Don't leave fingerprints on the murder rock! 😲

Voice recognition mistake of the day: "I think overall this men's group would benefit from some trimming." I meant manuscript, not men's group. 😉This Facebook memory came up: “I picked up this nice chunk of crystals on our hike yesterday and Sc...

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May 23, 2024
More twists than a pretzel factory 🥨

Southernism of the Week: “More twists than a pretzel factory.”This is generally used to refer to someone dishonest, but it would be a compliment if someone said this about our novels! (Readers have mentioned plot twists … just not pretzels.)Visit the...

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May 18, 2024
So dry the catfish are carrying canteens 🐟

Southernism of the Week: “So dry the catfish are carrying canteens.” We hope you’ve had some gentle spring rains! Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels or find the links to other ebook retailers.Sp...

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May 03, 2024
Spring rains or summer reins? 🌞

Southernism of the Week: "So crooked he has to unscrew his britches at night." Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels or find the links to other ebook retailers.See Kris’s Guest post on adapting Pri...

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Apr 20, 2024
gills don't help? 🐠 Sounds fishy!

Voice recognition mistake of the day: "But even in cases where we *might* have avoided something if we'd done something different, shame and gills don't help." 🐠 Sounds fishy, doesn’t it? Bear Bear the ferret thinks so. I was at a writing retre...

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Apr 12, 2024
Shall we lick that calf again? 🐮

Southernism of the Week: Lick that calf again? (This can be used like “Say what?”) Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels or find the links to other ebook retailers. Doug went to WonderCon, a c...

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Apr 05, 2024
Watch out for the account bears 🐻🐼

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “…that will take time and meetings with the accountants and account bears.” Are account bears better than lawyers? Big news: Pride and Prejudice at The Cat Café is out!  It is a truth universally acknow...

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Mar 29, 2024
If he swallowed a nail he’d spit up ...

Southernism of the Week: He’s so crooked that if he swallowed a nail he’d spit up a corkscrew. Happy birthday to Reese Witherspoon! Doug says, “I couldn't imagine a more perfect person to play Felony Melanie when I wrote Sweet Home Alabama.”Visi...

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Mar 22, 2024