Laughter Lifts the Heart
Several years into it, and this blog still refuses to be categorized. It's eclectic and includes everything from writing posts to snippets from my ordinary life. Welcome to this crazy place. You're bound to find something you like.
"Now, may the Lord of peace give you peace always, in every way."
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Give the Lady a Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 1
The Final Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 2
Ride to the Altar
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 3
Circle Bar Ranch Coloring Book
The Cowboys
A Southern Season
Skydiving to Love: a Novella
The Cat Lady’s Secret
Writing in Obedience
A Christian Writers Guide
Tag Archives: literature
Thirteen Moons Review
Sometimes I come across a book that will draw me in and keep me steadily turning pages without me clearly understanding why. America, America, by Ethan Canin, was that way, and so was this one. Maybe that’s part of the magic … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Reviews of exceptional books
Tagged America, book review, Charles Frazier, Cherokee, fiction, Literary, literature, Thirteen Moons
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It was Terrifying!
The most terrifying scene I’ve ever read came from Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winner, The Road. Whenever I think of the book, I can still picture this scene. The Road is a postapocalyptic novel–not my first choice in genres, but … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Reviews of exceptional books, Writing, Writing How-To Books, Writing Tips
Tagged Cormac McCarthy, fiction, literature, The Road, Writing, Writing Tips
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A Call for Guest Posts
I’m looking for Friday guest posters for 777 Peppermint Place. Each Friday, the guests will write a 700-word response to “What is the most . . . ?” For July, my question is, What is the most terrifying passage you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Promotion/Publicity/Marketing, Reading, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged fear factor, fiction, literature, reading, teaching post, word response, Writing
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Advice for Authors and Editors: Go Pro
Occasionally when I’m out with the bookstore, folks ask how to get started in this business. If they’re serious, I tell them to go pro. Act like a professional. Pay your dues–which has the double meaning of having to prove … Continue reading
Does the Critique Have Merit?
Recently, on a LinkedIn thread I subscribed to, a woman posed a question to the rest of us pertaining to a critique she’d received from her group. Apparently everyone agreed she needed to deepen her character’s POV. She said she … Continue reading
Posted in Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged constructive criticism, critiques, literature, person pov, Writing, Writing Tips
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The Curious World of Women’s Fiction
Ever since I discovered my own format for The Cat Lady’s Secret was wrong, I’ve been studying the format and structure for Women’s Fiction, and I’m learning a few things. Over the next several posts, I’ll be exploring WF books, three … Continue reading
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Tagged genre fiction, literature, women's fiction, Writing, Writing Tips
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Red Leaves, a Must Read for 2010
Red Leaves, by Thomas H. Cook, is the first book Donald Maass used as an example in his The Fire in Fiction, and believe me, Maass knew what he was doing. On the cover of the 2006 edition of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Maass, literature, Red Leaves, The Fire in Fiction, Thomas H. Cook, Writing
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Linda W. Yezak 