Monday Memories: Planner Extraordinaire

I got to hand it to those ladies….each time they planned, they got better. In May…

Is it Time to Leave Your Church? Why I left Mine

If you are like me, your church is your family. It’s where you go for help,…

Discovery Writing And Sustaining A Long-Term Writing Career With Patricia McLinn

What is discovery writing (sometimes known as pantsing)? How can you write a novel with structure…

Miracles Never Cease!

I’m happy to welcome back multi-published author Susan Hanniford Crowley. Today, Susan shares the miracles in…

Get Player #Free on Amazon

Joshua Hanover had it all. He was handsome, rich, athletic, and had always been popular with…

Pretzel Crack – the Addictive Snack!

Looking for a great family snack that’s easy to make and soooo addictively wicked for the…

Book Review: Dropped Threads: What We Aren’t Told (anthology) (Volume one) edited by Carol Shields and Marjorie Anderson

 On Twitter, I tweeted that this anthology was ‘little-known’. It may have been ‘little-known’ to me…

Working in Spurts

Ideally, I’ve developed ideas for whatever I’m writing and work consistently. For years, especially toward the…

Monday Mysteries – with Debbie Young and Sophie Sayers

Mysteries, thrillers, crime novels, who-dun-its,cosy mysteries … real mysteries, historical mysteries…it’s all a mystery to me! A…

Remember me?

Okay, it’s not quite that dismal. I just haven’t written anything specifically for this blog in…

Hacker hoax

Some time ago, I had a hacker scare that turned out to be a hoax. In…

Better Dialogue

 Here are 19 tips for writing better dialogue. https://www.well-storied.com/blog/write-better-dialogue

Pirate Academy Is Live!

Title: Pirate Academy (Vampire and Gods, 2) Author: Eva Pohler Genre: YA Paranormal Romance Cover Designer:…

Office Al Fresco!

Office Al fresco, meaning to be in the fresh air, Miss Penny Speaking. Did you know…

Awash in Glampers

The May gathering of the Iowa Midwest Glampers is taking place at Lake Anita State Park…

#WeWriWa: – The Case of the Fabulous Fiancé: Alex Tries to be Cool

 Welcome to the Weekend Writing Warriors. Sorry for missing last weekend. Life got overwhelming. The cast is off.…

Returning to normal?

It’s been a difficult past fourteen months for everyone, no matter where you live. Who knew…

Welcome to the Campfire Patricia McAlexander.

Happy Saturday, Campers! I’m so glad you could join us today. Camping season is in full…

Branching Out with ArtShediac.

      There is an active artist’s scene in the seaside community. Bringing as much…

IT’S SAGA SATURDAY! Please welcome historical fiction author Janet Wertman…

  Hi Janet! I am so excited to have you here – as an absolute Tudor…

Book Spotlight: The Last Legwoman by Penny Pence Smith

​THE LAST LEGWOMANGenre: mysteryTime setting: 1983 A NOVEL OF HOLLYWOOD, MURDER…AND GOSSIP! Meredith Ogden is at…

The Grief of Martha Washington

Martha Washington is primarily remembered for her husband’s sake, a truth she would be accepting of…

Round Robin – May 2021

For our May discussion, Rhobin Courtright has asked: does writing change the author? Do you think…

Forensic Files: DNA Cracks Decades-Long Murder Cases #ForensicFriday

Photo courtesy of natgeo.com. Each year, more and more cold murder cases are solved through forensic…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS May 22, 2021

Friday’s here! And so am I with your Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt. Getting pretty hot…