(If text reads too small, click image to see it larger) Today (5/31) and tomorrow (6/1), A Symphony of Cicadas is FREE for Kindle users at Amazon. Download it here: http://amzn.to/17ayBAP Don’t have a Kindle? You don’t even need one! If you have a smart phone, you can download the Kindle app and read it […]
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“A carnival?” I squealed. “That’s your distraction?” “Can you think of anything better?” she asked. I shook my head with a smile as I surveyed the grounds. I recognized this place; we’d traveled to the boardwalk carnival in Santa Cruz. I hadn’t been there since I was a child, and I flashed back to when
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Different people write different ways. Some need absolute silence. Others write best in a room full of people. Me? I feel the most inspired when I have on my huge earphones and I’m surrounded by my favorite music. Whenever I’m writing a book, I tend to listen to the same music the whole way through
Writing a book is not my only source of income. Okay, who am I kidding? It hasn’t quite reached the status of “income” yet. But it does take up a huge part of my time. After all, I love writing. I breathe writing. I’ve been writing ever since I learned how to pick up a
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I visualized the tall ceilings of the church, picturing the dark wood support beams that were in contrast with the white of the walls. I could see the sunlight streaming through the colorful glass windows that showed the scenes leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. In my mind the communion was all
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Check out more NaNo comic like the one above at nanotoons.net. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to write a book. It’s been my deepest desire, the dream that topped my bucket list. I wanted it so bad that sometimes, when I thought hard enough about it, I could barely breathe. I
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Through my years of writing, I have written a total of three novels. And yet, I’ve only just published my first novel this year. So what was the difference? What made this story easier to clean up and publish than the other two? I knew my characters. Before I even wrote the story, I took
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“Muffin! Mr. Tinkles!” Edna cooed down the hall. She clicked her tongue against the top of her mouth, creating a quick sound that echoed around the house. From a back room we could hear a drop to the ground and a low meow. Edna had described to us two balls of playful fluff when telling
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Since writing and publishing my book, I’ve had numerous people tell me how they have a book inside of them, just screaming to get out. “I think I can write a book,” they say. And you know what? They CAN write a book. YOU can write a book. But it’s not as simple as that.
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This week, I was surprised by laekanzeakemp, a fellow writer and blogger, with the Sunshine Award! This award is for bloggers who “who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere,” so I am deeply honored that she thought of me! The rules: Include the award’s logo in a post or on your Blog (or make
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