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I'm pleased to announce, a little late but better than never, that Creative Gems 3 has finally been published! I have 2 short fiction pieces in this anthology, including "Dinosaur Band" and "Percy the Anxious Penguin." For those of you who haven't read Creative Gems 2, this anthology is aimed at children and features many… Continue reading Creative Gems 3
Hello, Dear Readers! I’m excited to announce that my book, A Covid Christmas Story, will be available as part of a promotion on Smashwords through January 1 as part of their 2023 End of Year Sale! This is a chance to get my book and books from many other great authors at a discount so you can get… Continue reading End of the Year Sale
Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers! It seems appropriate that I take a few minutes and express what I am grateful for this year. This year was one of the hardest years of my life and so many terrible things happened and so few amazing things that it can be hard to remember what I should be… Continue reading What I Am Grateful For
I've been spending a lot of time lately reading and grasping for some thread of happiness. I usually find this in Christmas romance books, so I tend to devour them by the handful. A few weeks ago, the book Christmas at the Shelter Inn by RaeAnne Thayne arrived at my doorstep with a book order.… Continue reading What I’m Reading: We Need to Talk About this Book!
Happy Friday readers! It is with a heavy heart that I announce today that I am taking a break from writing. I haven't been able to post much here anyway, so you probably won't notice much difference. Or, maybe you will. Maybe without the weight of the writing I am not getting done hanging over… Continue reading Taking a Break from Writing
I'm working on a few different projects right now, given that my mind is everywhere and nowhere all at once. I know I need to write more every day, but depression is keeping me underwater, and to be honest, it's hard to want to create anything. Last night, I started playing around with a few… Continue reading Book Cover Ideas
I’d spent the last ten years building my cooking skills, working in every professional kitchen I could, so I would qualify for Chopped and be the most confident person on the stage. As the first-round buzzer sounded and I looked at my plates, missing ingredients with raw chicken, I knew it was over. Until Next… Continue reading Microfiction – A very short Contemporary Story
My non-fiction book of the week is... To be honest, I was a little leary about reading a book promoting being single. However, I highly recommend this book to anyone. So, I'm about halfway through right now, and this book is fantastic! Kim has a lot of insight into how we sabotage ourselves and our… Continue reading What I’m Reading…
I’d spent my entire life searching for vampires, finding nothing until the moment of my death. As the creature bit down, I knew I would spend every day of my afterlife searching for a way to become human again. Until Next Time, Cathy Marie Bown
Losing Maggie on her thirtieth birthday had been devastating for Jason but hearing her heartbeat inside the chest of the beautiful woman in the other car had brought tears to his eyes. When the woman took his hand and thanked him, their eyes locked, and he knew he would do anything for her and follow… Continue reading Microfiction – A very short Romance story
Cathy Marie Bown 