Monday, January 31, 2022

Jigsaw Puzzles and Stories Need Substance

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  I enjoy jigsaw puzzles, so Roland gave me a “Personalized Hometown Puzzle” of DeTour Village, Michigan, for Christmas. DeTour is the light...
Monday, January 24, 2022

To Err is Human

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  I like to unwind in front of the television before going to bed, and there isn’t much on at that time of night. So sometime I watch old ga...
Monday, January 17, 2022

Tell Me What I'm Doing Wrong

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  Every writer needs at least one critique partner. It could be an individual or a group, and I have both. Either way, we need someone to ke...
Monday, January 10, 2022

It's a Zoom World

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  We don’t know how good we have it. Imagine what it was like to leave home and not know what was happening to friends or family until a r...
Monday, January 3, 2022

New Year, Same Person: Some Things Never Change

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  My brother was going through some boxes that my mother left behind after her death, and he came across a report card from my first year in...
Monday, December 27, 2021

Writing Lessons from A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Creating an Imperfect Ending

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  This is the last installment in my series on “Writing Lessons from A Christmas Carol .” I made one small change to the 12/28/2015 post to ...
Monday, December 20, 2021

Writing Lessons from A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A Subtle Message

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  The third installment in this series was originally posted on 12/21/2015. Writing Lessons from A Christmas Carol : A Subtle Message A ...