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May 14, 2014
Wordless Wednesday: Tahmoh Penikett Natural and SUPERNATURAL
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May 13, 2014
Books Read in 2014: JUST LIKE HEAVEN by Julia Quinn
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn Audiobook performed by Rosalyn Landor Book Blurb: Honoria Smythe-Smith is: A) a really bad violinist B) still miffed at being nicknamed “Bug” as a child C) not in love with her older brother’s best friend D) all of the above Marcus Holroyd is: A) the Earl of Chatteris B) […]
May 12, 2014
Creation and Trinity in the Act of Writing
Excerpt from Chapter 1 “Christian Poetics, Past and Present” by Donald T. Williams in The Christian Imagination, Leland Ryken, Ed. While the doctrine of sub-creation was created to explain certain features of fantasy literature, it is applicable to many other genres as well. Even in the most “realistic” fiction, the writer creates a world, peoples […]
May 9, 2014
Fun Friday: Why do cats love boxes so much?
Not being a cat person, I really don’t get cats’ fascination with cardboard boxes of every shape, form, and size.Filed under: Fun Friday, Fun Stuff
May 8, 2014
#TBT Post: When is backstory just backstory?
. Throwback Thursday Post of the Week: When is back story just back story? Originally posted: May 27, 2006 A couple of months ago, I was so excited about being finished with my thesis novel, the contemporary romance Happy Endings, Inc. so that I could concentrate on writing the first part of my historical trilogy, […]
May 7, 2014
Wordless Wednesday: Half the Cast for a New Historical Romance Series Idea
Filed under: Character Casting, Wordless Wednesday
May 6, 2014
Natalie Goldberg on the Practice of Writing: “I am free to write the worst junk in the world.”
Excerpt From Chapter 3 “Writing as a Practice” in Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg This is the practice school of writing. Like running, the more you do it, the better you get at it. Some days you don’t want to run and you resist every step of the three […]
May 5, 2014
Natalie Goldberg’s Rules for First-Draft Writing: “Give the paper the colorful coleslaw of your consciousness.”
Excerpt From Chapter 2 “First Thoughts” in Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg 1. Keep your hand moving. (Don’t pause to reread what you have just written. That’s stalling and trying to get control of what you’re saying.) 2. Don’t cross out. (That is editing as you write. Even if […]
May 2, 2014
Fun Friday: Dogs vs. Cats—Can’t We All Just Get Along?
These sweet doggies just want to be friends!Filed under: Fun Friday
May 1, 2014
#TBT: A Year in the Life of My Ankle
Sometimes, I’m late jumping on a bandwagon. But when I do, I jump on (in) with both feet and take up the banner. Here, instead of posting old photos, #TBT will be looking back at the 1,760 posts from the past eight years (yes, I’ve been blogging for EIGHT YEARS!) and sharing one chosen at […]
