Tag Archives: Tara Taylor Quinn
Tara Taylor Quinn | Measurements … of love
How do you measure that which is not quantitative? My husband, Tim Barney, and I are on tour with our new book, IT HAPPENED ON MAPLE STREET. We were here at Fresh Fiction last month. And last week, a ‘tour … Continue reading
Tara Taylor Quinn | What REALLY Happened on Maple Street?
I’m so glad to be back with Sara and Gwen and Faye and everyone here at Fresh Fiction. My husband, Tim Barney, and I are on a fifty stop original post blog tour, and a physical tour as well for … Continue reading
Tara Taylor Quinn | True Love Does Conquer All
Tim Barney was the first boy I ever dated. The first boy I ever kissed. I met him when I was eighteen — a freshman in college. I’d never been on a date. Didn’t go to high school proms or … Continue reading
Sandi Shilhanek | Readers ‘n ‘ritas
As I started this I was reflecting on the first day of Readers ‘n ‘ritas 2010. It was a rather full day that started at home. with attempts at prepping my home and family for a weekend without me. The … Continue reading
Tara Taylor Quinn | The Third Secret
There are times in life when things happen that we couldn’t possible orchestrate. Things that take extraordinary circumstances to come to be. My father told me when I was little, and during all of my growing up years, that I … Continue reading
Tara Taylor Quinn | Crashing The Hand That Feeds You
Life has a way of teaching me lessons. I’m thankful for that. I love to learn. I remember sitting in a religious gathering once where someone was talking about life after death. The speaker described paradise. In detail. Minutes and … Continue reading
October Best Bets for Suspense…
I love October. The summer heat is mostly gone. I no longer have to be up by 6:00am to take the dogs for a walk. The new TV season has started. I’ve been back at work for about 6 weeks, … Continue reading
TARA TAYLOR QUINN | THE LINK BETWEEN ME AND MY CHARACTERS
People always ask me where I get my ideas for stories. The second most asked question is ‘where do I get my characters?’ Generally the questions instill a measure of discomfort within me. Because the truth is hard to explain. … Continue reading
Tara Taylor Quinn | Introducing The Chapman Files
I’m currently living in a small town in the Midwest. I’m not really a small town girl. I have nothing against small towns; I’ve just always lived in cities. I feel at home in the city. I like having a … Continue reading
Tara Taylor Quinn | A Ninth and a First
The first, first. Last week delivered to my door, in five boxes, were my copies of my first, first printing hardcover. It’s not wholly mine. It’s an anthology of work by five authors. But my name is on the cover. … Continue reading