Category: Writing
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Writing in the Time of No Time
It’s August. Five months and counting since quarantine began. Weeks upon weeks of being inside with a husband, an eight-year old, and two cats. And now the heat. Open the door and it feels like an oven blast. Stress. Distance learning, teleworking, global health crisis, injustice, political news that seems to spiral down every day.…
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Taking the Story from Idea to Draft
I’ve got an idea. Now what? In 2019, I did a full work up of my family history. Due diligence is necessary when researching. There is a lot of garbage online about genealogy. But there is also a lot of great stuff. It’s just a matter of sorting the wheat from the chaff. Cross-referencing and…
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The Evolution of a Writer, Historical Fiction Edition
I wrote a book. Two, actually. Both historical fiction. Hopefully with more to come. Research is the key to historical fiction I consider research to be my superpower. We all have a superpower. It’s usually something you are good at, but also something you like to do. Did I love to research first or did…
