Monthly Archives: November 2010

Nov. Book Winners!

Congratulations to Lynn Hauptmann and Deb Van Effen our November book winners!  Lynn, your name was read off first, so you have your choice of A PRAIRIE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION or SNOW DAY by Billy Coffey.  Let me know which book … Continue reading

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Surprise!

A Blog Carnival celebrates the ideas and thoughts of a group of people who Post on one theme.  My Post today is part of a Blog Carnival organized and hosted by Bridget Chumbley http://www.bridgetchumbley.com/.  The theme word for this week is … Continue reading

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YOUR Novel: 8. 20/20

This post isn’t easy to catagorize.  It’s about characterization but also about description.  And if there’s anything at all I can tell you about writing a novel, the following information is one of the most important things of all.  It’s the … Continue reading

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COMPANION

Wild Word Friday! Our word today is COMPANION.  This past week, Linda, my Bible Study leader (who once lived in Italy), happened to mention that the word COMPANION (which we were discussing) was very similar to the Italian words “with bread.”  … Continue reading

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7. Characterization

I remember sitting in the “women’s lounge” when I was in college (Do they still have women’s lounges?”) and hearing one girl say, “Well, I can be friends with a girl who is smart, and I can be friends with … Continue reading

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Help! Recipes…

We’re so excited that our exchange student daughter from Germany is coming to visit us this Christmas!  (Our first Christmas with her in three years.)  She is now a vegetarian, and I am the chief cook and bottle washer for … Continue reading

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PUMPKIN

Wild Word Friday! PUMPKIN!  As in pie!  This is a great little word – all right, middle sized word – that comes to us via the Latin word, pepo, and then through Middle French popon or pompon to English.  It … Continue reading

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Reading…

I’m looking forward to meeting with my book group this afternoon.  Our November book is JUST TAKE MY HEART by Mary Higgins Clark. Our December selection is A SIMPLE AMISH CHRISTMAS by Vannetta Chapman.  Check out her website at http://www.vannettachapman.com/ … Continue reading

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Be Thankful

A Blog Carnival celebrates the ideas and thoughts of a group of people who Post on one theme.  My Post today is part of a Blog Carnival organized and hosted by Bridget Chumbley http://www.bridgetchumbley.com/.  The theme word for this week is … Continue reading

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6. Character Sketch

Aw, Sue, another post on character sketch?  Give me a break!  Yeah, I know, it’s a lot about one little part of novel-writing, but you will make or break (cliche alert!) your novel with those characters you create, so it … Continue reading

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