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What's in a Name?
You may have noticed in the title of my blog that I use ALL of my names. When I first began publishing a poem here and there I thought long and hard about what name I wanted to publish under and ultimately decided to use 'em all. I do freelance writing as Sarah...
Signs of Spring
Well, there's a skiff of snow out there this morning. Schools are closed (again!) and traffic is messy. But if you look, there are signs of spring out there as well. We have huge flocks of fat robins attacking the holly trees and dotting the lawn, red breasts...
Trust Your Instincts
Have you ever read a book or watched a movie or tried a new restaurant that friends raved about and said you would just love? And you just didn't? I attended a poetry lecture a while back. It was by a writer I like and he was using poems by one of my all time...
The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow
I'm currently reading The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow. It's a quirky Christian novel that's definitely not like anything I've read lately. And it's got me thinking about audiences and in what ways readers identify with characters. Two of the main characters are Griselda...
Trying Something New. . . And Stinking at It
While I've finished writing one book and am more than halfway through a second, there are some projects I've tackled that haven't fared so well. Here are some of my less successful attempts at learning/practicing new skills: Playing the cello - I love the deep, mellow...
French Creek Freddie
Breaking news--Freddie did NOT see his shadow! Spring is coming early! You can see the video here. Okay, this has nothing to do with books or writing, but I have to give a plug to my hometown groundhog today. French Creek Freddie is a resident of the West Virginia...
Book Snobs
I'm ashamed to admit that I can be a book snob. When people ask me what I'm reading, I want to be able to throw out something impressive. "Oh, I'm finally making me way clear through Joyce's Ulysses. I've been meaning to get to it for such a long time." In 1999 I...
When Writing Comes Easy
After a couple of weeks of making myself write (not enough) I basically finished "A Hunger So Deep" in my head last night. I'd been pushing a scene along when I suddenly knew what had to happen next. So I wrote most of that scene and then went to bed and couldn't stop...
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