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Written in My Own Heart’s Blood
Posted on July 8, 2014 Leave a Comment
Written in My Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Diana Gabaldon has once again not disappointed me. “My Own Heart’s Blood” is a fantastic telling of love and life during the Revolutionary War. Passions of life and death are as thick as the air over the battle fields. What […]
Word, Word, Word, Word…..
Posted on July 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
STUCK. Ever have one of those days that you feel so stuck you could scream? Artists of every kind have at one time or another. The painter stares at a blank canvas, a photographer stares at an empty lens, and a writer stares at a blank sheet of paper. Stuck. Nothing. Nada. Ziltch. It is […]
52 Ways to Get Unstuck
Posted on June 10, 2014 Leave a Comment
52 Ways to Get Unstuck: Exercises to Break Through Writer’s Block by Chris Mandeville My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a fun, easy, and non-frustrating way to get un-stuck! I purchased Mandeville’s book only a month ago and it has already helped me out of several sticky spots. It is filled with tips and […]
Coming Soon!
Posted on May 27, 2014 Leave a Comment
I am very excited to announce a new feature on my blog: The Author Interview. Beginning June 15th, I will be interviewing authors from every genre of writing to get insights into their writing experiences and sharing them with you. If you are a writer and would like to participate please contact me and we […]
A Magic Helicopter
Posted on October 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
For the past half year or so I have been a member of Delve Writing. We meet virtually once a week and are a group of writers who support one another to achieve our individual writing goals. Every week our moderator (I work with co-founder Aaron Brown) gives us some tasty treat for inspiration and […]
How I Did It
Posted on July 31, 2013 Leave a Comment
The other day I posted about those pesky verbs that take the color out of telling a story. I gave you all a prompt sentence to re-write and put color to: While playing pool with friends, Mary thought about Jake . I’m sure everyone is still busy working on something awesome for this writing prompt […]
Kathie Scrimgeour, Fine Art 