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OMG. She’s Here!!
Her Dying Day is out there in the world. Finally. Unbelievably. And she was a bestseller on launch day. 60 people came to my book launch event at the Barnes&Noble at Congressional Plaza on Tuesday, June 7th. I was flabbergasted and delighted to talk to so many people about who the story of a 24-year-old…
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Book Launch Details!
If you are in the DC area you are invited to the launch of my book Her Dying Day. Date: June 7, 2022Time: 7:00pmLocation: Barnes&Noble Congressional Plaza I will be speaking about the genesis for Her Dying Day as well as taking any and all questions from the crowd. And there will be cake! This…
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18 Days to Launch
I feel like I’m about to be loaded into a cannon. Launch day (pun not intended, but completely embraced) is just 18 days away. My walls are covered with gigantic, easel paper sized post-it notes which, in turn, look like they’ve been shotgunned with traditionally-sized post-it notes. Each note has tasks to complete before either…
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Winner, Winner! Chicken Dinner!
Y’all! One of you won my Preorder Giveaway for Her Dying Day! You wanna know who it is? First, please note that my children drew this name. On Mother’s Day. Unwillingly. “Hey, get in here!” “Why?” “I need you to draw a name?” “For what?” “Does it matter? It’s Mother’s Day and I’m asking you…
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How Following My Dream Made Me a Better Parent
As many of you know, I not only write mysteries, I also write parenting advice articles. I guess it was a natural journey. What bigger mystery is there than parenting? Deciding to write a book–really write a book and get an agent and get it published–was one of the scariest things I’d ever done. But…
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Y’all March Did Not Go Like I Hoped
Y’all, March did not go like I hoped. I had intended to send out a newsletter last week and do a blog post, but here we are. In the last days of the month as March continues to make up its mind as to whether or not it’s going to let spring arrive. I, for…
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Valentine’s Day is Over, but Romance is Year-Round
I used to scorn romance novels. Until I read one. WOW. They were not what I was expecting. Well, I mean, they were kind of what I was expecting. But they were also so very much more. I decided to give one a try after I’d heard an interview with a romance author on a…
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My Word for 2022
Wow, 2022 has come in smacking everyone six ways from Sunday, hasn’t it. Snow, extremely cold temperatures for the East Coast, and I think everyday has see a celebrity that was an integral part of my childhood dead. Also, I’m “slimming” so I’m steadily working my way through a tub of salad greens and have…
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Word for 2021
There are many words I could use to describe 2021. Fraught. Joyous. Ulcer-inducing. Satisfying. Awful. Perfect. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. However, I’m writing today about my Word of the Year. It’s a word with meanings and qualities I’d like to focus on or have as goals fro…
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Gifts for the Writers in Your Life
Everyone has a writer or an aspiring writer in their life. I was that person for my family for the last few years. Thoughtful writer gifts can help to lift the cloud of imposter syndrome that hangs over the heads of every writer who is struggling to get published. (For a little while anyway.) As…
Mindy Carlson
author of Her Dying Day
Mindy Carlson 