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May 6, 2020
IWSG and A to Z Challenge: My Bucket List! – Past, Present, and Future: C is for Caribbean Cruise
Todays the day for the Insecure Writers Support Group (IWSG) where, on the first Wednesday of every month, writers get together to share their insecurities and offer encouragement. The IWSG was created by Alex J. Cavanaugh, and you can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
I dont really have any new insecurities at the moment, just the usual ones, so Im going to move on to the IWSG question for this month: Do you have any rituals that you use when you need help getting into the ZONE?
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April 29, 2020
Sue Archer’s Fortune’s Shadow (Nexus Chronicles #1) — New Book Release!
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You thought you could live without me
Jocelyn Jinxy Lancaster is having a horrible week. Her dream of becoming a famous indie musician is going nowhere, her day job in her tourist-friendly hometown of Bridgepoint is in danger of disappearing, and to top it all off, its almost the ten-year anniversary of her Moms death.
When her best friend Grace gives her a wish keeper to help...
April 15, 2020
A to Z Challenge 2020: My Bucket List! – Past, Present, and Future: B is for Balloons
Im taking the long way around with A to Z this year. My plan is to post every couple of weeks, so I will have time to visit other blogs in between and still have time to write.
Next up in the A to Z Challenge:
B is for Balloons! The Hot Air variety
Riding in a hot air balloon has been on my bucket list for a long time. Floating through the sky at a tranquil pace, breathing in the fresh air of early morning as we slip over the landscape at the whim of a light breeze, high above the troubles...
April 1, 2020
IWSG and A to Z Challenge: My Bucket List! – Past, Present, and Future: A is for Ancestral Castles
Todays the day for the Insecure Writers Support Group (IWSG) where, on the first [image error] Wednesday of every month, writers get together to share their insecurities and offer encouragement. The IWSG was created by Alex J. Cavanaugh, and you can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
For me, insecurities come and go, but the one that seems to be hanging around the most right now, as I work on the third book in the Trouble series, is: What if this book doesnt live up to the first two books in the...
March 28, 2020
A to Z Challenge 2020, Modified Version, and Writing Updates
Spring is my favorite time of year. I love to see new growth poking up through the dirt, flowers blossoming, and the leaves budding on the trees. The smell of the air on cool, crisp mornings is rejuvenating. Spring brings with it the promise of renewal after the raw, relentless days of winter. Spring brings hope, which is something we can all use right now, in the midst of the pandemic currently plaguing the world. [image error]
In the blogging world, Spring brings the April A to Z Challenge. I havent...
August 17, 2018
Celebrate the Small Things!
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here. [image error]
It’s the Weekend! And I’m happy to be celebrating some exciting and fun things, like —
1. A fantastic review from the Booklife Prize in Fiction! The reviewer said:
“MacLaughlin’s plot is exciting, fast-paced, and full of surprises. From detailed maps of the fantasy world to the ov...
August 1, 2018
IWSG — The Fleetingness of Summer
Today’s the day for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) where, on the first Wednesday of every month, writers get together to share their insecurities and offer encouragement. The IWSG was created by Alex J. Cavanaugh, and you can learn all about it and sign up for it here. [image error]
I had writing plans for this summer. Not big ones, but small ones I thought would be doable. I’d market my new book and get started on my next one. I’d get back into blogging. As I’m turning the page from July to A...
July 20, 2018
Celebrate the Small Things! – Back from a very long blogging hiatus
Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly celebration created by VikLit and now hosted by Lexa Cain to celebrate the happenings of the week, however small or large. You can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
Happy Summer! I’m jumping back into the blogging pond. Or maybe I should say ocean. I don’t know if I will be able to keep up with posting every week, but will try for every other week, at least. I’m looking forward to catching up with what’s been going on with everyone.
Celebration...
July 5, 2017
IWSG — Time Flies, Whether You’re Having Fun Or Not
Today’s the day for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) where, on the first Wednesday of every month, writers get together to share their insecurities and offer encouragement. The IWSG was created by Alex J. Cavanaugh, and you can learn all about it and sign up for it here. [image error]
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How did it get to be July already??? I had hoped to get more blogging done in June, but that didn’t happen. And I didn’t get much done in the way of visiting during last month’s IWSG, either, but I’ll try aga...
June 7, 2017
IWSG — Working My Way Back
Today’s the day for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) where, on the first Wednesday of every month, writers get together to share their insecurities and offer encouragement. The IWSG was created by Alex J. Cavanaugh, and you can learn all about it and sign up for it here.
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Wow, I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve had a chance to get back into the blogosphere. When life steps in, it can throw everything for a loop. But I’m happy to say I survived the intensive ten-week...
