Quote of the Week
Today's writing quote of the week is:"A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer."- Karl KrausSome writers know how their book will end before they even write the beginning. Some figure...
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I Smell Bacon. Still.
Last night I used a new recipe for Potato Soup. One of the ingredients was freshly cooked bacon. So I bought bacon, which I don't do very often.And now I remember why.I hate cooking it. Don't get me...
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I Need Friends Friday - My Interview
Today I am featured on Sarah M. Eden's weekly interview: I Need Friends Friday.Go check it out!
View ArticleTalent or Guts?
Today's Quote of the Week is:"Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary."- Jessamyn WestSo many of us are held back by our own feelings of inadequacy. We think, "We're not smart...
View ArticleA Time To Write
This week's Writing Quote:"Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else."- Gloria SteinemIs that how you feel about writing?For me: Not usually.I always...
View ArticleWriting Is An Adventure
This week's writing quote is:"Writing is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is...
View ArticleThe Parts To Leave Out
This week's writing quote is:"I try to leave out the parts that people skip."- Elmore LeonardSuch simple words. Well Duh! Right? But most of us are guilty of skipping over passages, even when we really...
View ArticleI Can Relate...Sometimes!
This week's writing quote is:"I have made this [letter] longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter."- Blaise PascalSometimes it's so easy to get carried away with our writing, that...
View ArticleThe Best Fruit
This week's writing quote is,"The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit."- MoliereOkay, so you can really apply that to any aspect of your life. But I find particular comfort in applying it...
View ArticleLasterday: Made-up Words
My daughter, who is almost four, has her own little collection of made up words. Most of the time she's speaks the same dialect as the rest of us, but every now and then the Made-Up-Words come...
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That Explains It!
A couple of years ago I began feeling nauseous. You know, pregnancy-type queazy. The problem was, I had an almost two year old, a not quite six month old, and nearly panicked with the idea of having...
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The Thief of Time
I was going to write this post last night.Then, I was going to write it first thing this morning.It's now just after lunch, and I'm finally getting around to it.Where does all the time go?The answer to...
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Happy Groundhog Day
It's Groundhog Day! That means it's alsoMY BIRTHDAY!!And Mr. Punxsutawney Phil has given me the best birthday present ever. He predicted an Early Spring!I don't think I've been warm for the last three...
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Book Launch and Give-a-way
It's a book launch and give-a-way!Hooray!Sarah M. Eden's newest book, The Kiss of a Stranger, has just been released. I'm currently reading it, and I love it! I'm going back to it as soon as I'm done...
View ArticleSeamless Storytelling
My dad is a storyteller. He can entertain with his words and make otherwise average stories funny. When I listen to him tell a story, my mind does not drift away to my To-do list or what I'm going to...
View ArticleOff to LTUE!
Tomorrow morning I'm headed to the BYU Conference Center in Provo for the annual writer's workshop:Life, the Universe and Everything(LTUE)But I won't see you in any of the workshops. Why?Because I'll...
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Blog Tour - Dearly Departed by Tristi Pinkston
Ida MaeBabbitt rides again!Ida Mae Babbitt may be a reformed woman, but trouble just can't stay away.Follow the blog tour for Dearly Departed by Tristi Pinkston and learnabout Ida Mae's latest...
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Love of Learning
I love to learn new things. So bad, in fact, that I take too many new things on and cannot stay focused on any of them long enough to actually learn something. It's a problem I've always had, but never...
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Love of...Colin Firth
You've probably heard about this author named Jane Austin. Well, I'd heard of her too. But unlike so many readers and writers out there, I never had the "I love anything Jane Austin, especially Pride...
View ArticleAll Moved In
I moved into a new home last weekend. Because I was in the middle of a move, I've been offline for a few days. Before that I was packing. It's been busy. What can I say, Moving is "Sometimes Hard, But...
View ArticleThe True Meaning of Christmas
The True Meaning of ChristmasBy Kimberly Coates‘Twas the Eve of First Christmas and all through the landThere was not one room open neither simple, nor grandDread filled Joseph’s heart, at the last...
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Most Embarrassing Moment...
I'm fortunate enough to have the kind of memory that...blocks things. It must be a self preservation tactic. Due to my "condition", I've blocked a lot of the embarrassing things I've done in my life. I...
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Another Year Gone...
It's that day again.The anniversary of my birth.Two years ago, when I turned 30, I debuted a mission statement for my 30's. It was: Digging Deeper!(My friends even through me a Digging Deeper birthday...
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Pepsi and Chocolate
Most of us out there have an addiction to something. Some people struggle with an addiction to a harmful substance, like drugs or alcohol. For others, it's an addiction to video games, facebook,...
View ArticleHelp...A Call for Books!
I need help...From you!!!I'm begging...I need great book recommendations!!!You see, I have this problem...I have this huge work project, with a short deadline. My best recipe for productive work time...
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