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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Glance

I was going a different direction for this week’s message from the big U, until this landed in my inbox. This struck up upside the head like a clue-X-4. As a writer, this is what I do. This is what … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words – Family

Still behind so still not doing the official #1LineWed on Twitter. Today’s theme, though, is family, so here’s a snippet from THE DEVIL’S CUT. From the chapter Death is a Dialog: There wasn’t much wind to speak of and heat … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Word Choice

I’m a writer. Yes, I know. That’s a real d’uh moment. My job is words. But when you get down to the nitty gritty, it’s far more than words. I have to entertain. I have to pull emotion out of … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Making Sense

I haven’t done #1lineWed in over a month…maybe even two. If I take the time to play, I get caught up in all the lines people post and I forget to, you know, write! 😆 Today’s theme is SENSES and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Digging

When I first read this, I wasn’t sure whether it applied to my life or to my writing. So often the two are tied up together. I leave little bits and pieces of myself in my characters. I relive experiences … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words – New Character

I had a migraine Monday night/Tuesday morning. The lay-in-the-dark-and-watch-the-lightning-streaks-keep-time-with-the-throbbing-in-my-head kind. I finally fell asleep about 6 a.m., was awakened at 8:30 with a text, dealt with the problem that prompted the text, and crashed until 2:30 yesterday afternoon. I still … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Place and Time

Sometimes, publishing is all about luck–about being in the right place at the right time with the right story. Sometimes, publishing is all about hard work–about learning craft and markets and developing that indefinable something that catches fire with editors … Continue reading →

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Video Friday – Serafina

This is what you get when a company like Disney Hyperion publishes your book. Now I want the movie AND to read it. LOLOL I’ll try to leave one last hurrah Monday morning, but it depends. Be sure to watch … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Time

When this nudge from the Universe hit my inbox, I was reminded of my Faerie Reign books–the River of Time in Tir Nan Og and the various lives lived for better or worse. I was feeling all philosophical when I … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Loving a Cowgirl

Another hump day, more snippets because as y’all are well aware by now, Wednesday means #1lineWed on Twitter. Today doesn’t have a theme, pulling the lines from page 1, 11, and/or 111. I’m at almost 33K words and working steadily … Continue reading →

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