Deborah Anderson

Author. Reader. Chocolate Eater.

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Library Love

I love libraries. I love books. The library and its books was such a huge resource, and a source of support and education for me, and my children when they were young. A library is a magical place. A place where people, young and old, can while hours away drifting a finger along the spines …

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Story Behind The Story

This time of year seems fitting to share the Story Behind the Story of My Own… I wrote My Own because readers of My Dear One weren’t ready to let go of Dianna and Jake; they wanted more of the couple’s love story. But how does an author continue a love story when the HEA …

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Character, Who Art Thou?

I’ve read different posts and interviews asking authors how they come up with character names, and I’m always fascinated by the authors who state that they research and choose names, before they begin writing. My characters tend to name themselves. As in, I hear a voice or envision a scene, and I’m inspired to write …

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KOBO February Promo

Hello friends – if you’re a KOBO subscriber, set a reminder on your phone or mark your calendar, because …

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Author Life – Writing Historical Romance

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An Atmosphere of Trouble

Another day of heavy rain, another atmospheric river. Roads, and homes, and whole communities washed out; highways closed or closing. Gasoline and diesel being rationed. It’s been a dreadful year of Covid, drought, wildfires, and now floods in our province. Hubs and I, and most everyone I know, are fortunately, fine. So many are not, …

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Down and Out

I own a smartphone. I can connect with friends, family members, and professional groups via text, or Zoom. But my readers … My darling readers…

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Never Again

#truthandreconciliation #theywerechildren #fightdiscrimination #embracediversity #orangeshirtday #september30

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Steady as She Goes

The latest Covid-19 development in my home province is a travel ban. I get why our government is doing it; I’m still furious it’s come to this. For the last year, the one way Hubs and I managed to muddle through not being able to hang out with friends and family was to escape in …

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This Too Shall Pass

I’ve been calling it PSD (Pandemic Stress Disorder) and Pandemic Ugh. This New York Times article by organizational psychologist, Adam Grant, defines the emotional and physical lethargy many of us are puddling through as: Languishing, a term that for me, conjures much better imagery. Instead of imagining a blind mouse bouncing off the walls of …

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