900 words that didn’t make the Novel

900 words that didn’t make the Novel

by | Aug 7, 2019 | Uncategorized

http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html “Are you really slack-jawed over a mailman?” a gentle voice behind her said. Startled, Amy whipped her body around, causing vertigo. Amy looked at the gentle speaker, clothed in a luxurious robe and...
Hey Writer Lady: Which Character is YOU?

Hey Writer Lady: Which Character is YOU?

by | Jul 3, 2019 | Uncategorized

http://insecure writers support network blog July 3 question: What personal traits have you written into your character(s)? If you are a friend of mine – and even if you’re not – you may have heard me say, “I enjoy my characters and their world...
Past as Prologue: Iowa Writers approve

Past as Prologue: Iowa Writers approve

by | Nov 24, 2015 | Uncategorized

I know them well; watched them grow up alongside me. Grow up, grow gray, grow weary—all hastened by escapades between those commas. Jackie and Steve Breeden live on a small farm, the vintage dream of the American Midwest. The vast fields surrounding their home have...
Quartzsite Campers

Quartzsite Campers

by | Feb 4, 2015 | Uncategorized

Pour yourself a glass of Cardboardeaux, a beverage that we saw often in Quartzsite, AZ. This minuscule berg consists of a few blocks of buildings hugging I-10, just across the CA border. It’s swaddled by vast expanses of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sand,...