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Scenes That Didn’t Happen
I spent yesterday afternoon in a long brainstorming session about the next chapters in Book 2. The book starts really well (in my humble opinion) but I’d begun to feel a little, dare I say it, Driftless. Exactly where and… Continue reading
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Happy New Year! (2025 wrap-up and looking ahead)
We had a very white Christmas here in the Driftless area of Wisconsin: I’m back in my office after taking the last week of 2025 off to recharge. This morning I played around some more with Amazon Ads for Driftless… Continue reading
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Likely Story Reviews Driftless Spirits
I’ve received a lovely review over on the Likely Story blog! Please share freely and give it a Like. A couple quotes that make me proud: What Ringel does especially well is treat place as both setting and catalyst. Charlotte… Continue reading
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Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale
The Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale is a great place to pick up free and discounted ebooks via coupon codes in the Smashwords store. Here are a few available… Happy Holidays from the Ringels! Do you like cozy reads?… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: “Little Red”
I’ve previously posted about how nature comes right up to the house. This has allowed my husband and I to get to know some of the regular visitors to the point where we give them names: But my all-time favorite… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! May your holiday be spent exactly how you’d like it to go. I know sometimes on holidays that’s asking for a lot. 😊 Of course my pictures from the Driftless Area of Wisconsin today are of turkeys. They… Continue reading
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As a Writer, My Browser History Has Become Suspicious
Or, “I promise, Honey, I’m not planning to kill you.” I’m writing novels now, but in my prior life I was an engineer and a researcher. Getting my facts right is ingrained in my personality. My fictional town was founded… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Deer
In my last DT post (Who’s Watching Whom), I mentioned that the estimated deer population in Wisconsin is 1.825 million. That’s a lot of deer, and a lot of them seem to not only live in our valley but love… Continue reading
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Book Contests – Research and Thoughts
This post is to collect my thoughts on entering my book in contests as a form of marketing. My hope is other self-published and indie authors find this useful, maybe as a way to start slightly ahead of Square One… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Who’s Watching Whom?
Nature abounds in the Driftless Area, of course. We often take chairs and binoculars out to the back hill, just to watch and listen. There are times, though, when we think animals do something similar. “Hey, let’s go check out… Continue reading
