Monthly Archives: November 2006

Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em cry

A christmas present to myself is winging its way to me from the Amazon warehouse: Writing for Emotional Impact by Karl Iglesias. It’s targeted to screenwriters, but I’m hoping it will be good for writers too. The reason we read … Continue reading

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The Write Light

I’ve been listening to a lot of RWA Conference tapes over the last few days, because I’ve been on a long car trip. And I learned something very important about my own writing process from doing so. I am not … Continue reading

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First Impressions

Several years ago I joined a local writers’ group. This group was the first writers’ group I joined and it was comprised mainly of literary short story writers although there were several poets and a children’s book author was thrown … Continue reading

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The Quiet Before the Storm

Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is done, the meal devoured, the leftovers a memory … maybe, we’re still working on ours, and the winter beginning to set in … This is the quiet before the storm.:shock: We have approximately three … Continue reading

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The week ahead: Wendy Corsi Staub, aka Wendy Markam

New York Times and USA Today bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub. aka Wendy Markham, is under contract with 5 major publishers, with 10 books published in an 18 months period that extends into autumn of 2007, yet she’s making time to … Continue reading

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Mary Janice Davidson

Sorry this is so late. Technical difficulties and all that. But without further ado, I’m attaching the blog of Mary Janice Davidson. By: Mary Janice Davidson. I started toward the conference room, barely noticing the editor who was staring at … Continue reading

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TIME IN A BOTTLE

One of my favorite songwriters died too young. His name was Jim Croce and I loved his art. When he sang I felt the words, spun my story right alongside his, became the dreammaker to his voice. Continue reading

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Looking for the good

This is part thankfulness, part life, and a little bit about writing. Early on in my marriage, I realized it wasn’t up to my husband to make me happy, it was up to me. That led me to my own … Continue reading

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Melting in

I don’t like fruit cake that has a thick layer of marzipan covering it. I love marizpan, but somehow that solid, smooth layer of it doesn’t do it for me. Which is why my favourite Christmas fruit cake in the … Continue reading

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Weird Dreams

“I’ve been having this weird, reoccurring dream for close to five years now. It’s about writing…I think. It always seems to start playing when I sink into a heavy writing cycle. But for the life of me, I’ve never been … Continue reading

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