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Belong to Me
Marisa de los Santos' writing in "Belong to Me" is absolutely gorgeous--lush even. And the story is compelling, though you've probably read similar stories before. At times the telling is a tad overwrought, but ultimately I cared about the characters, wanted them to...
Wordle
Not only is this a really fun thing to do with words, it's incredibly useful when writing a novel. To use Wordle, go to www.wordle.net and paste a chunk of text into the empty box. Wordle will create a word cloud with the words used most often appearing largest. When...
A little poetry about a little flower
QUAKER LADIES I once read something about how the meek would inherit the earth and it must be true—only look. Every child knows the bright names of Daisy and Buttercup sunning themselves in mountain meadows. Black-eyed Susan winks and waves. But here, in grown over...
Writing Update
Monday writing update: Week of August 23: 10 pages + one freelance article three pages long It's kind of nice to mix a little journalistic writing in with the purely creative. Reminds me to work through a logical sequence, to structure my writing around key points and...
Up and Doing
On page 2 of my copy of Longfellow's Poems, copyrighted 1883 and presented to Carlotta Ratts on Christmas 1886, is the poem "A Psalm of Life." I love to "adopt" used books. And if they are particularly beautiful books that have been around for more than 100 years, all...
Zipline
So, I'm afraid of heights. What I consider a healthy, normal fear. And I agreed to do a freelance article about Navitat--an organization that sends people flying through the treetops on a zipline. I was down for it, too, until I saw the photos of the 1200 line that's...
Miracles
I was closing the bathroom window this morning when a great blue heron swooped down, flew past the window and came to stand in our backyard. What are the chances that a heron would be landing outside my window just as I was closing it? Miraculous things happen all the...
Answer #1 . . .
Is a no. I was invited to send proposals to editor's at two publishing houses. After two weeks and one day I got my first answer. "I think your idea has merit, but your writing needs to be strengthened." She then recommended some freelance editors who could help me...
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