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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Choices
Crafting a story isn’t easy. There are characters and settings. There are backstories and possible futures. There’s action, and there is conflict–inner and outer. I remember a romance author once telling a group of us in a seminar class that … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Writing Life
Tagged characters, craft, inspiration, links, musing, quotes, reading, Thursday Thoughts, Universe, WIPs, writing
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Wednesday Words: Goin’ My Way
For those of you who follow me on FB, you’ll remember my Saturday post featuring Callum, the IT brain of Boston’s Irish Mob. Today’s snippet is the reason he was on my mind. Well, this snippet and other scenes invovling … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Life
Tagged #ThursdayThreads, characters, inspiration, Moonstruck Mafia, quotes, reading, snippet, Wednesday Words, WIPs, writing
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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Ghosts & Sorting Hat Cookies
So, we are in the Halloween season and that always turns my thoughts to witches and ghosts and vampires and werewolves. Which, of course, means my thoughts turn to the Penumbra Papers. And when I saw this recipe, I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Life
Tagged #CookingTheBooks, books, characters, food, good stuff, links, Penumbra Papers, reading, recipe, Tuesday Titles, Tuesday Treats
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Middling Monday
AUTUMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Temps were in the 60s this weekend for highs. Fuzzy slippers and soft hoodies rule my world. Why yes, I am a happy camper at the moment. I love this time of year. And I love the food that … Continue reading
Friday Sinema: Octoberfest
Why is it nothing this cool ever happens when I’m traveling? And yes, I did use Google translate to figure out what the heck was happening. Basically, a German plane with 260 passengers just boarded for a flight to Rio … Continue reading
Thursday Thoughts: Getting From Here to There
So, as a writer, how do you get from there to here? As discussed yesterday in Wednesday Words, it depends on the “style” of writing you’re most comfortable with. Since I’m weird and something of an outlier when it comes … Continue reading
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Tagged #ThursdayThreads, characters, fun stuff, inspiration, Moonstruck Mafia, quotes, reading, Thursday Thoughts, WIPs, writing
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Wednesday Words: Never Been There
Yay! I won last week’s Thursday Threads using the prompt: **She had never been there.** I thought I’d do something a little different this week. The flash fiction challenge is limited to 250 words and those scenes always get expanded … Continue reading
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Tagged characters, craft, fun stuff, inspiration, Moonstruck Mafia, musing, quotes, reading, snippet, Wednesday Words, WIPs, writing
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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Oops Edition
Uhm…rut ro! Apologies. This is a bit late and done on the fly because…reasons. Good ones. I got so deep into the Boston Wolves yesterday that I forgot I hadn’t set up the blog for today. Tuesdays are kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing Life
Tagged books, food, good stuff, reading, Tuesday Titles, Tuesday Treats
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Don’t Mind Monday
Hello, Monday. I have coffee. And no air conditioner turned on! I’m such a happy camper right now. Friday night, I even wore a quilted windbreaker with a hood to the soccer game. Saturday was fuzzy slippers before time for … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Life
Tagged books, family, follow up, food, good stuff, Monday, music, reading, sports, weather, WIPs, writing
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Friday Sinema: Southern Blessings
I’m not known for getting political on social media. Heck, as a rule, I don’t political face-to-face unless it’s with Lawyer Guy but after 40 years of marriage, he just rolls with it. And vice versa. But this #ItsASouthernThing video … Continue reading
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