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Under Attack by AI
We’re all under attack. Easy access to Artificial Intelligence has fueled the proliferation of scams, including scams targeting authors...

Connie Lacy
Oct 83 min read
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A library in your bedroom
10-year-old Connie Libraries played an important role in my relationship with books from an early age. Especially since I couldn’t afford...

Connie Lacy
Jul 42 min read
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Writing a rock musician character with a little help from some real musicians
by Connie Lacy Mel Johnston, Yannie Beliziano, Kyle Lacy and Amanda D'Amico - four working musicians I interviewed to write my...

Connie Lacy
Jan 194 min read
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A secondary character in my latest book is a closeted lesbian
If you’ve read The October That Changed Everything , you know who that lesbian character is. If you have yet to read it, I will not...

Connie Lacy
Oct 5, 20242 min read
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The Future of Music
I’m nearly finished with the first draft of my next novel. (High fiving myself.) It’s a time travel story partly set in the year 2054....

Connie Lacy
Sep 8, 20242 min read
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"Authentic, compelling… A stunner." The review that made me smile.
I'm thrilled with the review of The October That Changed Everything from The Prairies Book Review! See for yourself. "Authentic,...

Connie Lacy
May 10, 20242 min read
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My new book is set during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962
(My latest novel, The October That Changed Everything, is available in eBook for pre-order through April 1, 2024 on Amazon. It’ll be...

Connie Lacy
Mar 16, 20242 min read
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Freezing your legs off in 1962
A picture of me, (2nd from left,) and my sister Susan, (3rd from left,) along with two friends when I was in 2nd grade and my sister was...

Connie Lacy
Dec 9, 20232 min read
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Passing on a two-lane & other tidbits from the Sixties
One of my most popular blog posts was originally published six years ago as I prepared to release A Daffodil for Angie, my young adult...

Connie Lacy
Sep 10, 20233 min read
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Cheesy? The pits? What we ate in ’62
by Connie Lacy When my new novel comes out later this year, one of the things you’ll notice about 1962 is the food they ate. One of my...

Connie Lacy
Jul 5, 20232 min read
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"Sista-bun" - and now "Brotha-bun" - the origin of a nickname
(Note: This blog post was first published in October of 2019. My update is at the end.) When I was a kid, my family lived in Japan and...

Connie Lacy
Apr 2, 20232 min read
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Early sixties fashions for my next book
As I write my next novel I’ve been researching fashions of the early 1960s – the setting for my forthcoming book. Many readers jump to...

Connie Lacy
Mar 8, 20232 min read
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A spooky fantasy podcast!
My friend and fellow author Leah Noel is living proof that what may at first seem like a detour in life might turn out to be the road you...

Connie Lacy
Feb 9, 20236 min read
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Learning to create Book Trailers
In my quest to promote my books and reach more potential readers, I’ve recently dived into the world of book trailers. My latest effort...

Connie Lacy
Nov 23, 20222 min read
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How my book covers are born
Above, on the right, you see the cover of my latest novel, "Livvy and Enchanted Woodland." I'm super pleased with how it turned out....

Connie Lacy
Sep 5, 20222 min read
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Electricity in 1918. No electricity in 1930. How can that be?
My forthcoming novel is set in the year 1930. The main character lives on a farm in rural Georgia in the southeastern United States with...

Connie Lacy
Jun 15, 20222 min read
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Books that resonate
Sometimes books really resonate with readers. I’ve had that experience myself. So it was gratifying to hear from a woman recently who...

Connie Lacy
Apr 7, 20222 min read
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My Top Ten Time Travel List
As a writer of time travel fiction, I was asked recently which eras I would personally like to visit. This is my top ten list, assuming I...

Connie Lacy
Dec 28, 20212 min read
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Before the sewing machine
The main character in my new time travel historical, A Suffragette in Time, is a twenty-first century woman who must adapt to life in the...

Connie Lacy
Oct 31, 20212 min read
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My new novel available for pre-order!
I’m thrilled to announce pre-orders are available of the Kindle edition of my brand new time travel novel A Suffragette in Time....

Connie Lacy
Oct 6, 20211 min read
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