Monthly Archives: May 2010

Timeless Reminder

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson~ Our oldest grandson graduated a couple of days ago, and he’s on his way to the middle school next year. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how endearing those ceremonies … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger: Mindy Friddle

These lovely pics are from Mindy’s flower garden…enjoy! My Garden, My Asylum My garden is my asylum. Asylum in all the old and complex meanings of the word.* It’s the place where I try to keep my sanity on this … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger: Linda Castillo

BEYOND THE COMFORT ZONE There are times in an author’s life when the stories we write take us to places we’d rather not venture. Places beyond the comfort zone we’re used to writing within. This is particularly true in the … Continue reading

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Be Fearless

I went to the Wisconsin RWA Write Touch Conference last weekend, and I’m still on the conference high. I also have conference brain, because I can’t find my notes for the workshop I was planning to blog about. It was … Continue reading

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Paranormal Romance vs. Urban Fantasy

There has been some discussion lately about the differences between paranormal romance and urban fantasies and I think I’ve come away with some interesting insight. Both genres can have the same preternatural critters … i.e. vampires, werewolves, demons, etc. The … Continue reading

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The Week Ahead with Linda Castillo and Mindy Friddle

This week on MM, we have the pleasure of two guest bloggers! On 19th May, Linda Castillo will be joining us to talk about taking ourselves beyond the comfort zone as writers. Linda is the recipient of numerous writing awards, … Continue reading

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Book Review: Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready

(Liz Kreger book review posted by LaDonna) Wicked Game By: Jeri Smith-Ready Pocket Books ISBN: 978-1-4391-6614-7 Ciara Griffin is a recovering con artist. Going to business school and applying to a radio station for her internship. When she’s offered the … Continue reading

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Life like a Poem

I recently read a beautiful poem written by a 85 year-old woman. I figure at that age, she can pretty much tell me anything and I’ll listen with my whole heart. The poem is titled, If I had My Life … Continue reading

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Cynthia Eden, Marilyn Brant, Karin Tabke and Lesley Kagen share the single most valuable advice they received before publication

This week, here at Magical Musings we’ve asked four very popular, very different, very fabulous authors the same question and have posted their answers below. Hope you enjoy their responses as much as we enjoyed asking. Cynthia Eden is the … Continue reading

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Book Videos

I’ve been thinking about them a lot, recently. A good one is really priceless. There is this one (click on Perfect Chemistry to see the one I mean) by NY Times bestselling author Simone Elkeles which Marilyn Brant told me … Continue reading

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