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I believe that days of yore were better than the days of now. Yore had gypsies, itinerant peddlers that came to one’s door with all manner of interesting stolen goods; there were hobos who had special symbols that they painted on one’s gateposts and stiles.

Today, nothing doing. We have just one gypsy. Granted, it’s Johnny Depp, and he’s the hottest man ever invented, but he’s about it. The door to door peddlers are long gone, the last one selling Fuller brushes—no stolen…

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It is my best guess that as you are reading this, you may be wondering "Hey, Patricia! Where's that book review you promised…

Please visit my blog and read my latest boook review!

The book is "Amazing Grace - As Christ Walks By" written by Carol Cline.

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Review:  Loveless by Yun Kouga 

by Lyn Jensen

        This recent TedTalks by Sunni Brown gets at a key piece of the creative life: the need for doodling. Granted, "doodle" is a silly word (it rhymes with "noodle" so yes, fun incarnate.) But "serious" writers and artists devoting "serious" "disciplined" time to a daily writing and creative practice, might not want to admit to doodling, daydreaming, or playing around.

        Sunni Brown reveals how scribbling enhances memory, while hinting at what this oft-maligned activity means…

Hello Fellow She Writers,

The She Writes community, as you all know, is a wonderful place to connect with other writers, learn more about the craft, and talk about what you're working on.

Part of keeping this community a fabulous place to be is preventing the evil four letter word: SPAM.…

Nobody said the life of a writer would be easy but it must be a shock to every indie author’s system to finish the final page of their novel and realize that the work has only just begun! Never have there been so many decisions to be made in such a…

Early summer. 

My reading list has multiplied faster than a litter of reggaetoning

bunnies. Once the word was out that I’d been on the hunt for good Latino

mysteries, I’d somehow connected with a bunch of readers and a crazy number of

writers.  When I started blogging and trying to figure out what I wanted to

focus on, I came up with three things. They were spirituality,…

Some days I manage this, and some days I don’t. Most of us have lives…

Part Four

You are not their father.  My kids have a father.  At least that’s what I was told.  Adults make plans and children fail to understand them.  God laughs.  Kids tend to live in the present, with much less of an eye to the future.  When you are among them, you might as well be a parent, regardless of how you might choose to qualify your role.  No one found this more initially terrifying than me.  But it was a responsibility I seem to have adopted more smoothly than I…

Last night, that sentence came to me as I lay awake, worrying about something. I thought it was pretty cool. I thought I might take it and run with it, turn it into an as-yet unwritten story.

The problem is that an image isn't a story idea.  I have nothing to place it in. No context, no problem set.  In…

Today's new edition of All Art Friday puts the spotlight on VoxPhotographs blog; an interview with Charles Matson Lume, who explores the possibilities of light, reflection, and projection; LA sculptor Mineko Grimmer's sound installations; and Phyllida Barlow's exhibit "Rig". The round-up covers exhibitions of work by Carolee Schneeman, Andy Warhol, Ann Bromberg, and pioneering women artists of New Mexico.…

For the last few nights, Indigo (our 10 month old Aussie) has been on the nocturnal prowl, barking at anything that moves…sometimes all night.  I imagine she is trying to protect her territory from raccoons, possums, coyotes, and skunks.

With the summer drought and winter in the air, these…

The Curse of a Mind is one heck of a spine-chilling thriller mixed with spicy romance parts ~ Yummy combo. Destiny gives the scoop on herself and her book today at:

http://kaydeeroyal.blogspot.com/?zx=de1c2dfb96cd079a

She’s also offering a giveaway to some lucky commenter.

See you…

I hail from sunny South Africa, Cape Town to be exact. I am blessed to live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, in my biased opinion the most beautiful but that’s a debate for another day.

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What does the future look like for retail stores? Are the predictions right?

Ok so maybe not, but it seemed that way to a lot of people.

You could certainly analyze all…

Imagine for a moment – five days in New Orleans – a city with so much creative energy you can practically feel it breathing beside you, like William Faulkner must have felt when lived there and wrote Soldier’s Pay.

Then imagine 16 of the nation’s best and brightest agents and editors… AND a guaranteed sit down with one of EACH to discuss YOUR work… (and more if you like!)

Imagine dozens of authors sharing their considerable insights, from…