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A Dying Art

When I was a teenager, my favorite time of day was when the mail came. I used to stalk the mailbox waiting for the mail.

Why? Well, probably because I had no life. But, no, it was because I had a dozen pen pals and at any day, I might get a letter.  Some pen pals lasted the duration of a summer, while others saw my through high school.

The first letter I know I wrote was to my grandparents while we were stationed in Iceland. And it is hilarious. "Did you know we had a sister? Her name is W...

#WriterWednesday: Play The Song

It's release week! It's release week! I know, I've had several over the past couple of months and guess what - it's not slowing down! And I love it.

Light My Fire, Start Me Up and Call Me are three of my absolute favorite books, and a big part of the reason is music. I've told you guys before that I like to write to music (jazz/classical as I'm drafting and more personal stuff as I'm editing). While I'm drafting a book, songs will pop into my head that seem to fit the hero or heroine or the th...

Rambling...But There's a Question at the End

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Just another magic Monday

by Liz Flaherty

Oh, hell's bells, it's Monday morning and I haven't written a word for the blog. Or for anything else, I might add, but I have been enjoying sewing. I've finished off 24 gowns for Riley Children's Hospital on my couple of days of writing voice gone silent. Aren't they nice? I wish no one ever had to wear them, that kids just didn't get hurt or sick, but they do, so I'm glad they can wear bright colors and fun fabric while they recover.


Now, about word combinations. Do you ever s...

Love in a Country Song

Well, I’m going to break with the week’s autumn musings (guess I'm a rebel that way). My autumn musings will be next Friday, when I have a special guest to host. How's that for a teaser?
Today, I’m pondering a new infatuation, and no, it's not pumpkin flavored :-) I have a confession to make: I’ve been listening to Country Music these last several weeks. You may not think it's a big deal, but for those who know me, it is a bit of a shocker. In my defense, I get easily bored with the...

October Glee!

 Today I woke up to a low mist and chill temps. Welcome October! God, how I've missed you.

There are so many things I love about October that I'm going to tell you them in no particular order.

The amazing colors--rich reds, oranges and yellows. Only in October do we describe red in so many variations. Cranberry, cherry, maroon, burgandy, wine...

The piles of pumpkins and squash surrounded by dried stalks of corn when you go to the grocery store.

The sounds--crinkly leaves, tapping rain, whis...

A Little Rejuvenation

We have a bit of a theme going lately here at WordWranglers: one of rejuvenation. A couple of weeks ago Nan & Liz gave us photo-diaries of their writer's trip around Lake Michigan, and over the summer (I think!) they had another writer's retreat. This past weekend, I attended a retreat of my own.

My former-RWA chapter, now the Maumee Valley Romance Authors, Inc. group, rents a lake cabin in Michigan every fall; 10-15 of us get together to write, plot, brainstorm, laugh, talk over business...

It's Almost October...

...and I'm not ready for fall. I realize it's a little late to say this because fall is already here according to the calendar and the chill in the air and the leaves in the bay. It's getting close to time to pull the boat out of the water, which means I may have already had my last ride for the year. And not long after that, it's only a couple more weeks before we close up the cottage and say goodbye to our lake pals for another season. Normally, fall is my favorite time of the year, but as...

When the frost is on the punkin...

by Liz Flaherty
"They’s something kindo’ harty-like about the atmusfereWhen the heat of summer’s over and the coolin’ fall is here—Of course we miss the flowers, and the blossums on the trees,And the mumble of the hummin’-birds and buzzin’ of the bees;But the air’s so appetizin’; and the landscape through the hazeOf a crisp and sunny morning of the airly autumn daysIs a pictur’ that no painter has the colorin’ to mock—When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock." - James Whit...

Ava Cuvay is 'in the house!'

Hello and Howdy! First off, I am thrilled and honored to be part of Word Wranglers! It’s a great group of gals… I adore Nan and Liz, and am looking forward to getting to know Kristina and Margie. I am the proverbial “fifth wheel” here (or "Girl Friday”... choose your preferred joke J), but they all have been very welcoming and helpful.

Please be gentle with me; this is my first blog. I’m both excited and nervous about giving up my blogging V-card. Much like the first time for anythin...