Tag Archives: Beyond the Moon

Valentine Special

From the time I began Beyond the Moon and its publication 25 years passed. I moved on to other stories, writing romances set in the historical west, But I never forgot this story of Glen and Katie and their struggles to rebuild their shattered … Continue reading

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Valentine Sale

My publisher, Oghma Creative Media, is offering a very special deal to our readers. Beginning today and running through Feb. 20, Kindle and iBooks offers several Oghma author’s books for .99 each. Want something romantic to read with plenty of twists … Continue reading

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Lets Get Acquainted

It’s almost Christmas, and you have retailers pushing and shoving at you from all directions. Buy this, give that, hurry, cheap, buy, give, give, give. Giving in itself is not a bad thing. The commercial mess that’s become our holidays … Continue reading

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Win $100 Gift Card

Don’t forget to read and enter at Long and Short Reviews Today. You have a chance to win a $100 Amazon Gift Card. Join in and have some fun. Answer a question about BEYOND THE MOON by @veldabrotherton & win … Continue reading

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Getting It Right

You wouldn’t call this lily a rose Those of us who write nonfiction know we have to “get it right.” But often fiction authors aren’t as careful. When I’m reading fiction and see something way off base I often stop … Continue reading

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To Save or Not to Save: Question?

I finished Beyond the Moon by my 50th birthday. A sample from that original manuscript obtained an agent for me. A man who represented the author of The Godfather and was sure he could sell my book. He didn’t, and … Continue reading

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From the Sands of Saudi Arabia 1990

A Vet Writes from the desert of Saudi Arabia 1990 In response to my newspaper’s “to any service member letters from home program” we received this from a serviceman in the desert. This is an excerpt from the letter in which … Continue reading

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Stuff you never knew about ….

Reading and Writing are what I do best, but here are random facts about my life from a posting in July, 2007. What is in bold was added today. 1. From the deck of our house we see a creek … Continue reading

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You Want Me To Do What?

Attend a ribbon cutting at Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Why would I do that? Because it’s for a company like no other I’ve ever been associated with. They wanted me and their other authors to be there when they officially … Continue reading

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From a Nubbin of Inspiration

   Finishing a project is self-fulfilling, no matter what it is we create. Musicians, artists, crafts persons, writers, we all share something exciting. With our minds, we make something from nothing. Well, almost. That nothing begins as a nubbin of … Continue reading

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