Using Real Herbs In Fiction: Yarrow
In the Landow Creek fiction series, the main character, Ivory, discovers the benefits of herbs for more than culinary uses….
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Recipe Boxes Hold More Than Food Ideas
Today’s post varies a bit from my usual fiction writing or language topics, instead delving into a personal story. I…
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Separating Fact From Fiction–Rex’s Grocery
Time to separate a bit of fact from fiction. The main character in my Landow Creek book series started her…
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Permission To Be Creative
I sat in class with my eighth – grade head on the table. I was ashamed. Dread climbed up from…
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The Seinfeld Method Didn’t Work For Me
Until it did, now I’m a believer. In writing circles, there is a story that Jerry Seinfeld writes a joke…
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Somewhere Between The Siren And The Muse
I live, as I suspect many writers do, somewhere in between the siren and the muse. Remember the Sirens from…
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How I Plot Novels
Today, I’m sharing a glimpse behind the curtain into my novel writing process. As a writer, I’m always interested in…
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A Rant On The Use Of Language
“Gonna” is my most recent pet peeve. I’ve been a reader since the summer my dad pulled a fifth-grade reader…
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Rewriting Reality: The Power Of Telling A Story
Our self-told stories make up our lives. They were gifts wrapped in imagination, inspiration, excitement, pain, and heartache. Gifts given…
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Who Came First, The Cat Or The Character?
Anyone who knows me even the slightest bit, is fully aware of my affection for cats. Even the farm was…