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Bailey Bristol

Author of historical and contemporary suspense; creator of book covers and video trailers

Interests: opera, reading, writing, harp

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Confessions of A Bestselling Author

Steve Harrison's words hit me at the core, the place where my Muse usually sends the gut punches that make my stories sing. I simply had to share it with you! Guest post by Steve Harrison When people ask me what separates Million Dollar Authors from everyone else, I think... Continue reading

Posted Apr 1, 2012 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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An Interview with Bailey

Q: What inspired you to write your first book? A: I’ve always been moved and motivated by historic women of consequence, primarily due to my grandmother’s significance in my life. As a young woman at the turn of the century, she traveled by herself from America to Vienna to study... Continue reading

Posted Feb 25, 2012 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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Reprise - On a Journey back to her wings

Today I feel the need to bring closure to a blog post I wrote just ten months ago, so here’s the original post of “On a Journey back to her wings”: The other day I opened my mail and there was a letter from a dear friend. She is one... Continue reading

Posted Feb 7, 2012 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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The times, they are a'changin'...

Today I can't get this Bob Dylan tune from my college days out of my head: Come gather 'round people wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth... Continue reading

Posted Jan 15, 2012 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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When your book hits the shelf...

"When...the...moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amoré!" Alas, that lyric has been stuck in my head all week. It even broke through the wonderful onslaught of Christmas music and stayed there, nudging me to write this. It's the kind of lyric that a truly inept poet... Continue reading

Posted Dec 27, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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Thought for the Day

When you come to the edge of all that you know You must believe in one of two things: There will be earth upon which to stand, Or you will be given wings. -anonymous Continue reading

Posted Dec 13, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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The quickest reference for you would be this page on a University of Ohio web page: http://www.lib.muohio.edu/epub/govlaw/FemInv/invent.php?iname=Irwin U1,808I Irwin, Hazel Cheese press Boston, MA December 28, 1808

Commented Nov 16, 2011 on A woman invented that??? at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

Who stole my high B flat??

My grandson had a new experience last week. His Grammie...that would be me...appeared in concert with tenor George Dyer, showing this precious 3-year-old yet another side of my omnibus of mini-talents. Decked out in plumes and 3-foot eyelashes (the blue ones with the feather extensions :) I took the stage... Continue reading

Posted Aug 29, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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A Life-Long Love Affair

I discovered my love of historical fiction when I was still in grade school. My grandmother had gifted me a subscription to the “We Were There” book club, and every couple of months I got a new one…right in the mailbox…addressed to me. Not to my sister the bookworm, not... Continue reading

Posted Jun 29, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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INTO THE MOUTH OF THE WOLF

Today I'm feeling one step closer to the "writer-me", and I'm sitting in my desk chair, fingers poised, waiting for someone to say, "Break a leg, Bailey", or some such good luck wish. Actually, if the truth be known, the words I most covet come from the opera. In a... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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The Dumbing of America - Fact or Fiction

Talk about a tough call. Did you know that Journalism majors are taught to write copy geared to comprehension by readers at the 4th or 5th grade level? Maybe that's changed in recent years, but 30 years ago when I was first writing copy for a State Department of Education,... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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This week marked the passing of a great servant heart. John W. White, Jr., known to many as President of Wesleyan University, among other titles and accolades, died at age 77. A master of getting to the heart of an issue, getting to the heart of an insecurity, getting to... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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On a Journey back to her wings

The other day I opened my mail and there was a letter from a dear friend. She is one of the few people in my world who sensed how deeply I treasured my writing time. She must have understood, too, how desolate I was in the last three years when... Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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A woman invented that???

It was about 30 years ago when I had my first "inventive" idea: the curve-handled potato peeler. Anyone who has peeled a boatload of potatoes knows what a bruised palm feels like. But it wasn't pain that prompted my inventive genius...it was sheer dumb luck. One day I needed to... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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Bumping the Muse

You're stalled, you say? Waiting for the Muse to send up the inspiration for the next bestseller? The next great scene? The next great opening line? First, know that you are in good company. In fact GREAT company. The writer who says he or she has never been stuck is... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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Bailey Bristol is now following Laura Landon

Mar 28, 2011

Twice in my writing journey I've had authors whose work I greatly respect halt me in my tracks with these four words: "Words on the page". One went a little further to say, "Dreams don't make a book, only words on the page make a book." Now it seems that... Continue reading

Posted Mar 25, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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Mar 24, 2011

GoodReads.com -- Chock full of good reads!

I would sure do a lot more writing if there weren't so many good books out there! What are you thinking, authors? How am I supposed to write my stuff when I can't stop reading yours? Okay, okay, you know I'm just kidding. But seriously, I doubt there's ever been... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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Heart Candy Dishes

Oh, today I am craving heart candy! Not always easy to come by, either. You see, there's always plenty of the sugary stuff (my husband likes to surprise me), and I don't have to look far for a mega dose of eye candy. (No, definitely not my mirror, or hubby's,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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I Want to be a Prima Donna

Oh, not really. You see, “I Want to be a Prima Donna, Donna, Donna” is a great old Victor Herbert warhorse that every soprano diva I know simply must have in her repertoire. It’s a great, crowd-pleasing encore number. And it’s been STUCK in my head for a week. Seriously!... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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Ever After Happy

Every character I write is special to me. Even the villains! I ply them with looks that make them materialize in the mind's eye, until they're so real that I can almost hear their voices when they "speak". And still, I'm surprised when they leap off the page and beg... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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A Villain at Christmas??

I was writing a scene the other day that would usually feel pretty dark, a short scene with a "walk on" character who was quite a reprehensible chap. He was just supposed to come in, ruin another secondary character's plans, and vanish from the story altogether. Still, each time I... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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A Truly Satisfying Day

I'm not a goal-setter by nature, so anything that qualifies as an achievement often happens on a random basis for me. Having said that, I imagine you are now able to visualize the rather circuitous route by which I achieved this great satisfaction, this wholly euphoric day, the day I... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2011 at Author BAILEY BRISTOL

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Bailey Bristol is now following Tom Fishburne

Mar 24, 2011

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