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Category Archives: Books
Grandmom Goes “Grey”
One of the best and worst things that happened to me in 2012 was that I broke my Kindle. I am both a voracious reader and a broke paycheck-to-paycheck schmuck. It isn’t hard to understand why I’d put the death … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family, humor, Reading, Slices O' Life
Tagged Amish romance, books, Christian Grey, family, Fifty Shade of Grey, grandmother, grandparents, humor, Kindle, large print books, library, reading, romance novles
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Book Review: Gone Girl
As both a reader and a writer, I’ve always had an unspoken cardinal rule. The major characters in a story don’t need to be perfect. They can, and maybe even should, be flawed, broken and quirky. But somewhere along the way one … Continue reading
An Overdue Check-In
Greetings blogging friends! Many mea culpas for the disappearing act. Although taking a hiatus from regular blogging has been totally intentional, I really didn’t mean to go this long without at least popping by or checking in with all of … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimore, Books, Creativity, Fiction, The Naked Man-Whore Chronicles, Work, Writer's Resources, Writing, Writing A Novel
Tagged Baltimore Book Festival, Boardwalk Empire, Football, Hell on Wheels, Maryland Writer's Association Conference, Steelers, the Naked Manwhore Chronicles, writing, writing a novel
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Chicken Soup and Other Goings-On in my Wordworld
After a month or so of really struggling to hit the mark with my writing goals, I’m happy to report that I’ve come out swingin’ in the last two weeks. Oh, during the downtime, I DID write. But I wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Creativity, Fiction, Reading, Uncategorized, Writer's Resources, Writing, Writing A Novel
Tagged "Read, books, C. Hope Clark, Chicken Soup books, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Learn", reading, self-published authors, Write, writer's block, writing, writing goals, writing slump
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I Might Have Been
My regular Tuesday post has been waylaid by that crazy little thing called life. So, what might I have been doing rather than getting my Tuesday rant or tale in tip-top shape and ready to roll? – I might have been … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reading, Slices O' Life, Writing
Tagged " "Heart-Shaped Box, " Stephen King's Son, "Horns, 500 words a day, bingo, getting published, Giants, Joe Hill, Patriots, reading, Superbowl, Terri Sonada, Tom Brady, writing
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11/22/63
There are many things in life that I enjoy enough to wait for with giddy anticipation, like a kid who just knows when she looks outside that she’ll be waking up to a school-free snow day. Any time Stephen King releases … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Reading, Writing, Writing A Novel
Tagged "Bag of Bones", "It", "Lisey's Story", "Misery", "Stephen King's lead characters", 11/22/63, books, fiction, Jake Epping, JFK, Kennedy assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald, reading, Sadie Dunhill, Stephen King, time travel, writers as lead characters in books, writing, writing about writers
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Waiting in Westeros
NOTE: This post may contain a few Song of Ice and Fire/Dance with Dragons spoilers, or at least some ideas about where things might go. I try to avoid that, but want to give fair warning just in case. Last … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Game of Thrones, Reading, Television, Writing
Tagged A Clash of Kings, A Dance With Dragons, A Feast for Crows, A Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire, A Storm of Swords, books, epic fantasy novels, fiction, George R. R. Martin, HBO A Game of Thrones, Westeros, writing
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What I’ve Learned From My “Song of Ice and Fire” Addiction
Everyone knows that part of becoming a better writer is reading. Over the years, even during my losing battles with writer’s block, I’ve kept that part of the bargain. I can’t remember a time since I was 10 years old … Continue reading