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.My favourite hobby is 300 years old. And when I use one of my spindles it's 6,000 years old. I learned to spin on a wheel after seeing a re-enactor at our local summer fair in 1995 and soon bought this second-hand wheel. It's called a "Lendrum" wheel after it's...

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Welcome Laura Conner Kestner!

LAURIE: Welcome, Laura. I’m so glad you could join us today to talk about your new book and your writing journey. LAURA: Thank you, Laurie! I appreciate the opportunity to discuss my work.LAURIE: First, can you tell us about your book and what inspired you...

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Welcome Andrea Jo Rodgers!

LAURIE: Andrea, I’m so glad you could join us today to talk about your new book and your writing journey. First, can you tell us a bit about your book and what inspired you to write this story?ANDREA: Saving the Statue of Liberty: Saint Michael the Archangel...

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Welcome Jackie Minniti!

  LAURIE:  Jackie, I’m so glad you could join us today to talk about your new book and your writing journey. First, can you tell us a bit about your book and what inspired you to write this story?JACKIE: One Small Spark is a middle grade...

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#MusicMonday with Anaiah Press

Come and join me at www.anaiahpress.wordpress.com/2018/09/24/musicmonday-gods-lessons-by-laurie-wood I'm blogging about my son's accident last October 2, 2017 and how God helped us go from this: as a happy guy dancing in a tux at a Gala, to this:​ And...

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Welcome Beverly Varnado!

LAURIE: Hello Beverly, I’m so glad you could join us today to talk about your new book and your writing journey. First, can you tell us about your book and what inspired you to write this story?BEVERLY: The Key to Everything began life as a one-hundred-page...

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Welcome Sara Beth Williams

​ LAURIE:  Hi Sara Beth, I’m so glad you could join us today to talk about your debut book and your writing journey. First, can you tell us about your book and what inspired you to write this story?SARA BETH: The initial spark for this story began to...

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We Have a Winner!

In honour of her birthday, I held a giveaway with my Cover Reveal. Birthday Girl pulled the name out of the cup and the winner is:SHERIDA STEWART!!!Sherida, I'll be in touch to get your snail mail address from you and will get your prizes in the mail to you. ...

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Cover Reveal and a Giveaway!

I'm so excited to share my Cover Reveal with you! And because it's my daughter's birthday tomorrow, I'm doing a Giveaway to go with it. Leave a comment below and you get one entry - share this blog post on your social media and link back to it here to tell me and I'll...

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News Without the Drama

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