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Good morning everyone,
I am really excited. My historical romance novel, Devil's Ridge, published by Whiskey Creek Press is a winner of The Writers and Readers of Distinctive Fiction (WRDF) Grab A Reader contest.
Regards
Margaret
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- I live in Australia, am married and have three grown up sons.
My great love is writing historical romance set against an Australian background. My favourite time period is the 1st World War and I have been fortunate enough to visit the battlefields of France and Belgium, a truly poignant experience.
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- To Kill a Mocking Bird.
Gone with the Wind.
Bird Song
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My books:
Devil's Ridge - published Whiskeycreek press
Set against a background of World War 1.
Savage Utopia - published Whiskeycreek press
Set in the 1820's against a background of the transportation of convicts (innocent or otherwise) to the then penal colony of Australia.
Stolen Birthright - coming August 2008 from Whiskeycreek press
The sequel to Savage Utopia.
Holly and the Millionaire - out now The Wild Rose Press
Set against the background of the war in Iraq.
Cardinal Sin - Out now - The Wild Rose Press
Set against a background of the war in Vietnam.
Shattered Dreams - September 2008 release - The Wild Rose Press
Set against a background of World War 1.
The English Rose - out now - Enspiren Press.
Set in frontier Australia in the 1870's.
The Trouble with Playboys - The Wild Rose Press - No release date yet.
Set against a background of the 2nd World War
Devil's Ridge - published Whiskeycreek press
Set against a background of World War 1.
Savage Utopia - published Whiskeycreek press
Set in the 1820's against a background of the transportation of convicts (innocent or otherwise) to the then penal colony of Australia.
Stolen Birthright - coming August 2008 from Whiskeycreek press
The sequel to Savage Utopia.
Holly and the Millionaire - out now The Wild Rose Press
Set against the background of the war in Iraq.
Cardinal Sin - Out now - The Wild Rose Press
Set against a background of the war in Vietnam.
Shattered Dreams - September 2008 release - The Wild Rose Press
Set against a background of World War 1.
The English Rose - out now - Enspiren Press.
Set in frontier Australia in the 1870's.
The Trouble with Playboys - The Wild Rose Press - No release date yet.
Set against a background of the 2nd World War
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Devil's Ridge - Won
Good morning everyone,
I am really excited. My historical romance novel, Devil's Ridge, published by Whiskey Creek Press is a winner of The Writers and Readers of Distinctive Fiction (WRDF) Grab A Reader contest.
Regards
Margaret
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 5:28pm —
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Slides, Anyone?
I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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When RASCAL wakes up, you'll hear from her and/or her Mom - that would be me, Morgan Mandel.
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I am excited to announce that Cardinal Sin from The Wild Rose press is now out in e-book format. Print book will be released in November, 2008.
Cardinal Sin is set against the background of the Vietnam War.
did you get my reply regarding my blog? you'll need to click on my blog to read it and to subscribe directly via the feed. there appears to be no way to make the link hot on here, save for the link in my profile.
it's at: http://mitziszereto.wordpress.com
thanks for your interest! :-D
Take a trip down memory lane. My latest novel "Cardinal Sin" has just been released at The Wild Rose Press.
Remember the 1960's - manual typewriters, sour old spinsters in charge of a typing pools, mini-skirts and the war in Vietnam.
Ah nostalgia.
Margaret Tanner
Small world. I live near Puckle Street and one of my casual jobs is in Ascot Vale Road.
Glad you like my website. A story about a bee and a flower probaly constitutes romance, well the birds and the bees do, don't they.
I am a member of the Romance Writers of Australia, and The Melbourne Romance Writers Guild. The MRWG is a friendly little group that meets once a month in Fitzroy.
Best wishes
Margaret
I come from the outer west. I lived in Maribyrnong RD in another life and worked in Ascot Vale Rd even further back. I've had a look at your website and I'm impressed. I don't think we have met - I've just got one of those faces. I admire writers who write romance as it's not my genre at all, although I did write a short story about a bee and a flower once - does that count? Do you belong to any writing groups, associations etc?
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Merlene (also from Melbourne)
Yes, those tour guides usually carry a bright brolly so they can be seen in a crowd by anyone who gets seperated from the group. They probably feel daft doing so but it's effective. There is also a great 'ghost walk' tour in York which is worth trying if you ever get to that city.
Look forward to hearing from you again soon.
Best regards
Brian
Thanks for your kind words about my books and covers. I try to keep busy.
You were in good company on the Ripper tour. did you know that the first thing Tess Gerritsen did when she came to London, was to take the tour? She was so gracious in encouraging me and wishing me luck with 'A Study in Red' and in allowing me to use her good luck mesage on the front cover of the book.
Anyway you're still a gorgeous lady, and I appreciate once again the lovely things you say about me. I hope I'm worthy of such praise.
My warmest and best regards
Brian
Thanks for your blog comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the article, and especially so if it's sparked your interest in the Jack the Ripper case. Yes, being a member of The Whitechapel Society does open some great doors for research purposes, and adds a certain something to any Ripperologist's literary credentials I suppose.
Now why did you have to tell everyone that that isn't you in the low cut dress? I'm sure you've shatterred many an illusion there. Regardless of that, you are indeed a lovely and very gracious lady, and once again I thank you for your kind words, and your regular support of my cover designs in the awards.
Best regards
Brian
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