Monday, December 29, 2025

New Beginnings and First Sentences.

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 by Thomas Kies Since we’re about say farewell to 2025 and usher in a new year, I’ve been thinking about new beginnings.  I’m optimistic on ...
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Saturday, December 27, 2025

Twenty Years as a Ghostwriter

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 Happy Holidays. I trust everyone had a Merry Christmas. As we head into the New Year, we tend to reflect on what's happened to us durin...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

A Christmas Carol

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 by Sybil Johnson First, an apology for missing my last posting date. I was on jury duty, a subject for a different day. I have thoughts. S...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Merry Christmas from Type M

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 by Charlotte Hinger I'm swamped with memories this Christmas. Awash with nostalgia. Drowning in mixed emotions. And feeling guilty as u...
Thursday, December 18, 2025

Christmas is Coming. Let's Get Fat!

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I can hardly believe Hanukkah is here and Christmas is next week. Didn't those both happen a few weeks ago? One of the major perks of Ch...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Late for a Reason - Puppy Alert!

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Catherine Dilts I'm late today. No apologies. I haven't had a dog since I was a teenager. The learning curve is real. My husband is ...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Breaking Writing Rules and a Climate Apocalypse

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 By Thomas Kies I teach creative writing and mentor a writing critique group.  At the beginning of the first class, I tell the attendees tha...
Friday, December 12, 2025

The Suspense is Kinda Killing Me

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Hello, Friend! Shelley Burbank here, author of the Olivia Lively, P.I. Mystery Series and currently couch surfer extraordinaire. At the Atl...
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Monday, December 08, 2025

How to use DUH! Time to your creative advantage.

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by Steve Pease / Michael Chandos This is a hurry-up-and-wait world. Waiting rooms are the archetype: bus stations, dentist, doctor, license ...
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Thursday, December 04, 2025

December Traditions

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  Here it is, December again. Just this morning I was telling Don that we have reached the age of Warp Speed. When you’re young, time moves ...
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

A Busy Season

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by Catherine Dilts Monday was the book release day for The Body in the Hayloft , book three in the Rose Creek Mystery series. I experience...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Words of the Year 2025 So Far

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 by Sybil Johnson It’s that time of year. I don’t mean Thanksgiving, though it is tomorrow here in the U.S. I mean the time when the words o...
Saturday, November 22, 2025

An Apology of Sorts

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I missed my previous turn to post and for this I apologize. Last month I was in Oceanside, CA, to attend the ceremony for the International ...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

No Reeboks for Caesar

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 Donis here. I've about reached the middle of my new WIP, the spot where everything changes for the protagonist, and now I'm neck de...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Are You a Curler or a Magpie?

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by Catherine Dilts I have a “birdbath” on my deck. It’s actually a clay flower pot base set on the railing. Birds like getting a drink the...
Monday, November 17, 2025

Scams Targeting Writers

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 by Thomas Kies I was introduced to a new scam the other day. One that I came very near to falling for.  An email came to me out of the blue...
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Friday, November 14, 2025

Be a Squirrel

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  Dear Lovely Reader: I must apologize, first of all, for missing my essay slot two weeks ago. I was, as usual, experiencing technical diffi...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Bartz v. Anthropic

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 by Sybil Johnson I’m sure a lot of you have heard of the Bartz v. Anthropic lawsuit. Of the dozens of lawsuits about unauthorized use of w...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Some Enchanted Evening

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 by Charlotte Hinger What a thrill! And I was definitely surprised. My historical novel, Mary's Place won the Will Rogers Gold Medalli...
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