writers life
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Let’s Stay Connected
Dear Reader.I hope this finds you well and enjoying the days as they get longer. We’ve had sunshine and warm temperatures here in the greater Seattle area. I know, most people think it rains here all the time, and to be fair, we do get a lot of rain and gray days. But spring, and definitely summer are beautiful times of the year in this area. Especially when “the mountain” comes out. No matter how long I live here, seeing Mt Rainier in all its glory never gets old. I think that is one thing I will miss when I leave. But, that is also one of the things I…
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Hi. How Are You?
So I’ve been absent here for a little while. Okay, a month and a half. Sorry. But it’s all been for a good reason. I’ve been knee deep in revisions, again. And I have to say, this time around, it’s completely different. You see, in addition to working through the notes from beta-readers, I’ve also been taking part in a class offered by one of the publishers I queried last year. Thankfully, they hadn’t responded to my query yet, so taking this class will benefit us both. At least I hope it will. The class has covered everything from pacing to conflict and tension, setting and scene, characters and dialogue.…
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A Girl and Her Dog
November 23, 2018 Today there is a dog hole-shaped hole in our lives. Today we lost Lily, a member of our family. Maybe lost is the wrong word, since we were all together at the end. Lily was a side-of-the-road rescue. We don’t know if she was abandoned, or ran away, but when she was found, she was in pretty bad shape. After a few baths, a surgery for a cherry eye, and a lot of TLC, she came home to live with us. That was 2006. From that day on, she was a constant companion. Going on walks with the family, running alongside bicycle rides, playing in the backyard,…
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Sometimes Life Happens
Sometimes life happens and gets in the way of writing. Yet in all the chaos, I came to realize that the characters I have started to get to know in my newest work, are telling a different story than what I was trying to write. So I will take this unintended break to figure out what story they are living and want me to share.
