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No work/life balance

I’ve been away from my writing for a while. A major project at work has consumed my time; traveling, but with sites being limited to the inside of a newspaper office, a hotel room, and a couple of airports. Thankfully, the bulk of the project is done and now it is on to the next…

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Beta time

The time has come for me to take a deep breath, let go, and trust in God’s will. I’m seeking about five beta readers for Come Fly with Me (about 90K words — typical for a novel of this type). I need honest, detailed feedback from those drawn to this genre or these topics: My goal is…

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Vacation laziness

Well, I guess I got lazy this time. We headed up to the Northeast to have Thanksgiving with our 21-year-old and their partner and I didn’t get back to blogging. Yes, we went hiking along the Atlantic coast this time and, yes, I took photos of some lighthouses. I didn’t set out to make that…

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Left brain/right brain?

I mentioned in a previous post that I often wake up, sometimes in the middle of the night, with ideas for stories. What I didn’t mention is, I have a history of solving problems while asleep. Once, in the late ’90s, we were wrestling with a way to format bylines for the newspaper the way…

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Relationship chart posted

My sister, Gina, suggested that a relationship chart might be a good idea as I start talking about characters for future novels. After trying for two days to find a good plug-in for WordPress to post one, I went for a different solution through a website called drawio.com. I was able to control the size…

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“My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my verses to the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.” – Psalm 45:1