The Very Good Reason
by Barb, still recovering from her knee replacement, but getting stronger everyday Hi. Barb here and today I want to talk about that point where plot and character meet–where it…
Category: Barb’s posts
Maps in Books
by Barb, who’s headed in for knee replacement surgery tomorrow I have a friend who says, “No book with a map in it can ever be all bad,” to which…
A Christmas Novella
Hi. Barb here. It’s August and it’s hot and humid for Maine and I am sitting on the porch thinking about Christmas. So, I haven’t exactly announced this anywhere yet,…
How I Learned to Relax About Being a “Cozy” Author and Just Write the Damn Books–Part III
Barb here, sitting on her front porch in Maine and writing on an flawless summer day Back in February, I started a series of posts about how I came to…
It’s Too Soon To Tell
by Barbara, on her porch in Boothbay Harbor, looking at the majestic windjammers and waiting for fireworks later I rarely, rarely write poetry, but I recently came across this poem…
Cover Reveal-Fogged Inn (A Maine Clambake Mystery #4)
by Barb, who has a book due–okay actually this book due–June 1 (Ulp!) Look what just showed up on Amazon. (This is the first I’m seeing it, too.) What do…
It’s a Horizontal Life
by Barb Ross, who wishes she were out in the sunshine enjoying New England’s first sustained visit from spring. But first, a word from our sponsor. Randomly selected winners from…
How I Learned to Relax About Being a “Cozy” Author and Just Write the Damn Books–Part II
by Barb, who is back in New England where just recently there are signs of the slimmest possibility of spring So, when last we left our intrepid heroine, she had…
The Wickeds 