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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Exercise

Posted on July 2, 2020 by

Wow. Today’s message from the Big U could be taken so many ways, given the world right now. I’m seriously looking for a personal avatar icon depicting my head exploding because that’s sort of my natural state at the moment. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Appearances

Posted on June 18, 2020 by

Whenever I do a “talk” with readers, one consistent question that comes up is about creating characters. Where do I get my characters? How do I develop their personalities, backstories, arc, etc.? When this message from the Universe hit my … Continue reading →

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Half-way Monday

Posted on June 15, 2020 by

Sadly, this is very true. I’m giving blood to the “vampires” around noon so I don’t get my normal quota of the caffeine stuffs this morning. Sadly, I haven’t given blood in years and years. I’m doing it now because … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Heckin’ Yeah! Chimkun!!

Posted on June 12, 2020 by

Saw this video. It made me smile and then it made me laugh. I guarantee that Jake would have absconded with the whole thing the moment I left the room. This good boy at least waited. Sort of. Happy Friday.

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June the First of Mondays

Posted on June 1, 2020 by

It’s a new month. A new week. And Monday. We’re halfway through 2020, though it seems like it should be 2022 by now! There was a weekend. The world turned crazy. I can’t even go there. Or maybe I should … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Magic

Posted on May 28, 2020 by

Writing fiction has been described as making magic. In a way, I suppose that’s true. I mean, we close our eyes, pluck characters and events and settings from the vast cosmic void that makes up our imaginations. Then we use … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Feelings

Posted on April 30, 2020 by

As a romance author, one of the most important things I must imbue in my characters is their emotions. All the joy, hate, sadness, love, despair, jealousy, surprise, anticipation, trust and distrust, fear, amusement, bravery, disgust… The list of emotions … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Criticism

Posted on April 23, 2020 by

Ouch. Criticism hurts. Bad reviews sting. Rejections make you wonder if you’ll ever add new words to a page again. Been there. Done that. Didn’t buy the T-shirt. Silver, the need to criticize belies a longing for recognition, appreciation, and … Continue reading →

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Another Monday in the New Normal

Posted on April 20, 2020 by

And time moves on. Again, other than the weirdness of life on lockdown, my life isn’t that much different. No complaints. Except I do seem to be losing track of which day of the week it is a bit more. … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Thank You!

Posted on April 10, 2020 by

So, Chris Mann is a very talented musician, singer, and parodyist. Is that even a word? He does awesome (and warpedly funny) song parodies, currently about the crazy that is our current lives. He had several videos I thought about … Continue reading →

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