by abarker | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real, too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” – Stephen King My current work in progress, The Perfect Hero, is a romantic psychological thriller. I am discovering many new things in the process of this one that I have...
by abarker | Mar 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Alphahole: Noun. Designation for a romance novel hero who can be, and frequently is, a jerk. He’s borderline verbally abusive, and frequently trips over that line. He uses angst, his past, his job, misunderstanding, possessiveness and protection as justifications...
by abarker | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
In my former Clark Kent life, I had a client that grew to be a friend. Ella was about 27 years my senior, so she became something of a mother figure. She would always slip in my office, even if she wasn’t there to see me professionally, and we would spend way too...
by abarker | Jan 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
This isn’t a post about books, or writing, or what’s coming next on my to-do list as an author. This is a post about a very personal experience. My immediate family and I survived COVID. All five of us were diagnosed, ages 5-62. We had varying degrees of mild to...
by abarker | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Welcome to my blog! First, a few disclaimers and warnings and public service announcements. I am an expert in very few things. You want to know about how to ask for the salt in Klingon? Done. You need to know how to hand stitch a hem? No problem. Need to make the...
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