Ah, Springtime. When everything returns to life. New beginnings. With Grandma H, it’s grave cleaning time. She pulls into the cemetery driveway and tells me, “You are the look out. If you see a rapist, you tell me.” “Uh..okay?” I … Continue reading
I recently read a book. A well-crafted book written by an author I admire. And I didn’t love it. I liked it. I powered through the whole book in a few days. The writing was strong. The premise was interesting. … Continue reading
Today, I am turning my blog over to the fabulous and talented Martine Helene Svanevik, a fiction writer from Montreal. I absolutely adore her blog about writing and training over on nascentnovelist.wordpress.com. You should definitely check it out. She tells me … Continue reading
Big thanks to SweetMotherLover for giving me the ABC Blog Award! She has a fun blog and her take on this award would make milk spurt out of your nose if you were stupid enough to drink while reading her … Continue reading
SHOW DON’T TELL. In critique groups, someone says it. The listener nods. But when that nodder was me, I didn’t get it. I’ve read tons of examples of showing versus telling, but I think the easiest to grasp involves … Continue reading
I liked the premise of The Vow. A tragic car accident strips a woman of her memories of her entire life with her husband. He has to try to make her fall in love with him all over again. However, … Continue reading
I have no clue why it took me so long to see The Descendants. I absolutely loved how much setting the film used. Huge beach vistas and busy city streets in Hawaii. Totally grounded me in the story. The story … Continue reading
It’s banana pancake drizzled in honey with vanilla ice cream good news. I made it to the second round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest!! I didn’t mention entering because I’ve entered a few contests and never made it beyond … Continue reading
Many thanks to my blog and Twitter followers who participated. You’ve got awesome blogs and I enjoy reading all your posts! Drumroll please… We have a winner of the personalized autographed copy of Paige Shelton’s If Fried Chicken Could Fly. … Continue reading
Today Grandma H and I went on our weekly outing. I needed to drop off two snail mail queries for agents at our local post office. Grandma hates parking. She pulls in and goes “Uh-oh.” There’s a freaking oil truck … Continue reading
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