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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Law 123
Conflict. It’s what often drives the plot engine. Oh, and character development. There’s a famous quote in writing circles: “In writing, you must kill all your darlings.” It’s been attributed to Willaim Faulkner but you can’t prove that by me. There’s … Continue reading
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Tagged books, craft, inspiration, links, musing, quotes, Thursday Thoughts, Universe, writing
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Wednesday Words: The Truth is Out There
Are there any rhymes or sayings about Wednesday? None come to mind yet here it is Wednesday once again and time for new words. Iffy had lots of fun with last week’s Thursday Threads prompt: **“That one may be true.”** … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Life
Tagged #ThursdayThreads, characters, fun stuff, inspiration, Moonstruck Mafia, quotes, reading, snippet, Wednesday Words, WIPs, writing
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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Secret Ingredient Shakes
Summer is coming! Summer is coming! Baby, it’s gettin’ hot outside and I don’t necessarily want to get out and drive somewhere to grab a refreshing drink. Then I remember this easy-peasy milkshake recipe so I found it and I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged books, characters, food, fun stuff, links, Moonstruck, reading, recipe, Tuesday Titles, Tuesday Treats
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Midsummer Monday
Technically, Midsummer doesn’t happen until this coming Saturday but Wednesday is the “start” of summer, ie. the summer solstice. It’s all very confusing and has to do the the poles, meteorological summer and other such stuffs. It also has to … Continue reading
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Tagged family, food, musing, reading, sports, weather, WIPs, writing
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Friday Sinema: What’s Cookin’?
I’ve mentioned on numerous Tuesdays (and in comments) that there are times I don’t use a recipe. I’m Southern. I learned to cook in the South. And this explains it all. Enjoy!
Thursday Thoughts: Universal Imagine It
I did some actual work on the book yesterday. It’s over 62K words and I can actually see the ened. Yes, the end is in sight and that light is not a train. Except I really need to write a … Continue reading
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Tagged craft, inspiration, links, musing, quotes, Thursday Thoughts, Universe, WIPs, writing
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Wednesday Words: Failure is Not an Option
It’s Wednesday once again. Last week’s Thursday Threads prompt was a tough one–especially since I did two different snippets. The original came from CROSSFIRE but held spoilers so I didn’t want to share it. Instead, I stumbled across a 25 … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Life
Tagged characters, fun stuff, inspiration, quotes, reading, snippet, Wednesday Words, WIPs, writing
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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Chai Don’t Lie
Some people appreciate a good cup of tea. Me? I’m all about the coffee but I’ll drink the occasionally cup of chai. I enjoy the spices and the flavor but when it comes right down to it, I’m a coffee … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing Life
Tagged #CookTheBooks, books, characters, food, good stuff, links, Moonstruck', recipe, Tuesday Titles, Tuesday Treats
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Monday Mishmash
Welpers, Summer is here. Luckily, Spring remains slightly tenacious so we occasionally get reprieves. We finally hit the 90s over the weekend, which is at least a week later than normal so that’s a yay. Still, Summer brought her boyfriend … Continue reading
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Tagged family, follow up, Monday, reading, sports, weather, WIPs, writing
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Friday Sinema: It’s Not the Heat…
…It’s the humidy! Though I shouldn’t complain. We’ve yet to hit above the 80s this month but with humidity floating in the 60-80% range? Yeah. It feels like summer. And I’m pretty sure that not only Southerners will crack up … Continue reading
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