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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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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What Is Magical Realism?
Just as important, why do I like it? Magical realism, according to Google, “is a literary and artistic style that…
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Natural Healing in Landow Creek
As I started thinking about writing a novel, I knew I wanted to include a story passed down in my…
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The House in Landow Creek
The house inherited by Ivory in The Inheritance has specific characteristics which prompted questions, the primary one being: is that…
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The Sacred Woods, Book Two from Landow Creek
Chapter 1 “Here we go, opening day.” Scurrying around the counter that separated the kitchen from the dining room, Ivory…
