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Writing is my calling. Sometimes the words pour directly from my heart onto the page. Other times, it’s my soul that gets exposed. Those creations are often the ones that remain secreted away in a spiral notebook or journal, too private for general consumption. A few of them make it into a document on the …
I am so excited that DAMAGED GOODS by Jennifer Bardsley releases today and that I get to share the news! If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Jennifer Bardsley, be sure to check out all the details below. AND come back tomorrow when the author stops by here to answer some …
When this post goes live, I will actually be in Portland, Oregon, at the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel experiencing the joys of registering for my first ever writer’s conference. As I write this, it is exactly two weeks in the future and I’m nauseous anxious excited about the prospect. I printed out the daily schedule …
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I shouldn’t have been surprised to receive this “children’s book” from a librarian. The story concept connects as much with a librarian as an author. In truth, anyone who loves books will love this story. After all, “It ends the same way it began…with the opening of a book. See the award winning video here
This is the post of mine that netted the second most views ever on my blog. I think it was the title; Hamlet was a hero, right? While critics everywhere agree that Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular play, those same scholars find little to admire in the title character. He seems plagued by a “lack …
John swaggered across the room, lit a Marlboro, took a long draw then exhaled. He peered across the room at the unconscious woman, slumped across the futon, wondering when she would revive. Just then, the sound of an engine purred to a halt in the driveway. “The rest of the guys,” John said to himself, clenching his …
Words well within me, an unquenchable passion, until my fingers transfer them to the page. Writing, flying for my soul and spirit, frees me like nothing else. Penning a play – especially one that must be performed within ten minutes – just doesn’t offer the same joyful release. Two Problems Story line: Really, what sort …