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Driftless Thursday: This Morning’s Sky
A simple post today before I write. I’m always up early and often get to see the sun rise, so much so that sometimes I forget to stop and appreciate the beauty. This morning’s changing sky caught my attention and… Continue reading
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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
