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I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends

Hi, all, I know I went silent for a few weeks. Nothing wrong here at all. More like needing to clear my head and focus on two new books. And now I find myself looking for some advice. I'm closing in on final edits for the book I've been calling "Out of the Desert."...

‘Twas the Night Before Deadline

I run this poem every year in honor of all my writer peeps out there. with apologies to CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE 'Twas the night before deadline, when all through the house Not a writer was stirring, not even his mouse; The laptop was set up on the table with care,...

Eating with a Stranger

Have you ever eaten with a stranger? Not just someone you don't know well, but someone you've never seen before? If you had that opportunity, what would you talk about? Would you exchange light pleasantries, keeping to the weather, "how about those Mets?" Or would you...

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From Memoir to Novel

From Memoir to Novel

Feb 6, 2020 | #AmWriting, #OutOfTheDesert, #ToadtheDreamer, Burro

#ICYMI, It Started With a Memory What did? Out of the Desert. That memory was triggered by an old black-and-white...

Back with a new book

Back with a new book

Aug 12, 2019 | #BookTeaser, #ICYMI, #NewRelease, #OutOfTheDesert, #ToadtheDreamer, Uncategorized

It took longer than I thought, but I am proud to announce that OUT OF THE DESERT is now available in print...

Back with a new book

Announcing a New Book

Jun 11, 2019 | #AmWriting, #BookTeaser, #NewRelease, #OutOfTheDesert, #ToadtheDreamer

My next novel is nearly done and I’m raring to get this puppy into your hands. I have an offer and an ask. Here’s the...

Entering the Death Throes of Editing

Entering the Death Throes of Editing

Feb 27, 2017 | Editing, Featured, Writing, Writing Challenge, Writing Style

For the next month I will be heads down editing a manuscript to send to my publisher. If you've never been in my...

Rejecting What I No Longer Accept

Rejecting What I No Longer Accept

Feb 6, 2017 | Featured, Lifestyle, Writing

Last week I wrote about the conundrum I faced growing up. I loved my dear grandmother, but as I came to adulthood, I...

Some Cliches Are True

Some Cliches Are True

Jan 9, 2017 | Featured, Lake Writers, Lifestyle, Point of View, POV, Sally Roseveare, Writing, Writing Style

It is said that when a writer dies, an entire library dies with her. It may be a cliche, but it is true. Take away a...

Questions From A Book Club

Questions From A Book Club

Feb 20, 2017 | Featured, Mad Max, Uncharted Territory, Writing, Writing Style

I recently spoke to a local book club about writing my Mad Max series of mysteries. Their questions were so astute...

Conflicts

Conflicts

Jan 30, 2017 | Featured, Freedom of Expression, Lifestyle, Mothers, Writing

I missed last week because I was away on vacation. No, I don't announce it on social media or send pics from places I...

Don’t Swing at a Pitch in the Dirt

Don’t Swing at a Pitch in the Dirt

Jan 2, 2017 | Featured, Lifestyle, Marketing, Writing, Writing Style

This blog spawns from a series of discussions I had over the past few months with newbie writers. None had published...

Three Weeks

Three Weeks

Feb 15, 2017 | Featured, Lifestyle, Mothers, Poetry, Writing

Every year on February 15, I run this poem somewhere. It might be on FB, on Wattpad, here on my blog. Why? Because on...

In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King

In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King

Jan 16, 2017 | Featured, Martin Luther King, Poetry, Writing

The following poem is one I run every year at this time. I usually read it at events honoring Dr. King, but I had to...

Twas the Night Before Deadline

Twas the Night Before Deadline

Dec 26, 2016 | Featured, Poetry, Writing

with apologies to CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE 'Twas the night before deadline, when all through the house Not a writer was...

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