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Author Archives: TBM
Back to New York City
Last time, I shared about my time at RWA and New York City. Today, I’m here to share a bit about my second jaunt to the Big Apple for a long weekend. Since this trip didn’t involve any work, I … Continue reading
RWA and New York City
The second writing conference I attended last July was the national meeting of the Romance Writers of America in New York City. While I’ve been attending local chapter meetings of RWA since moving back to Boston, and I went to … Continue reading
GCLS and Pittsburgh: Two Firsts for Me
Gosh, I feel like I’ve been on the move since July 1. Over the past five weeks, I’ve attended the Golden Crown Literary Society conference in Pittsburgh, the Romance Writers of America conference in New York City, and then went … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Conferences
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Lesbian road trip to the Cotswolds
Back in March, I traveled to the United Kingdom for the London Book Fair. But that wasn’t the only purpose for the trip. For months, Clare Lydon, Harper Bliss, and I had been discussing working on a trilogy together, and … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged A Shot at Love, Clare Lydon, Cotswolds, Harper Bliss, TB Markinson, The Writing Life, Village Romance Series
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Stepping back in time
After visiting Waldon Pond, I explored some sites near there, including The Old Manse. This house was erected by Rev. William Emerson in 1770. William was the grandfather to Ralph Waldo Emerson, a famous transcendentalist speaker and writer. The Old … Continue reading
Memories are funny things
When I moved from Colorado to Massachusetts back in 2006, I had good intentions of exploring the area. Then I got a job, settled into my apartment, made friends, and my goal of getting out and about got shoved to … Continue reading
How can something so pretty cause so much misery?
It’s that time of year again when I constantly have to blow my nose and clear my throat. On top of that, I always seem to have a persistent slight headache and sinus pressure. For as long as I can … Continue reading
The Garden of the Living
In my last blog post, I mentioned posting photos from the Cotswolds trip I went on with Clare Lydon and Harper Bliss. I do plan to share them but closer to the publication of my Cotswolds novel, which is being … Continue reading
A quiet place for exploring and contemplation
Back in 2011, when I moved to Earl’s Court in London, I used to walk through Brompton Cemetery every day with my dog, Miles. I appreciated it since it was a peaceful refuge in my neighborhood. Miles enjoyed not having … Continue reading
The London Book Fair
The first time I attended The London Book Fair was way back in 2012. And I found it completely by happenstance. At the time, I lived in Earl’s Court and I would take my dog Miles (who sadly passed a … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Clare Lydon, Harper Bliss, Harper Bliss and her Mrs., London Book Fair, T. B. Markinson
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