Monthly Archives: May 2011

Monday Musings: Writing is Like . . .

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

On Friday, the brilliant Tracey Hansen tagged me in a “new bloggy project exercise thingy” called Writing Is Not Like a Box of Chocolates: A Meme. THE RULES:  Take the phrase “Writing is like . . .” and finish it. … Continue reading →

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Friday Fiction: Flash Fiction #2

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Having finished a first draft of my middle-grade novel, I am awaiting editing comments from a beta reader.  I’m not ready to delve into another large project, but I do enjoy continuing to write fiction.  Thankfully, there are some great … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Tom Swifties

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

The First Tom Swift Book Thanks to David Lubar and his book Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, I discovered a couple of years ago the fun of making up Tom Swifties. Tom Swift was a character from a book series published … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: The Versatile Blogger Award

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

My sincerest thanks to the talented Tracey Hansen who nominated me for The Versatile Blogger Award. I strongly encourage you to visit her at her blog, Tracey Hansen Will Write for Food. Tracy’s razor-sharp wit is either the stuff of … Continue reading →

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Friday Fiction: A Writing Doppelganger?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Barack Obama & Ilham Anas Do you know what a doppelganger is?  I didn’t – that is, until an episode of How I Met Your Mother defined the word for me.  According to American Heritage Dictionary, however, a doppelganger is … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Fun with Phobias

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

I should state at the outset that if you have a phobia, it isn’t fun.  I know someone who has ranidaphobia, and the one time a frog got into her house, it was not pleasant. Having said that, the names … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: What Does Your Car Say?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

I recently noticed that a Twitter friend of mine (William G. Jones) mentioned in his brief bio: “I drive a ’57 Chevy.”   On Twitter, you only get 160 characters to describe yourself, so you have to think hard about what … Continue reading →

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Friday Fiction: You’re So Vein

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

I am not a vampire expert, but I feel reasonably well-versed on the literary phenomenon of blood-suckers and eternity seekers.  It began with a late Saturday night reading of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which my college roommate interrupted by coming home … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Talking Texan

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

In a prior post, I said that I enjoy mimicking accents, though I am not fluent in any foreign languages.  But I should qualify that some people think my native tongue of Texan is a foreign language.  In fact, an … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: The Best Sport

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

If I had to write a personal ad, it might look something like this: Young-ish, attractive (enough) female seeks tall, broad-shouldered, thin, dark-haired male to provide intellectual companionship, enough financial security so that she can keep writing and raising her … Continue reading →

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