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Old Movies
On Sunday it rained all day here, the remnants of a tropical storm/hurricane. It was the perfect day for staying inside and watching a movie. Then came the difficult decision. What movie would we watch? We don’t have live television,… Continue reading
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Home Improvements
Someday we will fix our garage roof and have to get a birdbath, but in the meantime that dip at one corner of the roof means that whenever it rains (and for a few days after) the local birds have… Continue reading
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Jojo Thought He Was a LONER
Because our basement used to be Ron’s parents’ basement, and because we have yet to do any basement remodeling, the room is decorated as if it’s a shrine to The Beatles. (There’s just a taste of the Beatles memorabilia in… Continue reading
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The People We Know From Stories
The other day I was watching a TV show, and a character got Bunzied. You’ll be forgiven for not knowing what that term means because technically I just invented it while watching the show. There are at least a handful… Continue reading
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A Guide to Spotting Scam Emails for Authors
This week, I added an AI statement to my author website, that essentially says I do not use AI in any way, shape, or form because, well, it’s a very chaotic time to be a creative professional. So, that’s one… Continue reading
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One Delivery Down, Two to Go
About a year ago, we were feeling relieved to finally be done with all the renovations at the house next door, and we are looking forward to that feeling of relief once again, but right now things are decidedly hectic… Continue reading
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Outlining One Book, Revising Another
The other morning while I was out watering the plants on the patio, I saw this cool looking wasp with iridescent blue wings hanging out on a coleus leaf. So, I did some online research and learned that this is… Continue reading
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Alyssa Milano Changed My Life
As many of you know I grew up in the late 1970s and 1980s, and you may find this hard to believe, but back then nobody was named Alissa (or Alyssa for that matter). I guess you could say that… Continue reading
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Help for Those in the Querying Trenches
I was recently given a copy of The Modern Guide to Querying Literary Agents by Alyssa Matesic and Patrick McDonald to review. As I am currently unagented and working through some revisions on a novel and since the only agents… Continue reading
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Who Are All These People?
The other night I went looking for a fresh notebook because there was a project that I am getting into and jotting things down on Post-It Notes just wasn’t going to cut it anymore. Yes, I know they have these… Continue reading
