May 26, 2011
by Valya
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Yesterday I happened to peek at the ranking for The Silence of Trees on Amazon, and I saw that it had jumped up to the top 40 in Historical Fiction for Kindle! By midnight tonight, these were the rankings: #19 … Continue reading
December 27, 2010
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I am determined to get this blog entry written before the end of 2010, and so here goes. Philadelphia was a wonderful whirlwind. The reading at Moonstone Arts Center (aka Robin’s Books) was a small but enthusiastic audience. It was … Continue reading
July 29, 2010
by Valya
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So many updates, so here they are abbreviated in lieu of a proper post that may never come. The summer is nearly over, and while I’m not a summer person I do enjoy the freedom from schedules and routines afforded by … Continue reading
July 6, 2010
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I should know better than to write that I will update my blog more regularly. I returned home from Arizona into a whirlwind of cleaning and rearranging. After the wide open spaces and skies of Arizona, the flow of the living … Continue reading
February 22, 2010
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This weekend I saw a dear friend of mine who had just finished reading my manuscript (Update: The Silence of Trees is with my agent, who is shopping it around to the next round of publishers), and she shared with me … Continue reading
February 3, 2010
by Valya
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Back in Fall of 2007, I was living in Germany with my family. While we had been having adventures and traveling internationally, I had grown out of touch with my writing and the larger creative world. I looked around and found a … Continue reading
November 22, 2009
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After feedback from my agents and a handful of editors at publishing houses, I am thinking about revising my manuscript yet again, I’ve posted the first chapter here for your reading pleasure. Feedback is always welcome. CHAPTER ONE There is … Continue reading
June 12, 2008
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March 5, 2008
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February 26, 2008
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