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Over 150 posts! My blog has reached a milestone: over 150 posts! When I started this blog, my purpose was to share my writing journey and speak to new writers at their most vulnerable--when they shared their creativity with other writers. Creativity is fragile, and I believe it's important to encourage and support others, which has the added benefit of strengthening my creative commitment, too. My first book was a nonfiction work, THE WRITE GROUP, designed to help writers nav

BLOOD & WOLF by Judith Vila I'm happy to announce BLOOD & WOLF is now available on Kindle! Whether you own a Kindle or use the Kindle App, download and enjoy a delicious gothic-y romance set in the Catskill Mountains of New York in 1851: ❤️ Slow-burn love story (clean with a soupçon of spice) 💪 A leading woman with brains, resilience, and a passionate heart 🫢 Secrety secrets and an old family curse 🐺 Werewolves in an exhilarating tug-of-war between civilization and instinc

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