A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Carolyn Smith 1940-2026

This huts hard. Caroline was a great friend. I met here when I was invited to join the local writers group, Ravens Mavens, many years ago. She was a huge supporter of my writing efforts and told me many times to keep going. Especially after Sandi passed and I was drowning in the grief sea. The idea that she is now also gone is brutal.

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Carolyn Smith 1940-2026: Lilburn and Carolyn Smith On the evening of Wednesday, April 29th, Carolyn Smith, who wrote 92 romances as Caroline Clemmons, went into resp...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: How to Support Your Favorite Authors (Even When Money Is Tight) by Caroline Clemmons

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: How to Support Your Favorite Authors (Even When Mo...:  Why Your Support Matters   Books and groceries now compete more than ever for the same dollars, and I know many of you are watching every p...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Author Interview: 10 Questions With Caroline

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Author Interview: 10 Questions With Caroline:  Introduction: Welcome to Our Little Chat  Today I’m doing something a little different on the blog—answering ten of the questions readers a...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: How I Write by Caroline Clemmons

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: How I Write by Caroline Clemmons: I often get questions from readers about where I get my ideas and how I write.  My ideas come from everywhere.  I have more ideas than I can...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: All or None by Clive Fleury

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: All or None by Clive Fleury:     As bodies pile up and bombs go off, Detective Ryan finds murder is the least of his problems—family secrets and a distracting romance th...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Crafting the Perfect Western Romance Heroine: Inspired by Grit by Caroline Clemmons

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Crafting the Perfect Western Romance Heroine: Insp...:   As an author of Western romance, one of the questions I’m often asked is how I create heroines that feel both historically authentic and...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: A Stone Cold Murder by Kris Bock

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: A Stone Cold Murder by Kris Bock: A Stone Cold Murder by Kris Bock Buy Link The Reluctant Psychic Mystery series by Kris Bock launches April 28 with A Stone-Cold Murder!    ...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: THE MAN IS BACK!

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: THE MAN IS BACK!:  By Caroline Clemmons SHAD is back, new and improved! That may sound like a laundry detergent or a new form of stress reliever, but it is ...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: THE REASON WHY By Caroline Clemmons

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: THE REASON WHY By Caroline Clemmons:   One of my favorite artists is Norman Rockwell. He captured emotion with paint that conveyed a story.   After President Franklin Delano Roo...

Smart Girls Read Romance: WHERE THE WAGON TRAIN BROKE DOWN By Caroline Clemmons

Smart Girls Read Romance: WHERE THE WAGON TRAIN BROKE DOWN By Caroline Clemmons: One of my favorite songs opens, "Summertime and the livin' is easy...." In spite of that, summer is my least favorite season. ...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: The Spirit of Vanderlaan by Susan Harris Howell

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: The Spirit of Vanderlaan by Susan Harris Howell: The Spirit of Vanderlaan by Susan Harris Howell Cozy Mystery Buy Link Blurb: When Samantha and her students uncover a campus death, they mus...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Series Rock by Caroline Clemmons

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Series Rock by Caroline Clemmons:  As an author, I know my series are easier to write because I know some of the characters from the previous books.  While all my characters ...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Gentry On Sale by Caroline Clemmons

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Gentry On Sale by Caroline Clemmons:   Gentry and the Mail Order Bride: Texas Hill Country Mail Order Brides 1 by Caroline Clemmons Amazon Buy Link Happy New Year!  Gentry is th...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: SIDNEY IS HERE! - AND LIMITED TIME AUDIBLE SALE

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: SIDNEY IS HERE! - AND LIMITED TIME AUDIBLE SALE: By Caroline Clemmons Great news—the e-book is here of SIDNEY AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE, Book 6 of the historical western romance series Texas...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: PRE-ORDER NOW!

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: PRE-ORDER NOW!:  By Caroline Clemmons SIDNEY AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE, Book 6 of the historical western romance series Texas Hill Country Mail Order Brides,...

Smart Girls Read Romance: NEW AUDIO RELEASE!

Smart Girls Read Romance: NEW AUDIO RELEASE!: By Caroline Clemmons More wonderful thin gs are happening for the Pinkerton Matchmaker Series books. This series is tremendously popular. Ba...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: ONE OF MY FAVORITE HEROES

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: ONE OF MY FAVORITE HEROES:   By Caroline Clemmons Welome Sheriff Jesse Cameron as our guest character today, the hero of JESSE AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE. Jesse, thank...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: An Agent for Judith by Caroline Clemmons

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: An Agent for Judith by Caroline Clemmons: An Agent For Judith by Caroline Clemmons Buy Link An Agent for Judith is the last of my Pinkerton romances.  New Pinkerton romances are comi...

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: CONTEST WINNERS AND A BIT MORE

A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: CONTEST WINNERS AND A BIT MORE: By Caroline Clemmons Thank you to all who entered my birthday contest. Although I value each of you, I promised only 5 gift cards for $5 eac...

Smart Girls Read Romance: LIFE AND ART

Smart Girls Read Romance: LIFE AND ART:  By Caroline Clemmons Since I’ve been an adult, I have loved Monet’s paintings, especially those done of his garden in Giverny. I wanted to ...