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What Goes Around, Comes Around

3/26/2013

Revenge.

It's one of those words everyone knows and has their own mental image of what it means. For me, it incites the tingle of cold hands touching the innermost parts of your soul where shivers come from. ABC's TV show, Revenge is one of my favorites. And every week the cunning, devious nature of the characters curl my toes.

My story last week involved my fourteen-year-old son, a flashlight, a spooky ghost, and a

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When Things Go Bump in the Night...

3/19/2013

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I’m the biggest coward this side of the Mississippi.

I don’t do dark. I’m one of those who reaches for the door knob and in the instant before it opens I imagine all kinds of monsters and psychos lurking in the corners or under the cars in the garage. Or just behind the closet door. But I’m also a sucker for a scary book, television show, or movie. If done well. I also don’t do stupid. Sometimes scary is just plain dumb. For me, Stephen King is IT!

My fear of the dark may stem from a mishap as a child of about six, when my

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Snuffle, Snuffle, Snort--RUN!

3/11/2013

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It's undoubtedly a conspiracy to have me committed.

Or worse.

My only question is, "Why is the hubby trying so hard?" I'm doing a darn good job at this insanity thing without any help, thank you very much.

Two weeks ago, I shared a story about an avalanche of slushy, mucky snow that ended up on my head (see She Loves Him--NOT) and the hubby being banned from pushing my buttons. Oh, he pushes my buttons all right, just not the ones in my car. On Tuesday, after the

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Valentine's Day with my GYN? Seriously?

2/28/2013

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Who in their right mind makes an appointment with their GYN on Valentine's Day?

Six months ago when I made the appointment, the significance of the day never crossed my mind. On February 14th however, it most certainly did. The day romance fills the air with roses, chocolates, and words meant to melt the heart, pure dread filled mine. "Baring it all" for the man in green is not exactly comfortable on any day, but Valentine's Day? Seriously? Not exactly my idea of a romantic encounter!

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She Loves Him, She Loves Him--NOT!

2/24/2013

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She Loves Him, She Loves Him--NOT!

I love my husband. Truly I do. Except on Thursdays.

It’s really only one Thursday. The word love was not part of my vocabulary on that day in January 2012. In fact, it never entered my mind. REDRUM however, did.

My husband and I met friends for dinner on Wednesday night to celebrate the completed remodel of our

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Name Games

2/18/2013

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As I promised last week, I’m going to let you in on a little interesting trivia concerning some names most of us are familiar with. If you haven’t read the Harry Potter series you may not know the names, but their meaning and how J.K. Rowling uses them is really quite intriguing.

I was planting a rose garden one summer for my husband. We both love roses, but he loves them more

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What's in a Name?

2/12/2013

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"What's in a name? that which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet."

Most of you will recognize the words made famous by William Shakespeare. Romeo & Juliet were star-crossed lovers whose families were bitter rivals, their love forbidden. In Act II of Shakespeare's play, Juliet tells Romeo names of things do not matter--only what they are. She professes it is the Montague person she loves, not the name.

Choosing a character's name for a story is crucial. Try to choose names that are unique and memorable,

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A Bit of Magic...

2/4/2013

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A Bit of Magic…

As I promised last week, here’s a little bit of trivia that may find you thinking J. K. wasn’t the first to use this bit of magic.

During a recent research session for a short story I wrote for Dancing With Bear Publishing title The

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Ugh...Research?

1/27/2013

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When I wrote my first novel, the thought of “research” never crossed my mind.

I assumed the entire story would revolve around what I already know. Heck, I’m on the back side of the downhill run, so I’ve been through a lot in my days, and have quite an extensive file cabinet full of

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Frayed Edges...

1/21/2013

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At the time it was given to me, I had no idea it would become a piece of me I couldn’t bear to part with.

Shredded cuffs are beyond repair and no longer fit around my wrists properly, and moths have surely been nibbling the neck. Key elements of letters across the front are missing and once a deep heather gray, ghosts are less transparent than it is. Once a sturdy sweatshirt that kept me warm into the wee

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