Patience and Consistency
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View ArticleCrime Scenes for Writers: Reading the Scene
Writers and readers should never underestimate a talented investigator’s ability to read a crime scene. On the other hand, they can only “read” what exists. I should note as well that in large...
View ArticleI’d Like the Big Box Please
Remaining open to creativity might be the hardest thing to do in traditional education today, but most of us, at some point in our lives, feel that tapping on our shoulder. Honoring our creative...
View ArticleCrime Scenes for Writers: Fingerprints
I’ve been aware that my finger prints are in a federal database for twenty-five years. My husband often jokes that I couldn’t get away with theft or murder because of it. If you were ever employed by...
View ArticleCrime Scenes for Writers: Blood Evidence
This type of evidence is often misrepresented on television. How many times have you seen a murder victim lying in a pool of blood on a TV show? These victims are usually in a thick, glossy, bright red...
View ArticleTake Responsibility for Your Writing Life
Well. I’m a little red-faced today. The crime scene series will continue. As soon as I find it. Don’t worry, I have backups of backups. I just transferred everything to a new computer this week and...
View ArticleThe Journey Creates New Words
It’s amazing how life can be somewhat peaceful and then turn you on your head. I’ll give you the basic run down, but the chaos of the last 2 1/2 years is not the topic of this post. In January, 2018,...
View ArticleThe Future of Physical Writing
I know, It’s a dramatic image, isn’t it? I’ve had my grandson since April, and I’ve taken charge of the homeschooling his district is doing through the COVID closures. He is eight years old and in...
View ArticleWriting With a Naked Soul
There are some pretty standard writing cliches out there that I always thought I agreed with. On the surface, I do. Some are just so much more profound than others. Example: Write what you know. Yes....
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