I’m writing a new book! Just like back in the day with Baby Dust, I’m hoping you brave mamas will share some of your stories so that this book will […]
Come talk with us about how you grieved after your loss
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About Deanna’s Book
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15 Years Since Casey Died, and a New Outreach!
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One of my life’s works it to keep Casey close by expanding my reach to families who have lost a baby. It’s hard to imagine that this year, Casey would […]
A great day for Baby Dust
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Mother’s Day Give Away #2
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So many things out in the world are there just to help Baby Loss Moms. I’m always amazed by the talent and love that so many mothers put into their […]
Building a relationship that survives miscarriage
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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about this topic since I started writing Stella & Dane. This couple has pretty tough beginnings, small town, disapproval, and both of them […]
My next novel is free — the backstory of one of the women from Baby Dust
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My next book is going to be FREE for those who want to read it as I write it. In Baby Dust, you met Stella, who had two first-trimester miscarriages […]
Blog Spotlight: Honoring Our Angels
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Was YOUR family 100% supportive after your loss? Did you ignore the things they said or did you speak up? I’m guessing you stayed quiet. I got a chance to […]
Baby Casey would have been 13 years old today!
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My first baby Casey would have been thirteen years old today, and we’re celebrating his would-have-been birthday with give aways of some great books on loss. Since we can’t give […]
I need YOUR voice in the Baby Dust book trailer
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I am in the process of making a book trailer for my new novel Baby Dust, which is about a pregnancy loss support group, and I need YOU! A book […]
October is an important month for our babies
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I want to remind all of you that October is Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month. Robyn Bear, founder of the organization that got the designation of this month in all 50 states, has […]
More images from In the Company of Angels
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In the Company of Angels, the baby record book for our angels lost to miscarriage or stilbirth, is almost final and will head to galley proof stage very soon. I’m so excited […]
Winter Blues and Virtual Hugs
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So many of you are having a hard time. I’ve had a four-fold increase in direct emails since the new year began. Heartbreaking stories, difficult moments. Many of you feel […]
The Problem of Early Detection Pregnancy Tests
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During research for my book Facing Miscarriage, I stumbled across an article in the British news source, The Telegraph, talking about a “panic” that spread across the UK when early detection home pregnant […]
Book Progress
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I’m mainly putting this blog post up because so many people have asked about the status of Baby Dust, especially as the site underwent some rather cataclysmic changes in the […]
Anxiety and Hope
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I think all of us find ourselves riddled with self-doubt at times. Sometimes I wonder if I am any sort of spokesperson on this issue. Regularly I fear I’ve gone […]
Flashbacks
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Today, having sent Baby Dust to a few novel-writing friends to take a look at, I decided to focus on the rest of my to-do list and get my 2006 […]
I finished it
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I’m saying it here first, before I tell another living soul. Baby Dust is done. I wrote the last sentence two minutes ago. I’ll update you all more on what is […]
10K by Tuesday or bust
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I’m going to make a little push to write another big chunk of the book by midnight Tuesday. We’re all off work; I’m not leaving town until Wednesday, and I can […]
Baby Dust–I have not forsaken thee!
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I did finish NaNoWriMo last Thursday, and I did make the 50,000 words. Hooray! As always happens, once NaNo is over, I take a few days away from my novel […]
Holy cow–I HAVE A TITLE FOR THIS BOOK!
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I have been so struggling with this. I’ve played with babies and angels and mothers and wombs and sorrow and birth and all sort of words. I have pages of […]
Progress, Surprises, Craziness
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I will put a new excerpt up soon, hopefully tonight. I cranked out another 20 pages yesterday and have propelled to chapter six. I am approximately 1/3 of the way through […]
NaNoWriMo Progress and Setbacks
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I’m 11 days into National Novel Writing Month and have finished two chapters of the book. I am considerably behind at this point, having left town for the funeral and […]
Progress
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I have written some 40 pages of the miscarriage book. I am pleased with how it is going. From here on out I will just post introductions to important characters and […]
Meet the Ladies
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As I begin the novel, I thought I’d introduce the first four characters you will meet ahead of time. You will get to know them well in the months to come. […]
Yes, keep the stories coming
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To answer a few questions– Yes, I will still be reading and thinking and using comments throughout the writing of the book, so still leave your stories! Women will be […]
Visions and Retelling
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I’ve been told many amazing stories on this blog in this last month. I have made a database of the ideas, moments, and scenes that seem to fit with the direction […]
Pinpricks and Rays of Light
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Good news! Yesterday, while having yet another cervical biopsy (yes, I’ve had cervical dysplasia since January, but it has not progressed very far and is nowhere near cancer yet) I told my […]
Yes, I will!
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Many times since my miscarriage website began, women have asked me, “Why don’t you write a book?” My answer has pretty much always been the same, “Good books are already out there.” […]
A new endeavor
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I hope women from my web site as well as others who find this blog via searching for information about miscarriage and stillbirth will come along this journey with me–a […]