Now and Then: Moving Back and Forth in Time
I played hooky from Southern Exposure two weeks ago. It was a time of now and then. Let me explain. Now and Then in Real Life Now: We drove to Pensacola where my husband performed a small, private ceremony outdoors near the beach for our lovely niece and new husband. Then: On arrival, memories of the…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Golden Rule Day
I bet you didn’t know that last Thursday was International Golden Rule Day. Thanks to the folks at Charter for Compassion, I was reminded that April 5 was the day that the golden rule was celebrated around the world. Why around the world? Did you grow up thinking that the golden rule was solely Christian?…
Read MoreReading Challenge: What Makes a Book a Classic?
I promised the last blog of each month would feature our 2018 Reading Challenge. Since I was away last Wednesday, let’s pretend THIS is the last week of March. If you’ve been following our discussions on the challenge, you already know the basics. If you haven’t? You can find out more right here. Don’t forget…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Happy Easter!
Easter is the time to rejoice and be thankful for the gift of life, love and joy. Have a blessed day.
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PS: Since I couldn’t discuss the reading challenge this week, we’ll do it next week with suggestions for the third category, a classic you’ve always wanted to read.
Read MoreSunday Inspiration
We’re celebrating our own inspirational event this weekend with family. Sunday Inspiration will return renewed and rested next week. Have a good week, too.
Read MoreWhat Did We Learn From Our Winter?
Today, Tuesday, is the first day of spring. Can you tell? No? I’m not surprised. As I write this, the northeast United States is preparing for yet another nor’easter–the fourth this month. Severe storms with the threat of tornadoes are predicted for the South. Coastal rain and higher-elevation snow will spread across the Pacific Northwest. Heavy rain…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: “Look up at the stars”
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet… Try to make sense of what you see and about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do, and can succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up.”…
Read MoreThe Pleasures and Pitfalls of Research
Can novelists know too much about their subject, as well as too little? Last week I shared the three stages of research that I go through as I write my novels. Stage one: Broad research to determine whether an idea is workable. Stage two: Collection of facts needed to anchor my story in reality. Stage three:…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Powerful Women
In honor of Women’s Month and International Women’s Day, I have not one but several inspirational quotes from powerful women about the beauty, wonder, and challenges of being a woman. “Extremists have shown what frightens them the most: a girl with a book.” -Malala Yousafzai “Well behaved women rarely make history.” -Eleanor Roosevelt “Think like…
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