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Monthly Archives: March 2011
March ’11 Book Winner!
Congratulations to Mary Decremer! Mary, you’ve won your choice of the March 2011 Free Books. Check out your choices at http://sueharrison.com/2011/03/march-11-free-books/ Email me (or post here) to let us know which of the books you would like and we’ll send it … Continue reading
Foxy
We have a fox. Well, we really don’t HAVE a fox, but he lives somewhere near our house. Several times during the day, we see him trot across our snowy front yard, and a little later he trots back, usually … Continue reading
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail – a hiking trail – extends 2181 miles (3510 km) along the Appalachian Mountains, north to south, in the Eastern United States. A few of the “hazards” along this stretch of mountain terrain include severe weather, limited water, … Continue reading
23. The Down-ramp
Just as various literary devices add tension, others dissipate tension. In my current manuscript, my literary agent approved my use of occasional backstory chapters that slightly ease the tension (though are necessary for readers to solve the mystery part of … Continue reading
DAYBREAK
Wild Word Friday! Sometimes a word is pure poetry. Take DAYBREAK for example - isn’t that just a great word? And here’s the best news. English isn’t the only language to use a poetic word to depict that first daily glimpse of sun. … Continue reading
Opportunities
Just a very quick note to let all of you know that a group of writers and literary agents are conducting an auction on Friday afternoon, March 25, with the proceeds to be donated to the Red Cross efforts in Japan. … Continue reading
Happy Birthday
Today my father is 84! I’m always a bit amazed when I think over Dad’s life experiences. He was born in Arkansas, back when it was still a very normal thing for Arkansas farmers to use mules, not tractors. He remembers … Continue reading
Home!
We just returned from a vacation that we’ve been saving for and anticipating during the past two years. We cruised the South Caribbean, visited three new-to-us countries, indulged in gourmet dinners, saw some great musicals, made some wonderful new friends! And … Continue reading
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22. The tension ramp
Tension grabs a reader and pulls him or her into your story. As a novelist, that’s what you’re aiming for. To get the reader into your story and keep him/her there. Now obviously that result depends on a number of … Continue reading
LEPRECHAUN
Wild Word Friday! You probably already know that our English word LEPRECHAUN was borrowed from the Irish, actually from the Irish Gaelic – Luprachan. In even older Gaelic form (also known as Middle Irish) this word comes from two separate words – lu, which … Continue reading