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More than a few trees
Ideas, like these trees, decorate the halls of my mind. To grab each story I’ve got to get close, focus and see.
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Gavin’s favorite things
This blue tree was decorated by my grandson with his favorite things–orange (his favorite color) lights, Star Trek ships, Sponge Bob and candy ornaments. Authors often leave a trail of their favorite...
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AN Unfortunate Name
Please, no puns or dirty jokes, but the name of this tree is the Ball Tree. That just goes to show how important word choice is. My writers’ group lets me know when a word won’t work. They never...
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Looking From All Sides
No, not a forest, just one tree reflected in two mirrors. When writing know all your characters–what they want, their past and how they think. They will show you more about your main character. The...
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Something New
This peacock tree was decorated for the newest member of our family, little Petra. Being with Petra I experience again the wonder of discovery. When writing becomes a chore, do something different –...
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Something Different
Christmas trees come in all colors so does good writing. Try reading something different. As a writer reading is part of your training. Good writers are great readers. They read it all.
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Why short stories?
Short stories are an entirely different animal from novels. While I understand the arc of a novel, short stories have been a mystery to me. Until recently I couldn’t write one. Now I understand why...
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Learning from Zombies
Lessons for writing are all around you. Take watching a marathon of the “Walking Dead.” Besides being great fun–who doesn’t love zombies- I learned a few things for my writing. 1. People will believe...
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Hockessin Art and Book Fair
If you are near Hockessin DE on Saturday June 21st consider going to the Hockessin Art and Book Fair. It’s free with free parking, so what better way to meet and support local artists and writers. Yep,...
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creativity is where you find it
If your writing is on hold, perhaps you need to garden or refinish furniture to jumpstart your creativity. For me it’s been zucchini. Yep, dealing with an abundance of the vegetable has been a...
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