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I’m Not Tolstoy or a Bronte: Finding Your Voice

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday, where I’ve pulled out the Fry Daddy and am ready to toss in a basket of thoughts to start sizzling. I was thinking recently how I have always told myself stories and loved reading, but it never … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Things to Do at a Writers’ Conference

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Within a couple of hours of this post going up, I’ll be driving up to Dallas to attend the DFW Writers’ Conference. Talk about a Deep-Fried Friday for me. I expect this weekend to be better than a plate of beer-battered … Continue reading →

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Why Grammar Matters in Your Book

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

I’ve been called a Grammar Nazi, a grammar geek, a grammar freak, a grammar nut, the grammar police, and a stickler. What they say behind my back, I don’t know. I’m not that bad. I don’t critique tweets, personal emails, … Continue reading →

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Kayak or Cruise Ship? How do you want to write?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday – when I plunge into whatever topic seems juicy and crunchy and ready for devouring. Today’s topic is about how you want to write. I never used to read the Acknowledgments section in a novel. Now that I … Continue reading →

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I Know I Should Follow Your Blog But…

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday, where my taste tends toward juicy and crispy thoughts. You’ll have to tell me whether today’s is more juicy or crispy to you. Last week, I wrote two days on my young adult novel. There are … Continue reading →

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Have You Always Been a Writer?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday where today’s topic is about fiction and writers. I’ve read quite a few author interviews, and one of the questions often posed is along these lines: “When did you know you wanted to be a writer?” … Continue reading →

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So Writer, What’s Your Day Job?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Instead of talking about books today, I’m talking about writers!  Actually, about writers before they could pay the bills as writers.  When people ask me what I do now, I respond that I am a writer.  If they probe about … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Happy without a Housekeeper

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

As I got crouched down and scrubbed the bottom of my toilet bowl, I thought about how a lot of people hate to clean stuff.  We like having things clean . . . but cleaning them ourselves is altogether different. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Sesquipedalianism

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

I love long, descriptive words that hint at their meaning.  Serendipity is surprisingly delightful every time it rolls off my tongue.  The word tentacles seems to reach and encircle me.  Rambunctious has a pop in the middle of the word … Continue reading →

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It Begins with a Hurricane

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

While 104 mile-per-hour winds rattled and ripped apart our roof and rain swirled and surged into our dining room, we slept soundlessly on the brass bed of a relative’s home.  Hurricane Ike was assaulting the shores of Southeast Texas, and … Continue reading →

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