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I lost my brother last week. For those of you that didn’t know I had a brother, here is a quick history lesson: My mom died when I was nine and I went to live with my dad and stepmom. Shortly after that, I became a big sister. My parents divorced, I graduated high school, and…
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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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Recently, I dined with a friend that I hadn’t spoken to in too many months. As we chatted, laughed, and played comfortable catch-up, she mentioned that she’d gotten her first tattoo! On her inner left forearm, are two words, bí cineálta. They are capped on each end by Celtic knots and sprinkled with shamrocks that represent her closest…
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Thank you for tuning in to my second Literary Mary Chats, a series of interviews with authors. I thought we’d close out Cupid’s favorite month of February with Vicky Holt, a reader, writer, and lover of all things romance related. Vicky Holt was born to tell stories. One of her earliest memories is of trying…
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It’s hard not to be thinking about the kids at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The victims and their families. I raised teenagers. It wasn’t always easy. My heart goes out to the parents who were frustrated with their kid that morning. The ones who said something unnecessary, something that flew out of their mouths…
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I’m in the final stages of book publishing and I feel good. Every time I read through my manuscript, I find something to improve… But I also find things that are pretty darn great already. And that is a fabulous feeling. February can be a rough month. Winter has outstayed it’s (one day Christmas) welcome…
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