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Veronica's #WritersDiary: 2023, Here's to a Fabulous New Year!

Veronica Cline Barton

Jan 4
5 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary: 2023, Here's to a Fabulous New Year!

Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place. – Paul Coelho Well, hello, 2023 and a very happy January to one and all! This is a special month for me, because yesterday, I turned another year older. 🎂🎉💃 #Capricorn It was the BIG 6-5 this go round. A good time was had by all at the Ritz in Laguna! It's tough being an early, January baby--befor

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Veronica's #WritersDiary: A Sneak Peek at Book 8 in My #CozyMystery Series, Murder on the Runway!

Veronica Cline Barton

Dec 14, 2022
3 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary: A Sneak Peek at Book 8 in My #CozyMystery Series, Murder on the Runway!

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." Coco Chanel Today, it's my pleasure to have a book cover reveal and sneak peek at my latest cozy mystery planned for release in February 2023! In book 8 of My American Almost Royal Cousin Series, Murder on the Runway: Fashion Week at Castlewood Manor, the couture creations are front and center, along with designer dram

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Veronica's #WritersDiary: A Charming Chat with Author Tonya Penrose!

Veronica Cline Barton

Dec 7, 2022
5 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary: A Charming Chat with Author Tonya Penrose!

✨🌲🌹💐💟🍀🌸✨🌸🌻💮🌷✨🌿💞🌳🌷🌹✨🌺💮🍀 ✨🌲🌹💐💟🍀🌸✨🌸🌻💮🌷✨🌿💞🌳🌷🌹✨🌺💮🍀 Well, hello December! One of my absolute, Twitter delights as a reader and writer this year has been connecting up with multi-genre author, Tonya Penrose! Her books are filled with inspiration and magical settings. In addition to keeping readers enchanted, she's also a wonderful supporter of the writing community on social media. Settle in and prepare to smile, let's chat with Tonya: ✨🌲🌹💐💟🍀

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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Mystery Topic: #CozyMystery Trends I'll Be Watching for in 2023

Veronica Cline Barton

Nov 9, 2022
6 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary: Mystery Topic: #CozyMystery Trends I'll Be Watching for in 2023

"Now comes the mystery." Henry Ward Beecher As a cozy mystery writer and reader, I'm looking ahead to 2023 and have started booking my calendar for my manuscripts to be written and published, and what books I'll be placing on my new year's #TBR list! I thought it would be fun today to talk about what trends I'll be looking for in cozy mystery books for 2023. I've read loads of cozy books/authors this year and will continue this reading quest with even more gusto and exclusivi

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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Bring a Little Hygge Into Your World!

Veronica Cline Barton

Oct 26, 2022
4 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary: Bring a Little Hygge Into Your World!

“...to hold twilight or watch it darken, describes the pleasure we take in pausing to observe as day slips into night. To stand at our window, wrapped in the half-dark and watch the day disappear... is a moment of hygge.” ― Louisa Thomsen Brits There's a bit of chill in the air these days and I for one, am loving it! It's that special time of year when we can bring out the sweaters and faux furs; put on the pots of soups and stews; and heat the oven up for making delicious, b

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Veronica's #WritersDiary: It's Fall Y'all; Time to Eat, Drink, and Be Scary!

Veronica Cline Barton

Oct 5, 2022
3 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary: It's Fall Y'all; Time to Eat, Drink, and Be Scary!

“I long for the days Of pumpkins and ghosts; When the dead use homes And people as hosts.” ― E. Reyes 🎃👻 Pumpkin spice and everything nice, well, hello, October! It's the official start of scary season and I for one, can't wait to get my #BOO on! This month brings about all the things I love--scary movies, mysterious tales, bootiful decor, and spookilicious recipes! Did I mention it's boot season too?! 😍👢 MOVIES: I don't know about you, but I love watching the black and w

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Veronica's #WritersDiary: The Allure of Places Where Things Go Bump in the Night...

Veronica Cline Barton

Jul 13, 2022
6 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary: The Allure of Places Where Things Go Bump in the Night...

“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.” ― Edgar Allan Poe With Wicked Mist and A Novel Noel set to launch this fall, I've been mentally visiting a variety of mysterious places during the writing, to set the scene for the stories. Did you ever wonder how a setting or locale acquires its eerie reputation? I'm talking about places where stories and experiences open up the haunted imaginings of the mind. What is their lure? Why do some of us seek out these in

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Veronica's #WritersDiary: Coastal Kismet!

Veronica Cline Barton

Jun 15, 2022
4 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary: Coastal Kismet!

“Watching a coast as it slips by the ship is like thinking about an enigma. There it is before you, smiling, frowning, inviting, grand, mean, insipid, or savage, and always mute with an air of whispering, "Come and find out".” ― Joseph Conrad Wow, what a week-and-a-half it has been! The OH and I had a great time visiting the kids and grandkiddies in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. It's a lovely resort town with loads of fun activities and great food. There are over 2000 lakes in Idaho,

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Veronica's #WritersDiary: April Reflections

Veronica Cline Barton

Apr 27, 2022
5 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary: April Reflections

"April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees." E. Y. Harburg Well, we're not in Paris, but we are sprucing up Cherrywood Hall West to get ready to have those dinners under the trees and stars! The house is being painted, a new sun awning awaits, and comfy seating with a sparkly firepit are in the works as we prepare for May and the warm summer months! Before we say au revoir to April, I wanted to share a few of my reflections on this fourth month of t

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Veronica's #WritersDiary: #BookCover Reveal; Blood on the Vines: Harvest at Castlewood Manor!

Veronica Cline Barton

Jan 26, 2022
4 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary: #BookCover Reveal; Blood on the Vines: Harvest at Castlewood Manor!

“I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.” – Emma Thompson Wow, what a week this has been! Today, I'm super excited to have the cover reveal for book 7 in my cozy series, Blood on the Vines: Harvest at Castlewood Manor. I want to thank my uber-talented stepdaughter, Danielle Gregorio for another fabtastic, book cover design--I love the wine glass against the vines, it has a 3D affect that draws you in. The pink and

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Veronica's #WritersDiary; Oh, Those Southern Nights; a Chat with #Author Cathleen Maza!

Veronica Cline Barton

Sep 15, 2021
6 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary; Oh, Those Southern Nights; a Chat with #Author Cathleen Maza!

"Savannah is a lovely, gentle, sad old city. You can walk through the shadowy, cobbled streets of the town on a tranquil Sunday morning and feel the atmosphere heavy with the burden of lost greatness and relaxed by quiet decay..." Mills Lane This week I'm honored to have as my guest, #author Cathleen Maza. She's a multi-genre writer who certainly knows her way around a scary tale! Her #NewRelease, Savannah at Midnight, is an atmospheric collection of stories that whisks you a

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Veronica's #WritersDiary, #SummerReading Season, What's in Your #TBR?

Veronica Cline Barton

Jun 2, 2021
5 min

Veronica's #WritersDiary, #SummerReading Season, What's in Your #TBR?

Well hello, June! With sun, sand and splashes in the pool, it's that most wonderful time of the year for book lovers...#SummerReading season! I'm particularly looking forward to jumping into my favorite genre, #cozymysteries with some beloved characters...a fav sleuth with fabulous heels, Agatha Raisin; divine attire with murder on the side, Phryne Fisher; a delightful, holiday, mystery sleuth, Lilly Carlsen; another crown-turning mystery with the debonair, Guy Harford; summe

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