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So Far this Summer…
The end of the school year is always wonderfully hectic with celebrations and culminating projects. My classes always end the year creating a notebook full of their poetry, autobiographical writings, bucket lists, signature pages, and letters to themselves in ten years. They love to show their personalities through their art and items they bring from…
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A Morning at Character Cafe with Two of Amy’s Irish Characters
An Interview with Amy Walsh, Nellie O’Dwyer, and Bridget of West Mountain Amy Walsh:Now, I’ll have you both know—I come from a long line of storytellers, and I married into an Irish family who could spin a tale before the kettle even starts to whistle. So I suppose it was only a matter of time…
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Amy’s Characters through the Decades
A Special Morning at Character Cafe Amy: Good morning, Character Café friends! What a treat today is. I’m sharing breakfast with leading ladies from nearly all my published novels. As many of you know, I tend to linger in three favorite eras: the 1880s, the 1930s, and the present day. Each group of characters is…
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Ever Been on a Blind Date?
I am obsessed with Blind Date books. Whenever I see them at a vendor event, I have to buy one. EVEN THOUGH I SELL THEM MYSELF! They are my biggest selling item when I join in-person events (Right behind my homemade metal and bead bookmarks.) Here are some of the ones I’ve sold… Join more…
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Meet Ashton, a cowboy from Montana
Amy: Welcome to the Character Café, Ashton. Coffee? Tea? Ashton: Coffee. Black. No frills. Anything too fancy is too much like dessert. I’d rather have a Cowboy Cookie or a brownie Amy: You’ve been gone a long time. What was it like seeing Saddlehorn again? Ashton: Like riding a horse you know by heart—except the…
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Our House Freebies
Without conferring, one of my besties and I put our Our House novels up for free on Amazon today. Check out Donna Jo Stone’s stats as of right now! Here’s her link to get a free copy of her lovely mystery set in small town at the mouth of the River Deben — Eden Cove.…
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Remember Goldilocks?
Why Goldilocks Has Always Stayed With Me (And How She Became The Amber Locket) There are certain stories that follow us through life, whether we realize it or not. For me, one of those stories has always been Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I had many versions of it growing up. The sturdy hardback with…
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Featuring Olivia from Not Exactly Mr. Darcy
Mornings at Character Cafe — Fanfiction Interviews Amy: Good morning, Olivia. Welcome to Character Cafe! You look like you are in need of a tasty treat and a good cup of tea. Olivia: Thank you, Amy. Yes, I admit I could use a little pick-me-up. Amy: Oh, I could feel your angst from the opening…
