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My First Piece for Next Avenue
When it comes to cars, I'm strictly a low-tech gal. Sorry Mr. Musk, but I'll take a tight turning radius, crank windows, and ample cargo...

judycoleink
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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A Second Chance for a Second-chance Romance...
It's been almost a year since I took the rights to my novel back. I'd meant to get it up and running on my own, but as so often happens,...

judycoleink
Jul 1, 20241 min read
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Back To Square One...
Sometimes things that begin with the best intentions just don't work out as hoped or planned. This is especially true of relationships,...

judycoleink
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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E. Jean Carroll and My Favorite 5-Star Review
Faced with having some unexpected free time on my hands, I'm turning my attention back to more personal projects — old and new —...

judycoleink
May 22, 20232 min read
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Is Closure a Genie Best Kept in its Bottle?
I’ve long pondered the need for closure. What impels us to reach into the past and root about for clues? The yearning for closure...

judycoleink
Dec 6, 20221 min read
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Have Perceptions Changed Since the Days of Currer Bell?
Charlotte Brontë’s astute observation of the lens through which men viewed women back in the day was very telling of the times in which...

judycoleink
Nov 6, 20221 min read
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Well, at Least E. Jean "Lurved" Me
Birthing a book is not for the faint of heart. Bringing your literary baby to market—especially your firstborn—is a long road fraught...

judycoleink
Mar 21, 20221 min read
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Charlotte Perriand: Atelier Le Corbusier's Not-So-Secret Weapon
Who says an evil mastermind can't have exquisite taste in art and furnishings? Detective Delmar's elusive nemesis certainly...

judycoleink
Mar 3, 20221 min read
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Woot! Facebook Boots Me over David Duchovny
So, I want to thank the Global Girls Online Book Club for letting me be your Author of the Day today. For my closing post, I had intended...

judycoleink
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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TikTok & Instagram & Bears...
When it comes to social media, I often find myself feeling like the Wizard of Oz as he floats off toward Kansas in his balloon leaving...

judycoleink
Aug 11, 20211 min read
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E. Jean Lurves Jilly!
So this is just a little bit of awesomesauce. The glorious and ravishing Ms. E. Jean Carroll was kind enough to blurb my book with...

judycoleink
Jun 2, 20211 min read
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What hath Mad Men Wrought?
There's a famously amusing anecdote that adman Jerry Della Femina always laid claim to, but—its onscreen nod in Mad Men...

judycoleink
May 18, 20211 min read
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The Lost Weekend
The road to hell is paved with the best-laid plans of mice and men. Truly, I did have good intentions for the weekend past. I had a list...

judycoleink
Apr 26, 20211 min read
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No, Amazon, I Didn't... But thanks for asking!
So I've been a bit remiss about blogging. I know, I know. Inconsistency is the hobgoblin of something that has to do with being...

judycoleink
Apr 22, 20211 min read
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Did I Mention I Love My Day Job?
Last year, I was up for an editorial gig with The Good News Network—which eventually went to someone who had better qualifications (and,...

judycoleink
Apr 5, 20211 min read
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To Absent Friends
Well, well. My, my... It seems that if we're friends on Facebook, the gatekeepers at Amazon will disavow any potential reviews you might...

judycoleink
Mar 31, 20212 min read
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Embrace Your Inner Crone
I'm not sure when it was I realized I'd become part of an invisible demographic but as a "woman of a certain age", as far as mainstream...

judycoleink
Mar 29, 20211 min read
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Oh, Tweet Mystery of Life...
Luddite much? Yes. My new task is learning to reverse the trend. Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and bears, oh my! You too can be an...

judycoleink
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Launch Day Frenzy
Well, it seems the Launch Day Express stagecoach left without my bloggage. My bad! And Jilly Came Tumbling After is now live at...

judycoleink
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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We have Arrived (Almost!)
While the official launch is on Monday the 22nd, Jilly and I are now up for perusal at Red Sky Presents. Both the ebook and POD paperback...

judycoleink
Mar 19, 20211 min read
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