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A Search For Family
I don’t usually post the same blog to my sites, but today is an exception because I’m looking for someone – family I didn’t know about until yesterday. So forgive me, please, this one time as I share a very … Continue reading
Forget the Muse; Just Write
More than 30 years of writing for newspapers taught me one truth: You can’t sit around waiting for the “Writer’s Muse” to show up. Try this as an excuse with a newspaper editor: “I didn’t get anything written today. My … Continue reading
The End of the World?
I have to confess … I’m fascinated by all the hype – even on the History channel which, I think, should stick to facts, not speculation – about the pending End of the World on Dec. 21. Why all the … Continue reading
Creating Believable Characters
Has this ever happened to you? You’re reading a book, watching a movie or TV show, and suddenly you’re shouting, “(Character’s name) wouldn’t do that!” Sometimes our fictional characters in fact will do – or say – things that are … Continue reading
National Newspaper Week
This week is National Newspaper Week – a time to consider how important newspapers have been – and still are – to our society and our country. Before the Internet, before Facebook and Twitter – before we could access what’s … Continue reading
Do All Authors Have Cats?
The question came up in an Amazon discussion group, and – I wonder … Probably not all authors have cats, but I suspect a lot of us do. Yeah. Us. I’m one of the “cat people.” I’m a “dog people,” … Continue reading
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