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Author: M.Q. Barber

M.Q. Barber is the USA Today bestselling author of the Neighborly Affection contemporary romance series. She's also an inveterate, unrepentant scribbler of ideas on whatever's handy.

Coming soon: Tuesdays with Jay No. 22: Reading Challenge

Graveyard, autumn morning

It’s autumn! We’re deep in my favorite season in the northeastern United States, and that means my mental preparing-for-writing time is often on morning walks with the dog. We crunch through the leaves and watch for migrating birds headed to warmer climes as story thoughts weave themselves together. Some voices,…

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M.Q. Barber October 22, 2017 January 1, 2019Neighborly Affection series newsletter, Tuesdays With Jay

Coming soon: Tuesdays with Jay No. 21: Map Reading

Sea glass in blue, green, and clear shades.

Have you ever walked along a beach and collected sea glass? This spring, I took my first real vacation—you know, the kind where you actually leave the house and have new experiences—in thirteen years. The adventure was a trip with my bestie—some post-divorce healing I desperately needed. (I won’t rehash…

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M.Q. Barber July 12, 2017 January 1, 2019Neighborly Affection series newsletter, Tuesdays With Jay

BDSM Writers Con 2016 wrap-up

Conference swag

Wow. Seriously, wow. BDSM Writers Con NYC 2016 was such an incredible experience that I’m still processing the wonderfulness. The fun lasted all the way home, road-tripping with my bestie and finishing a pair of New York Times crossword puzzles in pen. (No, not the Sunday crossword, just Friday and…

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M.Q. Barber August 24, 2016 August 24, 2016Neighborly Affection series, Where Am I Becoming His Master

Behind the scenes: On finding inspiration and joy through stories

Hours upon hours of joy, sorrow, and life lessons

Note: This is the last of six posts going behind the scenes of my writing process — what inspires me, the way I work, and how I recharge. For links to the rest of the posts, scroll down. Writers get a lot of their inspiration from reading. Many of us…

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M.Q. Barber August 4, 2016 August 4, 2016Writing

Behind the scenes: On embracing the power of memories

World War II postcards and photo

Note: This is the fifth of six posts going behind the scenes of my writing process — what inspires me, the way I work, and how I recharge. For links to the rest of the posts, scroll down. Some memories wedge themselves so deep that they become your defining image…

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M.Q. Barber August 2, 2016 August 4, 2016Writing
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