Entertainment… Easy Reading is Damn Hard Writing 1 Dec 20121 Dec 2012 I have known people who thought the ultimate criticism was to have someone tell them that their manuscript was easy to read. And I have known commenters who snickered about their…
Entertainment… Book Review – The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 8 Nov 2012 Right before I plunge into an intense writing assignment - such as the upcoming Nanowrimo - I like to empty my head of the thoughts scrambling around, wrestling each other for attention…
holiday… Touchdown! It’s November! 1 Nov 2012 Wow. October went by really fast, didn't it? So the uber-busy month of November has witnessed its kick-off and the mad rush toward everything has begun. By everything I mean…
Entertainment… An Autumn Walk With Gretel 21 Oct 2012 These two are my precious loves - my son Caleb, and my dog-ter Gretel! This was taken about a week ago on Gretel's first birthday. We celebrated by buying her some…
travel… Runner-Up in Essay Contest For Second Year 15 Oct 2012 The news arrived mere moments ago. Yeah! Not the winner, but runner-up for the second year in a row in the travel portion of the essay contest for Storyhouse with…
home… Learning How to See 10 Oct 2012 I looked out the window in my bedroom this morning and immediately saw the beauty of the various shades of green facing me. Not only the soft sage of the curtains falling gracefully…
family… Updates 5 Oct 2012 Thank you all for the wonderful well wishes, tips and advice, and sympathy during my husband's recent ordeal with kidney stones. We think it has passed. When it first subsided…
spiritual… Turning Fifty 13 Sep 2012 By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have learned to take life…
Writing It was a dark and stormy…Afternoon? 3 Sep 2012 There is a reason that the old cliché about 'a dark and stormy night' starts many short stories, especially the ones where mystery and drama become part of the tale. …
Uncategorized… Building a Better Blog 25 Aug 201225 Aug 2012 Hellooo out there! Do you remember me? It's been a nice break and I've experimented with wisdom from webinars, editors, agents and other successful writers. Rachelle Gardner is a literary…
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