Tag: writing
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THE AUTHOR’S JOURNEY – #NEWRELEASE
During this time of isolation at home, I’ve kept busy. One major accomplishment and a few smaller ones achieved. For several years, I’ve wanted to pull together all my materials from my seminars, workshops, and experience into one resource book for writers. I finally found the time this spring while quarantined to my house. The…
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Take That, AP Style! Court of Law Rules the Oxford Comma Necessary
Happy National Grammar Day! Here’s a post from The Write Life on the Oxford comma debate. I adhere to this rule in my own writing and in the writings of those I edit. The reasons for using it are explained below. This settles the Oxford comma debate! Except…it goes against AP style. Here’s an overview…
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When the Novel Was Dangerous | CrimeReads
Exactly! This piece came to me from a fellow writer, and it’s confirmation for major activities in my life: writing and reading. On the evening of Wednesday February 17, 1762, Kitty Hunter, aged 22, was introduced to Henry Herbert at a society ball at the house of Lord Middleton in London. Herbert was the 10th…
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PTSD – IT’S A REAL AND PRESENT DANGER
Two Parkland shooting survivors are no longer surviving. A father of a Sandy Hook victim took his life this past week as well. These are the very real and present dangers of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that affect anyone who has suffered a trauma directly or peripherally. My first introduction to PTSD occurred back in…
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Writing Again with Pleasure
Patience. Faith. And a little bit of nature. A few weeks ago, I admitted I hadn’t been writing. It must have done the trick because soon after I sat myself down in the chair, bed, couch, recliner–wherever it felt right–and picked back up with Love on Track. Some bits of inspiration have come from enjoying…
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A Perfect 10 with P.C. Zick
Source: A Perfect 10 with P.C. Zick I’m featured on Don Massenzio’s blog today. It’s the dog days of summer so it’s time for some sweet deals! FREE downloads for the next two weeks for the books in the Behind the Love series Behind the Altar – FREE August 14-16 Behind the Bar – FREE…
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WRITING ABOUT CHRISTMAS IN THE SUMMER AND BEGINNING ANEW
I wrote a novel and a novella this summer. A Merry Mountain Christmas was created as the temperatures soared to near nineties every day and humidity nearly has high. I had to close my eyes and imagine what it looked like in the mountains with a soft coating of snow. It wasn’t as difficult as you…
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AUTHOR WEDNESDAY – ELAINE COUGLER
Welcome to this edition of Author Wednesday. I’m pleased to present a guest post from author Elaine Cougler, who’s been featured in the past on my blog. She’s the author The Loyalist’s Wife and the The Loyalist’s Luck. She hopes to publish the third in the series in a few months. Today she writes about…
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#2015 – A New Start
I’m not big on resolutions, but I do believe the new year is an opportunity to look back and forward. Then it’s time to get onto the business of NOW. So first, here’s my look back at what I wrote about my goals for 2014. 1. Establish myself as a best-selling author – I certainly…
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Author Wednesday – Cate Beauman
Today I welcome back the prolific author, Cate Beauman, who has just released her seventh romantic suspense novel in the Bodyguards of LA County series. This is Cate’s third appearance on Author Wednesday. Her body of work is impressive. Here’s what Cate has to say about Saving Sophie, the newest installment in her bestselling series.…
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