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Month: March 2021
How trees help me write
How trees help me understand people better.
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Do You Follow Instructions?
Following directions has never been my strength. Cooking, for example. I rarely use a recipe, and when I do, I[…]
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What Do You Do Between Drafts? #amwriting
Miss D’s Friday question: what do you do between drafts? I put the question to my fellow bloggers and was surprised by their answers!
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Poisoned Beauty
Women have been poisoning themselves in the name of beauty for thousands of years. From deadly nightshade to lead, here are a few beauty tips from the past (that should stay in the past)
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Building my own distillery
Before anyone starts checking local building codes and calling the inspector, it’s a fictional distillery, destined to exist only on the written page. But aren’t most of the places we love in books ‘only on the page?’
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Birds and Words
When I am in St. John (USVI) or San Pancho (Mexico), I am awakened by loud, rude roosters. On Cape[…]
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You did what! (The Miss Demeanors discuss bravery)
So I asked my fellow Miss Demeanors: What is the bravest thing you’ve ever done? This is what they roared.
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A Writer’s Retreat of My Own
I’ve always been a bit in awe—and not a little jealous—when I read on social media that an author is heading out for a writer’s retreat. It’s the ultimate luxury in my book—days spent in uninterrupted thinking/plotting/writing. Here are my Top Ten reasons why a writer’s retreat is worth its weight in gold.
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Psychological Thrillers, Irish Style
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! March 17th is yet another excuse to steep myself in my rich Irish heritage. When I[…]
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