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Fred – The Interview
One of my current favorite mystery series is Mary Daheim’s Alpine series. Her major character is Emma Lord, the owner, publisher and editor of a…
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A New Discovery and an Old Favorite
The New Discovery First the new (to me) discovery. For any pre-published writer, a visit to the blog Writers In The Storm is essential. This…
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The Perils of Pauline, Fred, Lucy, Ginger, Kinsey, Isabel and Other Protagonists
Brain research tells us traumatic experiences at anytime in our life (war, death, horrific accidents) affect our worldview. Those experiences can form a prism through…
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When Good Technology Goes Bad
I’m going to a conference in two months. After I registered for one session, the presenter requested that all attendees sign up for a twitter…
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Halloween Aftermath
Yes, I know Halloween has passed, but since the title of this blog is Ruminations and Reflections, I feel obligated to ruminate and reflect. There…
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Bionic Manuscript, Kitty Care and The Search for Serenity
Bionic Manuscript My beloved manuscript has been returned to me bleeding and broken after surviving a critique by a professional writer and editor. It has…
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Close Encounters of the Stinky Kind and Other Silly Situations
The stubbed-tail, black cat appeared in the backyard nine months ago. She never stayed long, just slept for a short time on the sun-warmed bricks…
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The Horror – Haunted by eBay
I opened the closet door and three boxes fell on me. That’s when I decided to take action. Not only would I clean the…
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Writers Block and the Beach
I have been suffering from writers block – Not the usual kind- (lack of inspiration) – but the physical kind. I have discovered that If…
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Virtual Reality
I’ve been re-reading some favorite books lately. One I found had numerous “sticky notes”, underlines and bookmarks. Three people have read the book over the…
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