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Tag Archives: C Hope Clark
Websites for Writers
I have to admit right off the bat—I prefer books. I like having all the information I need between the covers of something I can hold in my hands and refer to frequently. I’m learning to appreciate blogs as long … Continue reading
Posted in write tips, Writing, Writing How-To Books, Writing Tips
Tagged Bowker, C Hope Clark, Donald Maass, Jane Friedman, Joanna Penn, KM Weiland, writers blogs
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Tough Love for Writers
Author C. Hope Clark wrote a tough-love piece for writers who are afraid of taking the step to becoming published authors. In her blog post, “On Being Tentative,” Hope writes: This is all on you. We all like the pat … Continue reading
Murder on Edisto, by C. Hope Clark: a Review
I mentioned in “Three *Very* Different Books” that I expected big things from Hope Clark, and she didn’t disappoint me. Book One of her new series, The Edisto Island Mysteries, held me captive from page one. More than a mystery, Murder … Continue reading
Bell Bridge Publishing
At the Bridge to Publication Conference, I had the privilege of meeting Pat Van Wie of Bell Bridge Books/Belle Books, the house that handles C. Hope Clark’s mysteries. Pat said that Amazon laughed at them not long ago for calling … Continue reading
Posted in The Business
Tagged 121 Artisan Bistro, Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, Book Publishers, books, C Hope Clark, fiction, Fiction Publishers, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Pat Lewin, Pat Van Wie, vegan
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Three *Very* Different Books
One of my favorite perks in this business is the opportunity to read and review books for friends. So far as I know, most writers get to do this–some more than others, and some enjoy it more than others. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Reading, Reviews of exceptional books
Tagged ACFW, Ane Mulligan, Billy Coffey, C Hope Clark, Carolina Slade Mysteries, Chapel Springs Revival, fiction, In the Heart of the Dark Wood, literary fiction, lowcountry mysteries, Murder on Edisto, mystery, novels, When Mockingbirds Sing, women's fiction
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C. Hope Clark, “Where to Start the Tale”
Hope is one of my new favorite mystery writers. Her stories keep me on my toes, take me by surprise, and give me a wild ride with my hair blowin’ across America. Guess what? She has a new one out–Murder … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Guest Posts
Tagged beach, C Hope Clark, Edisto Beach, FundsforWriters.com, Murder on Edisto, mystery, South Carolina
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2013 Year in Books–According to Goodreads
Well, according to Goodreads, this is all I read throughout year. The books are displayed in no particular order, and I’m almost certain it’s an incomplete list. Surely I read more than that! I reckon I just forgot to record … Continue reading
Tidewater Murder, C. Hope Clark
Had fun with this mystery. It’s Hope’s second in the Carolina Slade series. I missed the first, Lowcountry Bribe, in which Hope introduces her cast of characters, but this one reads just fine as a stand-alone. Hope comes at her mystery … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Reading, Reviews of exceptional books
Tagged Agriculture investigator, Beaufort SC, C Hope Clark, mystery, Tidewater Murder
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