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Monday, September 17, 2018

THREADS

As I went to Thursday’s writing group I had the new story on my mind, thinking of getting class over with so I could settle into my La-Z-Boy with my crochet hook, working the pattern and thinking about story threads for “Villagers” as I worked. That’s when Linda surprised me with a bushel-sized... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 16, 2018

WRITE YOUR OWN STORY GROUP

Our Thursday group met at a raggedy start time, somewhere close to 9:30 a.m. I was a bit discombobulated because I’d just found out there would be no coffee that day. I couldn’t find the pot to brew up the usual pot for the group. The other Pat told me the pot, along with a pound of ground Folger’s... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 15, 2018

GIT ‘ER DONE!

Thursday afternoon the phone rang – it was the Clarkson Eyecare call center, reminding me that I hadn’t been back for a follow-up since October of 2016. Two years? Really? To me it seemed like only a few months. I’d been ignoring reminder postcards, still a bit disgruntled because the prescription... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 14, 2018

THURSDAY WRITERS

I was NOT in the mood for it Wednesday: feeling down. But Thursday’s writing group topics weren’t going to write themselves. I was sad about Joycie, my former little sister-in-law, who’d passed away on Tuesday. Hadn’t seen her for 10 years – at my granddaughter’s wedding where we shared a hug and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 13, 2018

VILLAGERS

I was crocheting a hot pink protest hat, the kind that looks like kitty ears, out of some sparkly yarn. I bought the yarn because it seemed to be the perfect accent color for a soft pink hat and scarf set I had in mind. Turns out the hot pink was too red. In use it became more confrontational than... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE NOVEL?

Meredith Vieira was on PBS last night again as guest celebrities and writers talked – pitched – their favorite novels. So many old favorites, including “Little Women,” “Charlotte’s Web,” “Tom Sawyer.” It was an hour or so with friends, good vibes, a few nice surprises. I’ve gotten so much from so... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

SEPTEMBER’S SONG

Long ago and far away when September came, it was an ending and a beginning. It was the end of long afternoons at the old swimming hole, weekday ball games on the lot by the water tower, and the beginning of another school year. This was when the roses stopped blooming in mother’s rose garden and... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 10, 2018

SAVE THE LAST WALTZ FOR ME

A couple days ago I wrote about a change I was considering in the name of the antagonist character (and that of his company) in my story “Waltzing With Zombies.” My concern was – on the off chance I got lucky and sold the story to a publisher – that the names were too close to the names of a real... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 9, 2018

CHARACTER / STORY GERMINATING

One big challenge for a writer is to create a ‘real’ person of the opposite gender. Male authors have written female characters since the days when female story tellers were mostly not given a formal education. One’s knowledge of the other's daily lives is sketchy at best – the physicality is... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 7, 2018

CHANGING A NAME

“Waltzing With Zombies” it seems to me is a great title for a book, even though the story has nothing to do with waltzing or zombies. But a couple names I’ve been working with won’t work, neither the character’s, nor the name of his company. I could use a little good advice here. My antagonist’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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