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Category Archives: Pen Names
Get In with the In Crowd
Hi there, guys and dolls! You know, it’s been so much fun getting to know so many new friends and readers. All this mixing and mingling with my long time chums is such a blast. Carrying on this week, I’m … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's, 1950's California, 1950s business, 1950s food, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Fashions, 50's housewife, 50's Husband, 50's music, 50's Novels, 50's Slang, Alter Ego, Americana, Authors, autographed copy, Beauty, Beauty Pageant, blogaday, Blogs, book excerpts, book series, Book stores, books, California, Cat Fight, Characters, city life, cocktail culture, cocktails, Coffee Shop, college, Commitment, Communication, Contests, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, dance, Dating, Designer, detectives, diary, Domestic life, e-publishing, ebooks, entertainment, Etiquette, Family, family life, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, flirting, Gossip, Historical, historical fiction, Hollywood, home life, Humor, indulgence, Inspiration, intrigue, Jazz, jealousy, kindle, Love, Marriage, model, movie stars, murder mystery, muse, Music, Mysteries, neighbors, Nostalgia, nosy neighbors, novels, Pen Names, Perspective, Pop Culture, postaday, Radio Shows, radio stations, Readers, Reading, reading, Relatives, Retro, Romance, romantic suspense, Santa Barbara, Scandal, Second Novel, Shopping, signed copy, slang, Small town, Social Mores, Socializing, State Fairs, suburbia, suspense, Teens, Uncategorized, Vintage, vintage fashion, Writers, Writing
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Tagged 1950's California, 1950's Culture, 1950's Fashion, 1950s etiquitte, 1950s fashion, 1950s glamour, 1950s humor, 50s dating, amateur sleuths, Beauty Pageants, city life, Cozy Mystery Series, dating, Death of a Beauty Queen, detective novels, Dirk Roberts, fashion show, Female detectives, Glamour, Gossip, horse racing, intrigue, jewelry, Miss Santa Lucia, murder mysteries, necklaces, Nora Burbank, Nostalgia, radio stations, Reading, relaxing, rivalry, romance, romantic suspense, Santa Lucia, Scandal, Small town, suburbia, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage glamour
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She’s Not That Yar
Hi there, guys and dolls! Looks like I won’t be applying for Skipper or First Mate any time soon. Not after my date with the Captain, anyway. The weekend started out so exciting. I met a man (Kevin) at the … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's, 1950s fun, 1950s glamour, 50's Movies, Alter Ego, blogaday, California, Characters, Classic Movies, creative writing, Creativity, daily blog, diary, entertainment, Happy Hour, historical fiction, Humor, journal, Nostalgia, Pen Names, postaday, Romance, Socializing, stories, Uncategorized, Vintage, Writing
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Tagged 1950's, blogaday, Cary Grant, dating, dating disasters, dear diary, Funny, High Society, Humor, Humphrey Bogart, journal, Katharine Hepburn, Nostalgia, postaday, sailing, Sailor, The Philadephia Story, Vintage, weekend, yacht, Yar
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New Season, New Changes
Hi there, guys and dolls! Yes, it has been a while, hasn’t it? Lordy, I’ve missed being out and about in the social swirl. My girls have been so busy, but not forgetting me. Yes, they are at work on … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's, 1950's California, 50's Fashions, 50's Novels, Alter Ego, announcement, Authors, autographed copy, Blogs, book series, book signing, books, Characters, collaboration, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, creative writing, Creativity, ebooks, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Historical, historical fiction, Humor, Inspiration, murder mystery, Mysteries, Nostalgia, novels, Pen Names, personalized, Readers, reading, romantic suspense, signed copy, stories, suspense, Uncategorized, Vintage, Writers, Writing, Writing Ideas
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Tagged 1950's Novels, authors, autographed copy, Barbara Jean Coast, blog, books, changes, cozy mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, Fiction, gift ideas, historical fiction, news, novels, Poppy Cove Mysteries, Readers, Reading, romantic suspense, signed copy, writers, Writing
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Grow, Change or Stay the Same?
