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Tag Archives: memoir
Book Club Engagement Tonight
Another book club meeting this evening. Looking forward to it. Even though it is sometimes difficult to talk about my parents’ deaths and what that did to my family, I do enjoy these sessions. It gets people thinking in broader … Continue reading
Posted in Journey, My Book, Reading
Tagged bereavement, book signing, bookclub, books, grief, memoir, PTSD, violent loss
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Thank You, Ann Rule, for Dissing Me 4 Years Ago
Today marks the fourth anniversary of true-crime writer Ann Rule’s lawyer dismissing as “de minimis” my objections to the numerous errors in Rule’s account of my parents’ deaths aboard their sailboat Spellbound. Never mind that a number of these critical … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Journey, My Book, Publishing, Violent Loss, Writing
Tagged Ann Rule, bereavement, books, French Polynesia, grief, grieving, Joanne Edwards, Jody Edwards, Loren Edwards, memoir, PTSD, sailing, Spellbound, Tahiti, true crime, violent loss
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“Dare I Call It Murder?”: 90 5-star reviews
Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss now has 144 reviews on Amazon.com, 90 of them 5-star reviews. Again, thank you for your support in making this book a success, even if that success is bittersweet. I … Continue reading
Posted in My Book, Publishing, Violent Loss, Writing
Tagged bereavement, grief, Jody Edwards, Loren Edwards, memoir, PTSD, violent death, violent loss
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‘Dare I Call It Murder?’ in Good Company
Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss hanging out with good company today on Amazon’s top-rated biographies & memoirs list: Beatrix Potter Norman Mailer J.R.R. Tolkien C.S. Lewis Ernest Hemingway Charles Dickens Who’d a thunk it? (click … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Kindle, memoir, PTSD, publishing, violent loss, writing
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Six Monthiversary: “Dare I Call It Murder?” Still Best-Seller; New Book Coming: “Murder 101”
Six months since the launch of Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss, and it remains highly ranked (#32) on Amazon.com’s Top-Rated Books in Biographies & Memoirs—sitting alongside Mayou Angelou’s Mom & Me & Mom. It’s been … Continue reading
Posted in Journey, My Book, Violent Loss
Tagged bereavement, French Polynesia, grief, memoir, PTSD, sailing, violent loss
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“Dare I Call It Murder?” in Good Company on Amazon
Nice holiday surprise today: Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss is in good company on Amazon.com’s Top-Rated Books in Biographies & Memoirs. Thanks to the generally positive comments by reviewers, it’s nestled among books by two … Continue reading
Posted in My Book, Writing
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, books, Mark Twain, memoir, violent loss
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Good Yule, Best Wishes for Happiness in 2014
Good Yule December 20, 2013 Good Yule . . . and may you smile more, laugh longer and attain new heights of happiness in the New Year. Thank you, again, for your support, encouragement and kind words for my book, … Continue reading
Posted in My Book, Reading, Violent Loss
Tagged books, ebooks, holidays, memoir, PTSD, solstice, violent loss, yule
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Survivors of Violent Loss Honor Loved Ones, Sandy Hook Victims
Today, I attended and spoke at the Survivors of Violent Loss Holiday Memorial in San Diego. This event is always a bittersweet gathering, because the people in attendance have all lost a loved one—child, parent, sibling, niece/nephew, or dear friend—to … Continue reading
Posted in My Book, Reading, Violent Loss
Tagged bereavement, books, grief, grieving, memoir, murder, PTSD, violent death, violent loss
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Thanksgiving: Words of Gratitude
On this Thanksgiving, four and a half months since the launch of my book, Dare I Call It Murder?—A Memoir of Violent Loss, I am thankful for my family of friends. I am thankful for the support, encouragement, and kind … Continue reading
Gary C. King’s True Crime Blog: Special Guest Post: DARE I CALL IT MURDER?
True-crime author Gary C. King asked me to write a guest blog for his site. He posted it today. Thank you, Gary, for the opportunity to address some questions about my book, Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Rule, books, memoir, PTSD, sailing, Spellbound, Tahiti, true crime, violent loss
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