Chapter 4 - All Hammers Look the Same I gripped the doorframe to anchor myself. I felt as if I were floating above the scene, watching it from a great distance. Someone spoke, but I couldn’t make out the words. I heard only the rushing noise ...
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Chapter 3 -Evil Bun I stared at the pile of lumber on the street. Aunt Coco and I might be fairly healthy for our age, but neither one of us was strong enough to drag all the pieces inside the tea shop. Aunt Coco spoke into her smartwatch. “H...
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Chapter 2 - Stiff Competition The next morning, at the crack of dawn, I packed my meager possessions into the ten-year-old pickup truck—the only thing I got from the divorce—for the drive north to Trinity County. I left the door key in t...
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Chapter 1 - Toilet Queen “How did Aunt Coco break her hip?” Cradling the cell phone between my ear and shoulder, I unplugged the vacuum cleaner. This had to be another ploy to get me home. As much as I loved my kooky relatives, didn’t they know...
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Hi. Anne R. Tan here. My sister-in-law and I spent a week in Taipei, Taiwan, last week. Even though the weather was pretty miserable—most days we were either soaked from the humidity or drenched by the rain—I had a good time. One thing I found parti...
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Hi. Anne R. Tan here. Apple Books released the placeholder file for "Bag the Body." Even though I changed the release date with the distributor, the changes did not make it through to the retailer. Apple Books and the distributor are pointing finger...
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Hi. Anne R. Tan here. I’m the author of the month for the Cozy Mystery Book Club. My video interview for the book club is available on YouTube. Come listen to me ramble about writing and "Sunny Mates and Murders." 😁 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G...
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Hi. Anne R. Tan here. Cedar Woods drops by Dru's Book Musings for an interview. Find out more about what she has to say about the changes in her life: https://drusbookmusing.com/cedar-woods/ Thank you for supporting my writing, Anne This was or...
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Hi. Anne R. Tan here. Last month, I was the author of the month for the Cozy Mystery Book Club. I had a fun interview, where I might have spilled the beans on the new book I am currently writing in the Cedar Woods Mystery series. You can watch the i...
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Hi. Anne R. Tan here. I am a contributing author in "Promophobia," a non-fiction book with over 60 essays from SinC members about book promotion. My article is next to Charlaine Harris (**fangirl squeals**). This book got the Agatha ...
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Hi. Anne R. Tan here. By all accounts this strawberry plant was dead when I got it last year. But I kept watering it, and like me, it got a second chance in life. And neither of us is wasting it. Wherever you are, and whatever you're doing, keep th...
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Hi. Anne R. Tan here. When I started the Raina Sun Mystery series, I wanted to write a heart-warming family drama with a twist of Chinese flair (like a smash up between a Kristin Hannah and Amy Tan). But I guess my subconscious decided I need a heav...
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Hi. Anne R. Tan here. I found this review of “Raining Men” by accident today. I love it! It captures the essence of my intent as a writer. Here's a snippet: “Tan’s characters are multifaceted with flaws and layers. They are strong, but also struggle...
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Hi. Anne R. Tan here. I haven’t visited Drum Bridge in San Francisco’s Japanese Tea Garden in years. My husband and I kissed on the bridge over twenty years ago in our teens (one of the few romantic moments in our lives). In Breezy Friends and ...
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Hi. Anne R. Tan here. Raining Men and Corpses is a Top 10 Reads of 2016 for Samantha Pak of Northwest Asian Weekly, newspaper serving Washington’s Asian community. I'm honor to share the list with Keven Kwan because I love h...
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