Hi there, guys and dolls! Do you often hear voices in your head? Well I do, or should I say my girls Andrea and Heather do (sometimes I forget that I’m the fictional alter ego and my real writer girls … Continue reading →
Posted in Alter Ego, Authors, book series, books, California, Characters, collaboration, Commitment, Communication, Conversation, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, creative writing, Creativity, ebooks, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Inspiration, Mysteries, Pen Names, Perspective, Readers, Reading, stories, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing, Writing Ideas
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Tagged Barbara Jean Coast, books, Characters, creative writing, Fiction, opinion, Poppy Cove Mysteries, Reading, research, Writing
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Andrea and Heather Take 5 with Barbara Jean
Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, if you told someone you’d ‘See You in September,’ you’d better do it lickety split, because the month’s almost over. Wasn’t that a fast one? Yours truly cannot believe how fast the days fly. … Continue reading →
Posted in 50's Novels, Authors, book series, books, California, Characters, Classic Movies, collaboration, Commitment, Communication, Conversation, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, creative writing, Creativity, ebooks, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Humor, Inspiration, Interviews, kindle, murder mystery, Mysteries, Pen Names, Perspective, Readers, Reading, Santa Barbara, Uncategorized, Vintage, Writers, Writing, Writing Ideas
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Tagged 1950's California, 1950's Culture, A Nate to Remember, authors, Barbara Jean Coast, books, Characters, Commitment, cozy mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, creativity, Death of a Beauty Queen, e-publishing, ebooks, Fiction, Fictional Chararacters, inspiration, Interviews, Kindle, Nostalgia, Poppy Cove Mysteries, Readers, Reading, Strangled by Silk, writers, Writing
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Now Where was I?
Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, I’m happy to report that both of my girls are feeling pretty darn fine these days and have had a celebratory break after the most interesting year they have had. They never really stopped … Continue reading →
Posted in Alter Ego, Authors, book series, books, California, Carpinteria, Commitment, Communication, Conversation, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, creative writing, Creativity, ebooks, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Humor, Indie Presses, kindle, Mysteries, novels, Patience, Pen Names, Perspective, Readers, Reading, Socializing, Uncategorized, Vintage, Writers, Writing, Writing Ideas
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Tagged 1950's Culture, A Nate to Remember, authors, Barbara Jean Coast, cozy mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, creativity, Death of a Beauty Queen, ebooks, Fiction, Fictional Chararacters, inspiration, Poppy Cove Mysteries, Readers, Reading, Strangled by Silk, writers, Writing
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Just What Have You Been Up To, Barbara Jean?
Hi there, guys and dolls! I’m happy to report that my Andrea’s very much on the mend and that Heather is still not been driven crazy and pleased to be that Nightingale gal for a bit longer. Now yours truly … Continue reading →
Posted in Alter Ego, Authors, Communication, Conversation, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, creative writing, Creativity, Dating, De-stressing, entertainment, Humor, Pen Names, Perspective, Publicity, Readers, reading, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing, Writing Ideas
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Tagged authors, Barbara Jean Coast, Cozy Mystery Series, creativity, Poppy Cove Mysteries, Readers, Reading, Writing
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Mabel, do you Think we Should Call the Police or Something?
Hi there, guys and dolls! My alter egos Andrea and Heather have such a fun time writing my Poppy Cove Mysteries for me. Personally, I really like taking the credit and limelight for it. They let me, so it all works … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's, 50's Novels, Alter Ego, Authors, books, collaboration, Commitment, Communication, Conversation, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, creative writing, Creativity, Dialogue, Etiquette, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Humor, Inspiration, murder mystery, Mysteries, novels, Patience, Pen Names, Perspective, Readers, Reading, research, Social Mores, Socializing, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing, Writing Ideas
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Tagged authors, Barbara Jean Coast, books, Characters, Commitment, Cozy Cat Press, cozy mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, Fiction, Fictional Chararacters, inspiration, Reading, Strangled by Silk, writers, Writing
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So What Have They Been Up To?
Hi there, guys and dolls! Today I was thinking about my darling Santa Lucians who are the heart of my Poppy Cove Mysteries, and wondering what they do when I’m busy running around and carousing about. They seem to have … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's California, 50's Fashions, 50's Novels, Alter Ego, Authors, book series, books, California, Characters, Commitment, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, creative writing, Creativity, e-publishing, ebooks, entertainment, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Humor, Inspiration, kindle, murder mystery, Mysteries, novels, Pen Names, Perspective, Readers, Reading, romantic suspense, stories, Uncategorized, Vintage, Writers, Writing, Writing Ideas
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Tagged 1950's Culture, A Nate to Remember, authors, Barbara Jean Coast, Characters, Cozy Cat Press, Cozy Mystery Series, creativity, Death of a Beauty Queen, Fiction, Fictional Chararacters, inspiration, Nostalgia, Poppy Cove Mysteries, Readers, Reading, Strangled by Silk, writers, Writing
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Behind the Seams
Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, I’ve been busy working away on book four in the Poppy Cove Mystery Series (title yet to reveal itself), and my alter ego writer girls have certainly been enjoying themselves forming and crafting the … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's California, 50's Fashions, 50's Novels, Alter Ego, Authors, books, Cozy Mysteries, Cozy Mystery Series, Creativity, fashion, Fiction, Fictional Characters, Inspiration, Mysteries, Patience, Pen Names, Perspective, Readers, Reading, research, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing
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Tagged Barbara Jean Coast, Cozy Mystery Series, crafting, creativity, Poppy Cove Mysteries, Readers, Reading, writers, Writing
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