Category: critique groups
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Happy Book Birthday
Happiest of Book Birthdays to one of my critique buddies, Joyce Scarbrough! AFTER Me is ready for purchase for your Kindle or Nook. I’ve got my copy ready. My blurb: AFTER ME is a hilariously dark look into the afterlife of a privileged teen who had a less than ideal home and personal life. Given […]
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2012: The Year of Firsts
It’s been an eventful year. High and low points abound but this time around, I’m thinking firsts. Several of my firsts happened while in New York City this spring including: Taxi ride (No, I’d never been in a taxi cab!) Train trip (Full size, not a Thomas the Tank Engine ride along.) Subway experience Broadway […]
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The End, again
Right about midnight, I finished my revision of Corroded, just under four months shy of when I received my critique back from Laurie Halse Anderson. For those new readers, yes, that’s the Laurie Halse Anderson, award winning author and NYT bestseller. Be sure to check my other blog posts listed in the category menu on […]
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A Month, Revisited
The past few weeks have been filled with home, family, friends, and literary adventures. Just like Mary Weber, the main character of Corroded, I’ve been expanding my comfort zone by participating in new experiences. And with each new merit badge of life I earn, the anxiety over the unknown lessens. Examples—aren’t you curious to see […]
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Spring n Things
I hope everyone has enjoyed the celebration of rebirth. Oh, to be able to experience pure forgiveness and mercy—such a blessing in trying times! Life’s been, well—life, so my blogging is lacking. Some things are too personal (or boring) to post about. But I have passed a few sharable milestones this past month—breaking over 45,000 […]