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Is it “killing the golden goose,” or “killing the goose that laid the golden eggs?” Audio sample from The Musubi Murder

The Mubusi Murder audiobook is headed to retail and will be available for download in just a few days! To whet (not "wet") your appetite, here is a sample. Molly Barda is arguing with her best friend, biology professor Emma Nakamura. Voice artist Nicole Gose does an amazing job with this scene, portraying two different …

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When school districts merge

Students warm up in choir, one of the many extracurricular classes offered at Starkville High Photo: Nicole Lewis This story is the second in an ongoing series about the last days of desegregation. STARKVILLE, Miss. — When the news first broke that two neighboring school districts in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi had to consolidate, parents, teachers, …

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Does this outfit make me look readable? Author photos and genre

What is the purpose of an author photo? It allows the reader to feel a connection with the author, of course, but the photo also communicates something about the genre of the book. Janet Evanovich, Sue Grafton, Diane Mott Davidson and Shelley Costa write funny, PG-rated mysteries, where the violence and sex happen offstage. Janet Evanovich …

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The Musubi Murder audiobook is uploaded!

We just made our self-imposed Christmas deadline. The final Musubi Murder audiobook has been uploaded to ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange)! Once it goes through their quality control, you'll be able to get it on Audible.com, iTunes, and Amazon. In the meantime, here's a sample. Frankie Bow's first novel, THE MUSUBI MURDER , is available at Audible.com, Amazon.com, and iTunes.

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Things I didn’t realize about my own book (until I heard someone else reading it)

The Musubi Murder audiobook is almost done. You'd think that I'd know my own manuscript pretty well by now, but: 1. That whole "said" issue really took me by surprise. My producer has gone back and clipped out the unnecessary "said"s and now the dialog flows more smoothly.  It wasn't bad before, but those small edits make a big …

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