Author Archives: Meggan Connors

About Meggan Connors

Mother. Wife. Author. Teacher. Really, really bad soccer coach.

Reinventing Yourself.

Posted on April 7, 2013

I write Victorian-era romance set in the West. When I first set out to write, it hadn’t been my intention to write westerns. I happen to live in the West, and I liked the Victorian age for a number of … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 13, 2013

These days, I find myself in an awkward predicament. I’ve blogged before on my muse, or lack thereof. When she disappears for weeks at a time, sings Barry Manilow songs, or has ADD (“As the villain raises the knife, the … Continue reading →

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A Love Story, of sorts: The Bride Ate Fries.

Posted on September 23, 2012

Sorry this is late, folks. I know this post has very little to do with writing, but it has a lot to do with romance, so I figured it would be all right. As of Thursday, I will have been … Continue reading →

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Tested by a Toilet

Posted on August 26, 2012

My husband and I have been married for almost fifteen years now. I know, it’s not as long as some, but we met when I was twenty, and got married when I was twenty-two, so that’s basically all of my … Continue reading →

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Genre Jumpers

Posted on July 29, 2012

Sorry this is late, everyone. I was attacked by feral cats. See, here’s my proof. She looks vicious, right? Anyway, today I’m thinking about… Genre Jumping. It’s like being a smoke jumper, only without the fires (hopefully), any physical jumping, … Continue reading →

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Where Has All the Research Gone?

Posted on July 1, 2012

The first work I ever did that was published was not fiction; rather it was my Master’s thesis. The damn thing was 187 pages long, and it nearly killed me. 5,000 pages of language transcripts (all transcribed yours truly over … Continue reading →

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Dude, Where’s My Brand?

Posted on June 3, 2012

“So, what do you write? This is a question that has been plaguing me recently, because…uh…I don’t always know. As I may have mentioned a time or two, my muse is fickle. And she likes lots of different genres. As … Continue reading →

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The Flying Mullet

Posted on March 4, 2012

It’s hard to believe this now, but I was…uh…quite nerdy growing up. (Who am I fooling? I’m STILL nerdy. It’s okay; I wear my nerd badge with pride.) What was worse was that I looked the part. It was the … Continue reading →

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Why Do You Watch the Super Bowl?

Posted on February 5, 2012

Yeah, I’m not sure about the title, either. But it’s better than the no-title post of last time, right? Uh, right? (why do I hear crickets?) In any case, if you watch the Super Bowl, why do you watch it? … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 15, 2012

The poor, spunky heroine and the rich, notorious rake (because honestly, rakes have to be rich). The librarian and the lord. The billionaire and the secretary. We’ve all read stories with these hero/heroine constructs. Shoot, several of us have written … Continue reading →

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