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The short history of the sleeping dead

September 5, 2017August 29, 2017 by Beth

Though vampires are commonly linked to coffins, that wasn’t always the case. The association of vampires and coffins is actually a more recent addition to folklore; simply put, it was born out of the fact that vampires are dead, and by the time vampires became a media staple and not… Read the rest...

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5 reasons vampires are repelled by garlic

August 29, 2017October 4, 2023 by Beth

Though challenged by storytellers in recent years, garlic has long been perceived as a way to ward off vampires. It’s actually been a part of vampire mythology for so long that when you stop to think about it, you might wonder what actually brought the two to be linked in… Read the rest...

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Why we use stakes to kill vampires

August 22, 2017August 21, 2017 by Beth

The most popular and well-known method of killing a vampire is a stake through the heart, though depending on lore, a stake through the stomach may be enough. Although popularized by its use in Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla, the stake’s use as a weapon against the undead originated through burials… Read the rest...

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Ready to read? Get the first 3 chapters of Her Midnight Cowboy right now.

August 8, 2017August 7, 2017 by Beth

Last week, the preorder for the Kindle edition of Her Midnight Cowboy–the first book in my new series, Keeper’s Kin–went live. I can’t wait for people to start reading the story. so I decided it was best not to wait. If you’re curious and don’t want to wait… Read the rest...

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Keeper’s Kin: New series available September 19!

August 1, 2017October 5, 2017 by Beth

A couple weeks ago, I stealthily upgraded my website’s infrastructure. It was about time to slide into the modern age, providing my site with an updated design that offered a mobile-responsive layout. I kept a lot of things as they were. The colors, for example, which I’m still in love… Read the rest...

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Guest post from Megan Cutler – The Island: An introduction

July 19, 2017June 23, 2017 by Beth

Just in time for a peak summer read, Megan Cutler is back on the blog tour circuit to share information about her novel Island of Lost Forevers and its journey to print. Once again, I had the pleasure of working with her in creating wraparound covers for the paperback edition… Read the rest...

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Describing my husband as an author would

July 11, 2017July 6, 2017 by Beth

Back in February, my husband showed me a meme. It said, simply, “Describe me as an author would.” Well, I guess that’s me. I’m kind of an author, so I should be an expert on things like this. I thought about it for a few minutes, then gave it a… Read the rest...