Academic Success Center David Healey, Kaplan University Composition Faculty © 2014 Clipart.com Hooking your readers turns out to have a lot in common with pretending to be a shark. One of my favorite childhood memories is of … Continue reading
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Behind the Badge: An interview with BEACH BODIES detective Nick Logan
Behind the Badge An interview with Nick Logan, one half of the detective team in Beach Bodies: A Rehoboth Beach thriller. By Jorge Alvarez, staff reporter What’s your favorite beach food? That’s a tough call. There are so many great … Continue reading
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Big GHOST SNIPER giveaway kicks off!
GHOST SNIPER is set during the Normandy invasion that began on D-Day, June 6, 1944. To mark the 70th commemoration of D-Day, there is going to be a fairly big giveaway over at Goodreads. Ten copies of the book will … Continue reading
Giving in to the siren song of researching a novel
One of my favorite aspects of writing is actually reading about the time period in which a story is set. By reading I mean “research” or learning as much as I can about whatever I happen to be writing about. … Continue reading
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