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FANTASIES, SNIPPETS, & DREAMS — MAY 30
I have a fantasy sometimes: a room or rooms completely lined with books, from floor to ceiling. Like in the photo above. Oh, I do have plenty of books in my home, and there are books in every room, including the bathrooms and the hallway. But wouldn’t it be great to have one all-encompassing [...]
WHERE DOES CREATIVITY HAPPEN? — A JOURNEY — APRIL 18
The hub of my creativity is my office…or so I believe. But when I think about it in depth, I realize that creativity happens everywhere. Out in the world, where I find myself drawn to certain people who could become the physical characterizations of someone in the novel I’m writing. Or dialogue I overhear could [...]
12-18 CHECK-IN: ROW 80
Good morning, and welcome, Row Participants! This past week, I did lots of reading, a few blog posts, and some editing/rewriting of Defining Moments. I expect to be finished (or close to it) by the end of this round. I also did a little blog tweaking, changing the theme here and over at Curl [...]
DESIGNING MOMENTS — AN EXCERPT
In this excerpt from Interior Designs, Martha looks forward to the opportunity to entertain her new love. He stood in the doorway after I’d answered the ring. Looking gorgeous, as usual, with that big grin. Holding a large bouquet of flowers and a bottle of champagne, he should have been gift-wrapped, because I felt like [...]
ENTER THE WHIRLWIND — AN EXCERPT — NOV. 19
As I reread one of my current WIPs, Interior Designs, I cannot help but reflect on the book Embrace the Whirlwind, from which one of the characters has sprung. Martha Scott Cummings was Amber Cushing’s nemesis, and in this excerpt, you can spot the beginning of what was to come. Martha Scott Cummings busily scurried [...]
11-13 CHECK-IN POST – MOVING ALONG: ROW 80
Good morning, and welcome to another ROW 80 Check-In. It’s been an interesting week. I’ve done a lot of blogging, especially on my new site Chocolate & Mimosas. This week, I’ve been rereading Interior Designs, and I’ve worked a total of three hours, as promised in my goals. My rereading has brought me to Chapter [...]
FINDING PEACE THROUGH A HAZE OF STARDUST — AN EXCERPT — OCT. 27
In this excerpt from Chasing Stardust, Merrilee tries to move beyond the nostalgic dreams of the past. They slid into the New Year, with the promise of spring lying at the edges of the morning horizons in pink and blue tinges, like someone in charge somewhere had flung pastels on a canvas. [...]
DARK MEMORIES — EXCERPT FROM “WEB OF TYRANNY” — OCT. 27
In this excerpt from Web of Tyranny, Rainbow, an artist, reflects on moments from her dark past…and how those horrible memories can sometimes show up in the present. Sunday morning dawned with gold and pink circles of light stabbing the darkness of night. Rainbow stretched her arms above her head, glancing around in confusion and [...]
A SNIPPET FROM “INTERIOR DESIGNS” — AUGUST 4
Today I would like to share a few snippets from “Interior Designs,” the story that spins off from Embrace the Whirlwind. In this passage, two old friends have reconnected. Maeve was waiting in the restaurant booth when I arrived, and waved me over. She had already started sipping her iced tea, and a tall glass [...]
EXCERPTING “EMBRACE THE WHIRLWIND” — JULY 22
An excerpt from Chapter One: She hadn’t trusted in the myth of “happily ever after” for a very long time, but despite herself, she had believed that he was going to be the love of her life. After all, the two of them had been hanging out [...]
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