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b.read.crumbs: Look Past the Obvious by Julie Herman

This is a repost of Julie Herman‘s most recent b.read.crumbs post. I’ll be following her lead (as I so often do) in my b.read.crumbs post next week. We might have a theme running through the year. Let me know if you can spot it.

When you see a woman on a throne, looking out over her terrain, you might be excused for thinking she is a queen, or at the very least, a farmer’s wife. 

I like very much the idea of a woman: sitting, doing nothing but gazing. At what, I don’t much care...

Cathy Cultice Lentes ~ 3 Questions & a Poem

3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem.

Image by cromaconceptovisual from PixabayQUESTION 1

What do you consider the three most important elements of a poem?

Whether I’m writing a poem or reading a poem, I’m most interested in lyrical language, the use of specific concrete imagery, and a move toward something larger.

As a child, I was drawn to the magic of language, how words sound individually, and how when words are put togethe...

Grab the book at a discounted price

Patchwork is a collection of some of my published stories, essays, and poems. I’ll be giving it to participants in my workshops, but you can purchase it from online and real life booksellers for $9.95, if you’d like.

From January 22, 2024 through January 31, 2024, Patchwork will be available at a discounted price of $6 using the Buy Now link below.

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b.read.crumbs : Magicking

Magicking [verb]:  to transform or produce by or as if by magic

Learning to read tarot cards was a struggle. I started with the standard Rider-Waite deck, because that was the only deck I had and because the internet hadn’t been invented yet and even if it had been there was no worldwide marketplace and most tarot decks you see today also hadn’t been invented yet.

The Rider-Waite cards are loaded with symbolism, much of it deeper and more convoluted than any of us will ever comprehend...

b.read.crumbs: Foolishness

This is a repost of Julie Herman‘s first b.read.crumbs post of 2024. I’ll be following her lead (as I so often do) in my post next week. We might have a theme running through the year. Let me know if you can spot it.

Is it foolish, friends, to want to travel to the parts of my life, both those seen and those as-yet unexplored?

I think not. Though my laptop screen has a photo of a plant with the sign, DO NOT LOOK BACK, YOU ARE NOT GOING THAT WAY, I do. Look back, that is. For where I’ve...

b.read.crumbs : Ending

There are certain events that seem just right for starting over: a birthday, the beginning of a week or a month or a year or a season, a new job, a new home. We don’t think the same way about endings, though, maybe because we so seldom get to choose them for ourselves.

This has been, for me, a year of many endings. Significant endings, along with the small and subtle ones. You know what I’m talking about; you’ve had years like that, too. You’re just bopping along, singing your song, a...

Marianne Scott ~ Three Questions & a Cover

A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life.

Question 1

What books do you recommend for an aspiring writer?

Reading a variety of books both within and outside of your genre is essential for any writer. For that matter, any book will do. There is no one best book to recommend to an aspiring writer. Read, read, and read some more. Every writer has their way of telling a story. Sometimes their inexperience shows. I have been writing f...

Joni B. Cole ~ Three Questions & a Cover

A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life.

Question 1

What one piece of advice can you offer to a writer who has yet to tackle the publishing world?

There are several publishing paths so don’t get discouraged by all the negative talk out there about how hard it is to get published. Much of that talk is referring to the “Big Five” publishers that require you have an agent and are really looking for manuscripts they consider co...

C.S. McDonald ~ Three Questions & a Cover

A short interview wherein my guest, one of my favorite authors, answers three questions about the writing life.

Question 1

In what genres have you written, and which one of them gives you the most satisfaction?

I have written four series: The Unbridled Series/murder suspense—this was my very first published works-2011. The stories surround a Thoroughbred Racing Stable and the West family. There are five books in the collection.

The First Force Series: A romantic suspense/military...

b.read.crumbs : Skoshing

Little bits of time are all we have most days, especially during the winter holiday season.

Last month I wrote my b.read.crumbs post for non-writers, but writers were invited to eavesdrop. This month I’m reaching out to all of you, and I’m offering a suggestion to get you into or keep you in a writing groove during December.

Truth: I believe that I could write several literary masterpieces if only I had a week or two of uninterrupted time in which to do it. This is an example of how we...