Archive for April, 2009
It Was a Good “No”
Last week the leader of our local writing group passed the baton to the assistant leader. It was well done and he assured us he would still be attending the meetings. Of course, the subject of a replacement assistant came up.
It was on the tip of my tongue. It showed in my face and body [...]
Paradise by the Dashboard Lights…
If you don’t know Anthony Pacheco, please let me introduce you. He’s a real kick in the pants, whether you need a smile or a writerly chewing out. I adore Anthony and also think he’s a great writer (and I’d beta for him in a heartbeat!).
Anthony spent some time recently discussing a topic that gives [...]
Saturday Morning (?) Post
Wow, three weeks’ worth of wonderful stuff. This is rather intimidating, trying to select from so much. Either this will be a very long post or it will be more than one post. I’m laving the categories fluid for now, changing them here and there until we get some that stick. Okay, diving right in…
The [...]
“What if…?” Loving Research
I’m not a very disciplined researcher, but convolution works for me. Read a novel set in regency Europe, get curious about history, find a link to the Dal Riata and their movements east, trigger memories of movie tidbits and the word “wode.” Those are the ingredients to a research feast, though the time period is [...]
Banned
One by one they arrived, through the back alleys and silently up the street. Their cover and alibi were only as good as their trust in one another. Aware of the danger, they were hungry…and determined.
Matt could hear Joshua, at the back door, murmuring to the most recent entry. Distance muffled the words, though Matt [...]
