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Thought for the Day: "It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.” ~ J. K. Rowling ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Is your novel full of stage directions? M. L.… Continue reading The Possibility of Whales — Review & Giveaway

Thought for the Day:“Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.” ~ Larry King ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:If you need some tips for writing superbad villains, HERE is the post for you from The Creative Pen. Michelle Keller at Just Write… has a great post HERE that will help you make… Continue reading The Tapper Twins Tear Up New York — Review and giveaway

Sorry to miss two weeks in a row. I have been slammed with a terrible flu. I have no energy to read or write. I'm told this should be through in about another week. I'll be back at it as soon as I can.

I will be gone a little longer from blogging. My sweet husband came home from the hospital a week ago after six weeks. Our insurance provider immediately opened hospice. We will have a far too short time with Dave. My family is here surrounding him and me with support and love. I will be back… Continue reading A Short Hiatus

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. Oh, and I love comments. First an announcement. Some months ago I entered the Grace Notes Discovering the Undiscovered book-length contest. They offered feedback and that’s always a… Continue reading All Roads Lead to Ausfahrt!

When I was in high school, I was cast in the play Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie. I was the old lady who would die from a “bee sting” in the second act. “It would be good if you could knit while you sit on stage. Can you knit?” I was asked by the… Continue reading Some Thoughts on Creativity

My granddaughter came for an overnight this weekend, always a delightful time. She brought with her a popular video called “How to Train Your Dragon.” It’s a very clever film, follows the hero cycle perfectly, and has fabulous animation and a great deal of charm. I related to the young character, Hiccup, because he had… Continue reading My Award-Winning Blog

I promised myself I would begin blogging this year on a regular basis. I’ve done it in the past for a short period when we were on a trip to Italy (http://mamarosascucina.blogspot.com/ if you’d like to take a look), but that had a very specific life. Now I want to write about writing, the creative… Continue reading And in the beginning there were words…