This is not what I planned to post next … but I’ve been entrapped in a particularly intense swirl of real life (ballet costumes, tax preparation, taking some special field trips with my kids as part of a local tourism promotion), and this is the most ready-to-hand piece I have.It also happens to be … [Read more...] about Tags of Four
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Quote du Jour, again
Someone posted this on the ACFW list today (yesterday, now, but who's checking?):What you want is practice, practice, practice. It doesn't matter what we write (at least this is my view) at our age, so long as we write continually as well as we can. I feel that every time I write a page either of … [Read more...] about Quote du Jour, again
New Year, New Things
So … I’m writing again. Not the historical—that’s coming soon, I feel, but I’m in the process of sorting through my research and reexamining my story premise before I actually commit anything more to words on paper—or to computer, as the case is these days.No, I actually have six pages of the last … [Read more...] about New Year, New Things
New Year’s Resolutions
Happy 2007!Normally, I hate both the term and the custom of New Year’s Resolutions. Lightly made, quickly broken … and the whole cliché thing of “turning over a new leaf” just like we turn the pages of a calendar. It isn’t that easy.But these last few weeks, I’ve had a few intense conversations … [Read more...] about New Year’s Resolutions
Busy … busy … dreadfully busy …
And the winner of the drawing for autographed copies of Kathryn Mackel's Outriders and Trackers is ...Kyra! Congratulations!!Thanks to everyone who posted, or who tried to and had to email me. I apologize for not getting this up sooner; the weekend has been excruciatingly busy, and the rest of the … [Read more...] about Busy … busy … dreadfully busy …
Spec Faith Thursday
I almost forgot ... I'm taking Beth's place for the month of December over at our team blog, Speculative Faith. See today and last Thursday for a look at how "the speculative" relates to modern holiday celebrations.Just don't get all upset and start defending Christmas, because I'm not looking for a … [Read more...] about Spec Faith Thursday
