While I was pulling weeds this morning, I realized there are six lessons for writers from the garden. I created the garden three years ago to give myself a quiet writer’s retreat. It had not fulfilled that role until this morning. When I yanked yet another weed from the ground,…
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Merry-Go-Roundup Article
Merry-Go-Roundup is a magazine for members of the National Carousel Association, and I’m pleased to report they published an article I wrote in their Spring 2021 issue. The article is entitled “George F. Johnson’s Carousel Legacy.” The article recounts the rise of George F. Johnson from shoemaker to co-owner of…
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NaNoWriMo Final Results
It’s time for my National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) final results. That’s right, the month of November is over and so is the goal of writing 50,000 words on POISON PEN FRIENDS. I’m pleased to report that I was able to complete 50,225 words in November. Since I actually started…
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NaNoWriMo Week 3
I’ve made it through NaNoWriMo Week 3 for POISON PEN FRIENDS. In some ways this felt like a slower, more forced week. The excitement of Week 1 is long gone, and the energy of Week 2 has waned. However, Week 3 is now behind me, and the final week lies…
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NaNoWriMo Week 2
Week 2 of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is done! It’s November 15th, which means halfway through the month. So how’s my progress on reaching 50,000 words for POISON PEN FRIENDS by the end of November? Week 2 Statistics The end of Week 2 finds me a little ahead of…