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Life, Death, and Fiction
Jan
14
, 2016
I’ve been having fits with the current book I’m writing. I’m over 500 pages in, over 200,000 words, and usually by this point in a book I’m writing as fast [...]
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The First Bird of the New Year
Dec
31
, 2015
I have been a birder since high school, long before I took my first ornithology class in college for my biology degree. Yes, I mean bird watching. I’m like a [...]
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The least wonderful time of the year
Dec
25
, 2015
Christmas used to be my favorite holiday of the year, but that was awhile ago. I realized this year that I hate Christmas, the whole Christmas season, but unlike Dr. Seuss’ [...]
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Wreaths Across America
Dec
16
, 2015
The rows of white stones march out and out across the neatly clipped grass, each stone marks a grave, each grave marks a soldier, or family member, who has passed. [...]
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This is why I write
Dec
09
, 2015
I stepped into my office today with dawn like a knife slash in the east, the light seeped through like pale orange and yellow blood. The crescent moon hung [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving 2015!
Nov
26
, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! To those outside the United States of America its just another Thursday, but for us it’s Turkey Day! A day for family, food, and gratitude. [...]
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Happy Veterans Day 2015!
Nov
11
, 2015
Happy Veterans Day and thank you all for your service! A special thank you to all the veterans who have helped me with research over the years. You men and women have helped make [...]
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Writing Your First Novel; or Good Luck, all you November Writers
Nov
04
, 2015
It’s November and most of us in America are getting ready for Thanksgiving at the end of the month, but about 300,000 people aren’t worried about cooking the [...]
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A Not So Scary Halloween Birthday!
Oct
28
, 2015
I’m a horror writer, and back when there was a horror section in the bookstores, that’s where I was shelved. I’ve been called mixed [...]
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Choose Joy
Oct
21
, 2015
Choose joy Yesterday was a hard day. I had a serious fight with someone I love. No fight gets as vicious as one between loved ones because we know each other’s [...]
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