Category Archives: character

Weird Hair

So I was talking with a person lately. (This is news, right?) And the person has, well, really weird hair. I can’t describe it to you, because I’m not that good a writer. Just kidding. Because I don’t want to offend any more people this week. It’s a goal. Let us just leave it at...

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So… What’s new?

Adventures. That’s what we’re having. So I thought I’d bring you along, you know – virtually – so you can have some adventures, too. Remember New Year’s Eve? I do. Remember that here in the Frozen Mountaintops it was a balmy -11 (that’s negative eleven) degrees? At eight o’clock? I remember. It was very nice...

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Okay, People. It’s September, Already.

Whew. September. I love it. Bring it on. School’s in. Trees still have leaves*. Tomatoes and peaches. Mmmm. Remember how all 4 Kids are in school all day? (Insert giddy giggle here.) I have learned a few delightful truths these past few days. For instance, nothing coats your house in a blanket of Wholesome better...

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About Name-Dropping and Book Blurbs

So I’m having a problem. What? You’re not surprised? Here it is. My publisher has been doing a good job of getting word out about MRRO, getting me lots of blog interviews and having the book listed on lots of buying sites. The problem is the blurb. It mentions Mr. Darcy. Why is that a...

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Irony

I did a fun event this weekend – at the lovely Purple Cow bookshop. Loads of cute families, and even one of my favorite families from Many Years Back! The crowd was delightful, and the women who work that shop LOVE their books and the kids who read them. Thanks, Isa, for having me! *Sigh*...

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Writing Style

I’m learning things about how I write. More specifically, how I write successfully.* I’m convinced that Writers with Character come up with a brilliant title, dazzling characters, a wicked hook, and a stunning plot. They outline. They plan. They write fifteen hundred to two thousand words every day and make a book. I get the...

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More Writing?

Do you know what this is? This? Right here? It’s Post # 300. I know. Stunning, right? To think that only two hundred and seventy-five of them have been meaningless drivel! It makes a girl so proud! So I’m hanging in the lobby (because someone’s cleaning my room, perhaps, and also because here is the...

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Writing Again

Sort of. Mostly for the past month, I haven’t written much longer than a blog post. Ack. It hasn’t really been in me. I know, I know… a woman of character writes whether or not she’s feeling it. Need we mention, once again, that I am not a woman of character? But school starts tomorrow,...

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