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One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper pattern at the right moment. ~Hart Crane Once more I am searching for the end of a story. Once more it seems to be hiding from me behind a crazy mixture of words that don’t seem to be paving the …
Today as I was searching for an old file on my computer, by chance I stopped and looked at a different old file. You know it’s like when you are cleaning out drawers or closets and you keep coming across things that grab your attention. Before you know it you have spent most of your time looking at this or …
“Find joy in the simplest of pleasures and you’ll never feel deprived.” –– Unknown I had a booksigning last Saturday for my book, The Pursuit of Elena Bradford, that will officially release next Tuesday, May 6th. Always an exciting time when one’s book flies out into the world to find readers. Sometimes a little nerve-wracking too as you worry about what those …
It’s back to beans and taters here on One Writer’s Journal. A preacher at our little country church used to say that after we had a guest speaker or some kind of special program and then he was back in the pulpit bringing us a message. So, if you went on the Scavenger Hunt last weekend, then that was the …
“The greatest challenges humans face throughout their lives are two: 1- the challenge of where to start 2- the challenge of when to stop.” –Sameh Elsayed This quote caught my eye when I was looking at ways to celebrate finding those two all important words THE END, because while it may be talking about things we do in life, it …
I always love it when a young character shows up in my stories. It’s fun to look at what’s happening through a child’s eyes. I often have kids in my books. At times, my kids are central to the story as Sienna is in my upcoming release, When the Meadow Blooms. Sienna is such a great little girl to get …
Only a couple more weeks until the release of my new book, When the Meadow Blooms. So I thought this would be a good time to share some outakes or scenes cut from the book before it was published. I sometimes tend to be wordier than necessary. I know you all can’t believe that! But some scenes are better without quite as …
A little person in a little place can use a little thing, perform a little task, and receive a great reward. – Jack Hyles When I was a young girl, the honking sound of geese passing overhead was enough to make me and everybody else in my house drop whatever we were doing and rush outside. There in our yard, we …
How many ways can you give away books? I’m not sure, but I must be trying to find out today! With the release date for my new Hidden Springs Mystery, Murder Is No Accident, rapidly approaching, the publishers and I are trying to get people to visit Hidden Springs. That’s my little town with a good compliment of quirky small …
It’s always so much fun to celebrate a new release with a giveaway contest because I get to hear from so many of my reading friends – you. Thank all of you who have entered already, but here are the details for those of you who haven’t seen my newsletter. If you want to be on my e-mail list and among …