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Home from the Workshop and a Giveaway

Thought for the Day: "Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system." ~Flannery O'Connor~  Some Gifts for my Writer… Continue reading Home from the Workshop and a Giveaway

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Writer’s Retreat, Book Review, Giveaway, and More

Thought for the day:  The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress." ~Philip Roth~A gift for my writer friends. I have a few links I think are really worth checking out. I’ve been so busy I haven’t been blogging very regularly – summer hours, you know – so I have more than my usual two… Continue reading Writer’s Retreat, Book Review, Giveaway, and More

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A Magical Highlights Retreat

It has been a while since I’ve posted, but I’ve been away at a writer’s retreat and have been far too busy to blog –in a good way.First, some news – I want to announce I had a poem (one that I really think is a rhyming picture book) called The Monster Hairy Brown, chosen… Continue reading A Magical Highlights Retreat

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A Highlights Founders Workshop with Peter Jacobi

If you are reading this in your email, don’t forget to click on the headline to go to my blog. If you haven’t subscribed yet, please do.I spent four days last week in Boyds Mills, Pennsylvania at a terrific workshop for writers of non-fiction. The wonderful people from Highlights Magazine run a series of workshops… Continue reading A Highlights Founders Workshop with Peter Jacobi