Editing, Revisions, Oh My!
One thing I tell my English college students is: “Great writing comes through revisions and editing. Revisions are key and necessary.” A first draft is never great quality. It’s shouldn’t Read More …
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One thing I tell my English college students is: “Great writing comes through revisions and editing. Revisions are key and necessary.” A first draft is never great quality. It’s shouldn’t Read More …
Welcome to 2019! With a new year, we often set goals we can never achieve, or after a few days of trying, we fall to the wayside and give up. Read More …
2018 was an interesting year with a lot of wonderful events. The highlight of the year was the birth of our beautiful granddaughter. That’s something impossible to surpass. As for Read More …
Many years ago, our father used to take us on this endless driving trips. Not vacations, necessarily, as we never spent enough time in one spot to be considered a Read More …
I’m not sure why my writing flows better on cloudy days than when the sky is blue. What should be dismal, depressive weather seems to inspire me. In 1985-86, while Read More …
Just to give everyone an update on future books and tentative publishing dates. Currently, I am writing the third book in the Nocturnal Trinity Series at ~39,000 words. This book Read More …
Do you believe in fairies? When you see mushrooms the day after rain, do you think about fairies? This year we’ve encountered numerous colorful types of mushrooms and toadstools. With Read More …
For twelve years, I rode the school bus to Plainview in Rainsville, Alabama. I never regretted the ride, even in high school because I understood that financially I was not Read More …
Almost everyone knows about the movie, Toy Story. While I know the story is purely fiction told from the toys’ point of view, the movie has some emotional bearings for Read More …
When my younger sister and I were growing up, we seldom had a babysitter. The philosophy seemed to be that children were in more danger staying with strangers than staying Read More …