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What is it about a hotel that turns grown men into 12-year-old boys?

WHAT IS IT about hotel rooms, beach condos and the Gulf Coast that makes men lose their ever-lovin’ minds? Chap and I took a long overdue short little get-a-way to Port Aransas, where Chap immediately turned into a 12-year-old boy, tugging on … Continue reading

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Sex, lies and a really tight scene . . .

AN EDITOR ONCE told one of my writer pals that she needed to ramp up the sexual tension, and her exact words were, “You know, just have your characters have more sex.” What she really meant was, have your characters … Continue reading

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Fast Draft: Writer's Tool Kit

SUE GRAFTON ONCE said that writing is a little bit magic, and encourages others to find the “totems” or writing props that cue your brain, and your Muse, that it’s time to write. Among those writing prompts are: Make A … Continue reading

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5 tips to a better story and 1 great f*bomb article on revisions

I’M REVISING MY Work in Progress, and by revising, I mean throwing half the damn thing out. It’s painful, but necessary, and I keep having to remind myself: Go back to the basics: And, while I’m at it, here’s a … Continue reading

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Fast Draft: A Screenwriter's Guide to Book in a Month

  WHEN I WROTE my first book, I did it like most other budding authors–I took classes, sat my butt down at the kitchen table and wrote by the seat of my pants. It took me almost a year of … Continue reading

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Plastic surgery for a spider bite? Seriously?

LATE THURSDAY, Chap noticed that I had a red streak running from the spot where the spider bit me up to my   underarm. Upon further inspection, he noticed that it had also traveled up the back of my neck. … Continue reading

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Of Cupids and MoonPies . . . an Austin Valentine story . . .

I WAS WALKING down South Congress on my lunch hour, running an “emergency errand” for my mother and trying in vain to keep my skirt from flying up in the chilly mid-winter wind—a neat trick when you’re juggling canvas bags … Continue reading

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On Writing: Begin a semi-epic love scene . . .

YESTERDAY WE TALKED about The Ordinary World and The Call To Adventure. Next in Vogler’s Hero’s Journey is: 3. They are RELUCTANT at first or REFUSE THE CALL, but 4. are encouraged by a MENTOR   The term Call To Adventure can be … Continue reading

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Mean kitties & other ways writing is like shoveling out the shed

YESTERDAY I DECIDED to tackle the shed–literally. I knew it was going to be an all-day event. I was dreading it. And I’d been putting it off for a long time. I prepared for battle by making a big pot … Continue reading

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Every day angels . . . What Would Margie Do?

I THOUGHT AUNT MARGIE was mine, my very own every day angel. After my father died, when my brother and sister and I were very small, she spent a lot of time with us, loving us, encouraging us, teaching us … Continue reading

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