When Two Creative Brains Share One Project
Creating something with your spouse means shared dreams, different instincts, occasional stubbornness, and the chance to make something neither of you could have made alone.
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Coastal Wind, Marionberries, and Inspiration
A windy trip to the Oregon coast brought ocean skies, one perfect marionberry question, and fresh inspiration for Books 2 and 3 of the Agate Reach Mysteries.
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Writing Book Two Without Repeating Book One
Book Two is teaching me that the hardest part of returning to a place you love is making sure there is still something new hiding in the fog.
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Book Two Is Almost Here. Want to Read It First?
The Foundation Crack is finished. Or almost finished. The draft is done, the chapters are in order, and Margin has survived another investigation. Now I need readers. If you read The Sweetheart Swindle, you know what this series is about: real scams, a small coastal town, a woman who’s done being the person things happen…
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The Sweetheart Swindle Is Out in the Wild
The Sweetheart Swindle paperback is starting to appear in reader photos, and we are delighted to see Margot, Margin, and Agate Reach finding homes in the wild.
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Before Cozy Mysteries Had Their Name
Before cozy mysteries had their name, they had a feeling: small villages, clever amateur sleuths, secrets, atmosphere, and probably coffee nearby.
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5 Red Flags That Someone Online Isn’t Who They Say They Are
A quick, practical guide to spotting online identity red flags before trust turns into trouble.
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Why I Write About Scams (And How I Write the Books)
Why Ivy Baric writes about scams, how the Agate Reach mysteries are made, and why honesty about using AI matters.
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A Quiet Beginning, and a Cat With Opinions
Ivy shares launch excitement, a shoulder-cat update from Margin, and a little relief from the Willamette Valley rain.
