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Tag: Thanksgiving

  • Posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2019Tuesday, November 26, 2019
  • by Karen Osborne

Thankful for a game well-played.

If you hadn’t guessed already, I’m a little bit of an extrovert. That’s not always a plus in the writing…

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  • Posted on Monday, November 25, 2019Sunday, November 24, 2019
  • by Lisa Braxton

What This Writer Gives Thanks For

This upcoming holiday season many of us will gather around tables with food lovingly prepared and spend precious time with…

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  • Posted on Friday, November 23, 2018Thursday, November 22, 2018
  • by Martine Fournier Watson

Dear Reader

        I remember when I went to my writing group after my agent got the offer from…

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  • Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2016Thursday, November 24, 2016
  • by Jenni L. Walsh

So Many Thanks To My Book Village

This Thanksgiving week, the Debutantes are expressing their thanks.  Like Crystal mentioned in her post, the acknowledgments at the end…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2016Wednesday, November 23, 2016
  • by Lynn K Hall

A Memoirist’s Extra Layers of Gratitude

It didn’t matter how many times I took a crack at the acknowledgements for Caged Eyes, the note felt distressingly…

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  • Posted on Monday, November 21, 2016Tuesday, November 22, 2016
  • by Crystal King

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” ~ Cicero

This Thanksgiving week, the Debutantes are expressing their thanks.  I think that most authors will tell you that writing their…

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  • Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2016Saturday, April 15, 2017
  • by Amy Poeppel

News Flash: Readings and Roadtrips and a BIG #DebBallGiveaway!

Congratulations to Rhonda Lomazow for winning a copy of LAST WOMAN STANDING by Thelma Adams!  We send our thanks to Georgia…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2015Monday, May 2, 2016
  • by Heather Young

The Shit I’m Thankful For: A Poem

What am I thankful for?? Well, first let me tell you what I’m not thankful for, and that’s posting the day after…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2015Monday, November 23, 2015
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Gratitude Shmatitude

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After reading Louise’s heartfelt post yesterday about all the people who have helped her along the way, I’m tempted to…

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  • Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2014Wednesday, November 26, 2014
  • by Sona Charaipotra

On Thanksgiving, A Reminder That the Rest Is Gravy

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of talking to newly-minted National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson, about her prize-winning…

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