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Seven Things Being a Writer Isn't Good For
Your social life. Sitting in front of a computer dealing with imaginary people can feel incredibly rich, but it doesn't get you out of the house much. Your, ahem, backside. Again, sitting in front of a computer does little to enhance your physique. I expected issues...
It's going to be a spectacular/muted autumn
Living in the mountains of Western North Carolina, the fall leaf prediction is heralded with shouts of joy or cries of dismay. Kathy Matthews, an associate professor of biology at Western Carolina University has the dubious honor of predicting fall color for our...
What are you too busy for?
I'm pretty busy. Work, writing, church, family, friends--that sweet little dog. Oh, and I try to do the laundry once in a while. Dusting I let slide. But sometimes I have to stop and consider what it is that I'm busy about. And what I might be letting slide without...
The Best, Worst Idea
I participated in a "Worst Storyline Ever" contest yesterday. It got me thinking about bad books I've read. Now, I won't get into specifics because I don't want to upset anyone. I may hate a book you love. And hey, if an author got a respectable publishing house to...
What's in a Name?
An agent whose blog I follow recently posted on the importance of titles. Writers are often told not to get too attached to their working title since publishers are likely to change it. Some writers take that as a reason to not bother much about the title, which is a...
Best Effort . . . Or Last Gasp?
Thus far in Thistle's ten months of living, we've only found one thing that can completely wear her out. It's a little boy who, I think, weighs about the same as she does. We've gotten that little dog tired before, but a five-year-old boy is the only one who's made...
Wooly Worms and Other Omens
I saw my first wooly worm on Wednesday. I was walking Thistle and she wanted to examine it pretty closely, so we stopped to consider it. I can report that he had four black rings on his nose, a brown middle and two black rings on his tail. That's four weeks of harsh...
The Frontiersman's Daughter
Normally I don't write about a book until I finish it, but I LOVE The Frontiersman's Daughter by Laura Frantz. It's been a while since I found a book that kept me soaking in the bath until my toes turned to prunes. Or one that makes my husband roll over and grump, "go...
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