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Appalachian Thursday–Old-Time Refrigeration
A crew has been cutting trees and clearing brush under the power lines along our road. It's mostly something of an eyesore (though I understand the need), but last week they uncovered something really wonderful. A spring house. While the road I live on has become more...
Research Happens ALL the time
Once in a while I need to do specific research for my novels. Where did Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show appear and when did they travel to Europe? What were the clothes and hats like in the 1950s? How much did a Plymouth Barracuda cost? Interesting stuff. But there's...
Appalachian Thursday–Oh My Stars!
My publisher recently ran a contest to win Advanced Reading Copies (ARCs) of Miracle in a Dry Season. It's been fun to see the winners popping up on my Facebook page to say thanks. But do you realize what this means? People I don't know can now read my book. Eek! And...
Divine Moments–A Compilation of God at Work
I'm blessed to have a lovely group of writing friends here in Western North Carolina. We get together periodically to eat, laugh, and talk all things writing (and men, and children, and LIFE). Not long ago, our fearless leader Yvonne Lehman came to us with the idea of...
Appalachian Thursday–A Good Dog
Last week I wrote about being descended from David Phillips whose father-in-law fought in the Revolutionary War. The same booklet that reassures me I am, indeed, a Daughter of the American Revolution, also offers up some interesting tidbits about other ancestors...
Unlikeable characters you like
I'm digging into revisions on my second novel. One of my tasks is to make a character a little less unlikable. My editor commented that flawed is fine, but that sometimes the character dips a little too far into, well, being a jerk. I'm actually kind of relieved....
Appalachian Thursday–Descendants of the French Creek Pioneers
I'm the seventh generation to grow up on our family farm back in West Virginia. There was David Phillips, Horace Phillips, David Phillips, Jane Phillips Loudin, Rex Loudin, Larry Loudin, and then me. My nieces and nephews aren't currently living on the farm, but they...
Writing & Speaking
It would seem that once you get a book published, people will want to hear you TALK about writing. I'm not sure I'm what you'd call an expert about writing just yet, but I sure can talk. And unlike some of my more introverted writer friends, I like to talk. My husband...
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