All I need to know about Critique Groups I learned in kindergarten

Don’t forget your manners! We’ve all heard an adult tell us this at one time or another. When joining a critique group, it’s important to mind your manners in order to have a successful, creative support system. A long time ago, I read a little book by American minister and author Robert Fulghum called All […]

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Writing Murder

With so many ways that a person can die, it’s a wonder that we aren’t all living in fear. Is it weird that while writing a DIY article about mason jar chandeliers I couldn’t help but think about how this type of decorative piece could inflict death upon an unsuspecting victim? Perhaps while wiring there […]

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Dialogue

I love dialogue. I love that I can make up characters to say what I never feel secure enough to say myself. I love banter and eloquence. But in the case of my latest literary endeavor, dialogue is killing me. My novel is turning into the written version of Before Sunset. All dialogue and not […]

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