Thirteen Things I’m Thankful For (Not in any order other that how I thought of them)  1. Friends – I had lunch yesterday with a friend from my local writers’ group and I realized on my way home that we’re becoming better friends and that makes me happy. All my life, I’ve had trouble …
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It’s a holiday weekend here in the U.S., so let’s keep today’s question simple–What are you reading? Anything special? Any particularly juicy summer reading? Right now, I’m reading Knock Off (A Finley Anderson Tanner Mystery) by Rhonda Pollero. Other books in my to be read pile right now are: 1. Convicted of Love by …
1. Again, I wonder what I did all those years we only had the Girl and she was in school all day. I should have a lot more books written, more sewing done, more crafts finished. 2. The Boy is having some discipline problems – mostly trying to figure out the tougher rules for kindergarten, …
Thirteen Things I wonder About (Sometimes to the point of not sleeping!) Why did the salesperson at Target the other day say the word “gerbil” with a hard G (like in goat) when he was explaining to me that they didn’t have guinea pig food only hamster and gerbil food? Why did that story …
Thirteen Favorite Fictional Heroines: Scarlett O’Hara – The Queen. She had it all: style, attitude and ambition. Yes, she loses points for holding on to her infatuation with Ashley Wilkes too long and losing Rhett, her real love. Gone With the Wind Ashley Wilkes Stockingdale -The heroine of Kristen Billerbeck’s wonderful Christian chick …
Don’t forget: There’s still time to win a free book! Check out this post for your chance to win Divine By Mistake by PC Cast!! Thirteen Romantic Movies I love Casablanca (1942) – What can I say about this one? Wartime, sacrifice, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman. It’s got it all. A …
Thirteen fantasy “cliches’ I hope I never have to see again. Â 1. “Talking” horses – Horses are great animals and I know some people have a deep devotion to them, but seriously, how many books do we need where the hero/heroine has an equine companion who is psychic or can actually speak? There are other …
Thirteen Mistakes Your Hero Should Never Make Last week, I talked about mistakes your heroine should never make. To give equal time, let’s do the hero this week. And of course, this is the biggie: Sleeping around – the hero must be committed to the heroine, even if this is a historical or in a …
To avoid the dread TSTL (too stupid to live) syndrome, please avoid these mistakes when creating your heroines: 1. FLEEING UPSTAIRS: The murderer is on the first floor of a building, so our heroine, naturally, runs up the stairs to get away. Eventually, honey, you’re going to end up on the roof and …
Nine Writing books I love and Four that inspired me to become a writer. 1. Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction – by Debra Dixon. After I read this book, it changed the way I thought about my plotting. I got to hear her speak about this in September and …