Category: People
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IWSG September 2024
– Since it’s back to school time, let’s talk English class. What’s a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer? Confession time: I was in Advanced Placement English for my Junior and Senior years of high school, across 2 different schools. I had to “test-in” for my Senior year…
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Being Supportive
My parents were not as supportive of my desire to write and publish as I would’ve liked them to be. It wasn’t until the last few years of my father’s life that he became a little more (vaguely) supportive of the notion. I don’t know what he was thinking during those last few years. He…
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Help Me Out…
Can you beta read this for me? Can you edit this manuscript for me for spelling and grammar? Can you help me with the art? In the past, I asked a lot of people these questions, reasoning that one person cannot do everything well, and a second pair of eyes can’t hurt. Sure, they say.…
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In Defense of Whimsy
I’ve always been a little odd. The square peg that almost fits in the round hole, but not quite. When I was a child my oddness marked me out a bit. I wasn’t quite the most unpopular kid in school, but I was definitely on the lower end of the pecking order. This may be…
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IWSG July 2020
Dammit! I lost the pool for June. I had my money on Sharknado in Texas, but it didn’t pan out. Neither did the last minute bet on “The Mummy” causing havoc in the US. Anyhoo… The topic of the month is how you think the publishing will or should change in the near future. I…
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IWSG March 2020
Other than the obvious holiday traditions, have you ever included any personal or family traditions/customs in your stories? Not really. I should though, if for no other reasons than the fact that it would give my characters “extra” character. Like how my Mom would always eat the ears off my chocolate bunnies before I even…
