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We did it! We blogged our hearts out and touched the hearts of others –at least that’s how I feel about this year’s blog challenge. Going into my mail and finding the links to all the blogs I followed this year became as vital to my day as that cup of coffee, and responding toContinue reading “A to Z Challenge Blog 2024, Reflection”

Welcome to May and this month’s IWSG question: May 1 question – How do you deal with distractions when you are writing? Do they derail you? Yes and no. It all depends on what I’m writing and when. If I am in the creative stage and am running along on a great plot or characterContinue reading “ISWG Monthly Blog for May 2024”

And just like that, it’s over. This post is the last one in this year’s challenge. There were times when getting the post written and posted on time was a bit of a struggle, but I managed and I have no regrets–well, maybe a couple since I couldn’t post comments on a few of theContinue reading “A to Z Challenge Block 2024, the Letter Z”

Wow! It’s the last day of April, and we are 1/3 through 2024. Spring has arrived, although it took its own sweet time getting here. This week, our Tuesday Tales authors worked with the word prompt FLOWER. I’m continuing my contemporary paranormal romance suspense, Listen to the Stones. Instead of reaching for another book, sheContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word FLOWER”

Welcome back. I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I had a lazy day. After posting my blog and watching video church, I enjoed a quiet day. We all need one every now and then. There are only two letters left in this year’s challenge. Today’s letter is Y. Quite simply, I’m going to blog aboutContinue reading “A to Z Challenge Blog 2024, the Letter Y”

Listen to the Stones is winding down. When I finish a labor-intense book like this one, I like to follow it with one that is as different as possible from the previous one. That’s where my Cocktails for You series comes in. Written from the heroine’s point of view, these are lighter stories designed toContinue reading “Love at the Pickleback: Starting a New Book Is Always Exciting”

As a writer, I use a variety of literary devices is my work. According to its definition, in literary terms, deus ex machina is a plot device used when a seemingly unsolvable conflict or impossible problem is solved by the sudden appearance of an unexpected person, object, or event. It is also a device I likeContinue reading “A to Z Challenge Blog 2024 The letter X”

I’m going to start my post with a song this morning, a parady song from 1959, that I remember well. Weak women, damsels in distress, always needing to be rescued. We’ve come a long way, baby, but we’ve still got a ways to go. Today’s letter is W, and for me, it stands for women,Continue reading “A to Z Challenge Blog 2024 The Letter W”

How well do you see? Do you wear glasses? Contact lens? Have you had laser surgery? How often do you get your eyes checked? At my age, vision has become a necessary concern. I’ve worn glasses most of my life because of a lazy eye. A Lazy eye (amblyopia) is reduced vision in one eye causedContinue reading “A to Z Challenge Blog 2024 The Letter V”

Six letters to go. I’m actually sorry that this is winding down again this year, but I know that even I can’t devote this much quality time to blogging all year long. Whenever I set a story in a place different from my own small section of the world, I like to familiarize myself withContinue reading “A to Z Challenge Blog 2024. The Letter U”