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.
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Give the Lady a Ride
The Final Ride
Ride to the Altar
Circle Bar Ranch Coloring Book
The Cowboys
A Southern Season
Skydiving to Love: a Novella
The Cat Lady’s Secret
Writing in Obedience
Tag Archives: Writing
Especially for Writers: NaNo Edition
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Tagged #am writing, encouragement, keep writing, NaNo, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, Writing
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Tips for Participating in Novella Collections
The newly published A Southern Season is the third novella collection I’ve participated in, the first that was traditionally published, and I can tell you—I love writing novellas and being in collections. As I’ve mentioned before, I use these novellas to … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting, collection, novellas, Writing
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Especially for Writers
Posted in write tips, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged #amwriting, author quotes, write quotes, writer quotes, Writing
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Especially for Writers
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Tagged #amwriting, #writetips, author quotes, authors, writers, Writing
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The Dangers of SOTP Writing
SOTP Writing: writing by the seat of your pants. No outline, no written plan, no safety net. That’s how I started. That’s how many authors still produce their stories. The successful ones have developed ways, as I have, not to … Continue reading
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Tagged Characterization, fiction, genre, structure, Writing
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Especially for Writers
Here’s the question: Here’s the answer: Writing. Only the naive think it’s easy.
New Book, New Series, New Resolutions
The Circle Bar Ranch Series is now completed. Someone suggested I write a book 4, and it’s tempting, but no. I think I’m ready to move on. CBR wasn’t intended to be a series, so despite the fact that the … Continue reading
Especially for Writers
I just finished Loving a Harvey Girl for my publisher, so now I’m ready for another project … Actually, I started my next contemporary western romance series a long time ago, called Southern Challenge. Haven’t looked at it in ages, so … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting, #writetips, Especially for Writers, Writing
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Especially for Writers and Blog Tour, Day 5
Western Wisdom: Hard work and faith in God got me yet another Winning novel for the Circle Bar Ranch series–and I’ve been promoting Ride to the Altar like crazy this week! If you haven’t been keeping up with me, scroll down and … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, blog tour, cats, Kassy Paris, pets, Ride to the Altar, western wisdom, write tips, Writing
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