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On Horses, My New Book Cover, and Coming Full Circle

My dad was a Navy officer, yet he was sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas when I was eleven years old. Yes, Kansas: not exactly a seafaring

Stranger than Fiction: Men in Kilts and Firemen on My Lawn

I live in a small town, in the sort of neighborhood with sidewalks and dog walkers and kids on bikes. In other words: not much happens. Then, a

I Wrote for 17 Minutes Yesterday!

Last weekend, I participated on two different author panels during the 2016 Newburyport Literary Festival, an event packed with

How One Coach Got Me Off the Couch—and Inspired My Writing

I'm the mother of three champion long distance runners. I honestly don't know how that happened, since I was never a runner. But I showed up at almost

Author Marin Thomas Talks about Writing through Doubt, Navigating Social Media, and What Basketball Taught Her about Writing

Author Marin Thomas has had an enviable career as a writer by any stretch, having published twenty-five romance novels with Harlequin before venturing

The 6 Biggest Surprises of a Writer’s Life

When a friend asked recently what I was working on, I was excited to share my publishing news: I had just delivered my new novel to my

What Is Your Purpose?

I often wake up in the middle of the night. Our children are scattered around the world now, so my typical insomnia starts when I wake and

How to Kill a Main Character Without Murdering Your Book

One of the worst mistakes I ever made as a green novelist was to ignore the advice of editors and friends who told me certain manuscripts

Why the Joyful Season Leaves Us So Blue

I had nothing to be blue about this season. Not really. True, only two of our five children could come home because the other three were

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