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Jan

New Year, New Look

Fyi, y’all. My website is undergoing an overhaul – this time not by me, but by professionals. Amen to that! As much as I like plunking around and figuring out themes for a new look on occasion, the end result never quite meets my expectations

4 CommentsJanuary 5, 2017by Donna Everhart

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Jan

Holiday Blowback and A Southerner’s New Year’s Day Meal

Over the holidays it got so busy I believe there were several times my brain and body disconnected. Matter of fact, I know they did. It was like I was on some sort of mental auto-pilot more than once. One of those moments happened when

8 CommentsJanuary 1, 2017by Donna Everhart

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Dec

Out With The Old

…in with the new, as the old saying goes. Yesterday I took the tree and decorations down. Some will think, but what about the Twelve Days of Christmas leading up to the Feast of Epiphany? A twelve days of Christmas celebration never took place in

10 CommentsDecember 27, 2016by Donna Everhart

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Nov

More BIG News!

I was in Raleigh yesterday helping Mom. This was the second time while away from my computer, emails, all manner of “connectedness,” that exciting news about THE EDUCATION OF DIXIE DUPREE sat percolating in my inbox until I got home. I’d spent the day with

29 CommentsNovember 29, 2016by Donna Everhart

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Nov

Book Stalker

Folks, I’m in the throes of making some minor revisions on BITTERSWEET and wrangling holiday decorations. When I’m not doing that, I’m trolling the ‘net, stalking my book, trying to figure out how it’s doing. Time for some tongue in cheek, debut writer shenanigans, I

26 CommentsNovember 18, 2016by Donna Everhart

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Oct

THE FINALE of First Sentence Fridays!

And here we are…can you believe it? It’s the finale of First Sentence Friday, and let me just say, this one’s a doozy! CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT I bet a year seems like an awfully long time when you’re sitting in jail. We are now three

9 CommentsOctober 28, 2016by Donna Everhart

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Jun

Goodreads Giveaway!

Kensington has set up another Goodreads giveaway for THE EDUCATION OF DIXIE DUPREE. The contest will run June 8th –>June 27th to win one copy of an ARC or final copy! If you’re not on Goodreads, now’s the time to join (free) because not only

4 CommentsJune 8, 2016by Donna Everhart

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Jun

THE EDUCATION OF DIXIE DUPREE Final Cover

I thought I couldn’t love my cover any more, and then? Kensington’s Art Department did a little fine tuning and this is what we now have! There are reasons behind every decision made by my publisher. I know why they did this little tweak, but

19 CommentsJune 7, 2016by Donna Everhart

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Jun

First Sentence Friday

Still in catch up mode! This week I’m sharing the first sentences in Chapters 5, 6, and 7. CHAPTER FIVE In the early spring of 1969, when the yellow dust of pollen was heavy in the air, I noticed Mama’s discontent had wrapped even further

18 CommentsJune 3, 2016by Donna Everhart

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May

Great Expectations

This wasn’t an easy post to write. I’ve sat on it for days, thinking about it, and wondering if I should write about this topic at all. It’s likely (probably) premature for me to even think the way I am, but I’ve said before and

32 CommentsMay 19, 2016by Donna Everhart