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NEW NOVEL PREVIEW
Originally posted on J.D. HUGHES:
It’s nothing like giving birth. At least, as far as I’m capable of judging, from the second-hand experiences of an interested observer and part-time punchbag (twice). It’s more like dragging a recalcitrant teenager out of bed on a school day. Those who write as well as read will know…
People I Follow are somehow becoming unFollowed.
Originally posted on ronovanwrites:
Recently, and maybe not so recently, I have noticed people that I Follow are showing up as no longer being Followed. I wanted people to know that if you see me suddenly Following you again it wasn’t that I stopped Following you before. And I hope I am not missing people,…
Children are from Heaven, by John Gray
Originally posted on Blogging for a Good Book:
More than any other parenting book that I read and used while raising my now teens and young adults, this classic title made the most impact on my family’s life. Because of communication techniques learned from John Gray, my children commonly ask, “Mom, what may I do…
Slipping Beneath the Skin: Thoughts on Conjuring Characters
Originally posted on PORTALS AND PATHWAYS:
Every author has favorite parts of the writing process, or particular strengths or weaknesses. One of my passions in storytelling is characterization. I don’t like reading books about one-dimensional characters who act like their personalities came off of statistic sheets in a Dungeons and Dragons game, and I don’t…
Hunting Season
Originally posted on Pen of the Damned:
Janet Boxley nudged the SUV deeper into the desolate backwoods, peering through the passenger’s side window, searching for her pups’ eyes. Once she’d made it back to camp, she slammed the truck into park and grabbed her flashlight from the glove box before stepping out; her breath pluming…
What it Means to Have Support From People I Have Never Met
How can you trust what they say? For they could be telling you lies They could be making everything up! You don’t KNOW them! This is the fear of the people I HAVE met Who find it so difficult to understand that there are many people in this world Who are good, kind, loving, generous, […]
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