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Boring
I am never bored, but not because I am always industrious, it is because much like shopping for tires, I can find the absurd in everything. I can formulate questions that make people pull out their own hair or if I am inclined the kinds of questions that make them want to pull out mine.…
Choices
We went to get new tires yesterday. Do you know how many different tires there are? Now I am not even commenting on the sizes, but in our size alone there must have been 100 choices. They did not have all of them in stock, but have no fear, they could order them if we…
Book 3
Dotty is one of the characters in The Heartsinger. She has been living with her father and sisters in the mountains far from anyone else. Her experiences of living in issolation make her very different than others who matured in and among other humans. I hope you enjoy Dotty, I certainly enjoy writing about her.
Issolation
If you have read Gordon’s Pride, you probably picked up on Gordon’s issolation. He barely knew the people from the settlement besides his sister. He had limited contact with Thorn and not his match and kids. Generally he was not accepted nor did he attempt to change that. However, he did have Heron and the…
Saga, Series or Serial
Okay so at times my brain goes in a million different directions. This is a good example. I am writing some of the promotion copy and am caught between three terms. As I explain you will realize why we cannot or should not use all three, even though it would be fun to tangle up…
Hanna
From book 1 to book 2 Hanna changes a lot. She grows, gains confidence and begins to find her place. Her acceptance, with all her strengths and weaknesses by Grabon and Heron go a long way toward convincing her of her worth, but her bond with Gordon stabilizes her. At the same time, she offers…
Ice
Ice you can see is generally less treacherous than the thin sheen you overlook. That thin layer somehow gets under one foot and swipes it out from underneath you. The colorful bruises it leaves behind are somehow less painful than the memory of wondering how you ended up on the ground with a wide view…
Chores
Have you ever stopped to consider how many chores make up a life? We have a ton of conveniences and we still live in groups to split them up. Before tech was a factor the groups we lived in were larger, they had to be in order to survive. Hunting, gathering, clothing, water, food prep,…
Dishes
The modern convenience of a dishwasher is nice for people that have them, but it does not erase the chore. Someone still has to scrape, rinse and stack those dirty dishes. Then the machine needs to be set up to wash and dry and later unloaded so more dirties can be added. It is I…
Frosty Morning
it is a frosty morning on the farm with a thin layer of ice on the concrete that makes up our porch. A few of the birds had left tracks, a squirrel and two bunnies by the time I got up and let out the dog. My skid marks joined theirs along with the dogs.…
Change
One of the constants in my life is change. I bring that into the stories I write by letting characters grow, learn and evolve. From Grabon to the youngsters everyone is always learning something new, developing new relationships, finding hidden talents or strengths, even exploring a new piece of information. Not all action involves dropping…
Books
I was recently reading a JD Robb and I have to tell you that the characters are fantastic, from Eve to Roark to every cop and criminal. She does a fabulous job of bringing them to life. Someday I hope my stories flow as well as hers and have as much flair. My hero!
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