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• Jul, 29, 2011
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(Reposted with Nicola’s very kind permission.) Thursday, July 28, 2011 Am I writing? Am I burning? I was struck yesterday by Saeed Jones’s post on LambdaLiterary.org, “The Ferocity: Fierce Manifest.” Fierce is Helene Cixous demanding in The School of The Dead that, as we write, we ask ourselves honestly “Am I writing? Am I burning? […]

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• Jul, 25, 2011
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Be careful what you wish for. Okay, I’ll admit that like many others, I’ve been whining about the drought. 212 days without appreciable precipitation is hard on a lady’s skin. With 90 degree temperatures, we have finally entered, what is known in New Mexico as, “Monsoon Season.” I’ve always gotten a kick out of any […]

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• Jul, 22, 2011
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Because I’m still a little giddy about my first review, and because some folks seem to enjoy the scenery in the southwest, I present —a new trailer! (I was saving it for the print rollout, but hey.) The photos are all mine and close to the scenes from the book, which sadly has no pictures. […]

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• Jul, 20, 2011
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From the lovely Henriette “Bookgeek” comes the word I’ve hoped to hear. “Barrett, Damaged in Service This is a great book set in New Mexico (swoon) with a lovely balance of action and romance: Zeke, an African-American FBI-agent with PTSD – going on vacation in New Mexico, meeting a lovely nurse and having to fight […]

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• Jul, 15, 2011
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From Chapter Six “Damaged in Service” Release July 1st from http://affinityebooks.com     She reached the ridge in a comfortable ninety minutes. Her reward was a place on a warmed rock overlooking  hundreds of miles of vast open space with no signs of habitation past the city boundaries. Twisting off the cap on her second […]

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• Jul, 11, 2011
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I have, indeed, been revising Book 2 of the Damaged Series. Then the weekend got in the way. You know meetings, lunch, in and out of Albuquerque on Saturday. (yes, 140+ miles) Sat. evening I attended a fabulous Greek-themed wedding reception for a dear friend, whose nuptials were actually performed in Greece two months ago. […]

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• Jul, 08, 2011
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check out my FaceBook page, look under profile… An excellent surprise!

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• Jul, 06, 2011
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This has been an enormously gratifying experience! To all of you who’ve checked out the blog announcement or written me words of congratulation and encouragement–I am humbled and grateful. Each and every word has helped during a huge transition for me. It is an overused expression that Writing is a solitary job. Still it’s true. […]

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• Jul, 01, 2011
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I am extremely proud to announce the release of my first novel. From the July newsletter at AffinityeBooks: Haere mai! Welcome to Affinity E-Book Press NZ LTD July 2011 Newsletter Barrett is taking centre stage this month with the release of her first ever novel, in e-book format, Damaged in Service. (Please note the printed version […]