Writing
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Scene, senses, styles, suspense, symbolism… But the MOST important S is SAVE! If you have EVER lost anything, you KNOW this! And yet… HERE IS YOUR WRITER’S ALPHABET REMINDER– Control S! Do it! Now! Again! SAVE THE WORK!
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Not just any book release party– MY BOOK RELEASE PARTY! I am proud to be partnering with Karnitz Art Gallery in downtown Rockford for a night of reading, signing, and book sales. And also snacking and drinking. Really, I am SO EXCITED and a little nervous about this opportunity to meet with readers and discuss…
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As I sit at my desk, tapping away at the keys, the visions flowing through my head to my fingertips which translate my thoughts into words creating stories, I am constantly amazed. I am a writer. I get to make stuff up to share with other people. And I like it, I really like it.…
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Wrapping up my week of updating The Writer’s Alphabet is the letter Q. Q is for Question. Writers are always asking themselves–and their characters–questions. We need to know the how, why, where, when, and what if of every situation. Finding the answers to these questions helps us dig deeper, go further, and reveal the details every…
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I am less than a week from PUBLISHING my next novel. As a writer, that is SO EXCITING. (I hope that as a reader, it is also EXCITING!) I am previously published. Pocket Money, Kinder Garden, and Baker’s Dozen can be ordered, read, and reviewed by clicking on the titles. My new novel, A Stranger’s Child, is…
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The next addition to The Writer’s Alphabet is O. O is for Opportunity. Writer’s see story OPPORTUNITY everywhere. Every exchange either imagined, witnessed, or participated in. Every headline, byline, or news trend. Every rain splattered window, puddle filled pothole, or mud-caked shoe. A writer’s observation goes deeper than most. We see everything. We take advantage…
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Never Give Up I have come to realize through The Writer’s Alphabet, that a lot of the words, or terms, that apply to writing, also apply to life. If there is something you need to do, something that needs to be done… No matter HOW HARD it appears to be, keep trying. In all…
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It’s been a while since I added letters to The Writer’s Alphabet, and since I am officially between projects (!) I thought this would be a good time to catch up. You can find A through L here. Today I would like to introduce the letter M. You’d think it’s be for Mary, or Me,…
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I am so excited to be in the middle of a new/old project. As you may or may not know, November is National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo is a writing challenge where you try to hit a word count goal of 50,000 words in 30 days. Originally, I thought I would focus on the follow…
MARY LAMPHERE AUTHOR 