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Writing and Editing I write everything in Scrivener (Affiliate link): the content of newsletters with Mailchimp and content for my blog. I own that content, so if anything ever happens to one of the other platforms, I have it. I write my books (of course!), short...

Where My Stories Come From …

Yeah. Where do my stories come from? Maybe from movies. Or from newspaper articles. Sometimes other books. I love to research. I love to hear about and see other author's research book piles. Have I read all of the above books? All but the top two. In process! Where...

Creative Living

This is a book about the Creative Life. Duh. Well, that’s what the title says. Life of creativity. The title might change so be on your toes! (Grinning!) What’s your first thought? Is this book about an artist? A painter of portraits or still life—even abstract? A...

Psalm 91 – The Sound

Started this on April 26, 2025. Maybe I’ll make it through the entire psalm! Well, actually before that. I knew that God had asked me to read it every morning as I paced the floor. Paced and prayed. So on that Saturday, I was pacing and praying Psalm 91. Reading it...

Words

Sep 4, 2025

Words. Words that we use for ourselves. Words that we call ourselves. Our identity. I’m not even going into the woke...

Thoughts in the Night

Aug 7, 2025

Last night, like in during the night at maybe 1:30 a.m., I was awake. Like many nights—see this recent blog...

Family, Fear, and Love

Aug 5, 2025

(Family. Siblings. Parents. Aunts and Uncles. Bloodlines. Legacies. What I’ve written in my journals will stay in my...

Thoughts on a Kickstarter

May 12, 2023

Just to be legal, there are no affiliate links in this post! I have been following several Kickstarter campaigns this...

Angels and Demons

Mar 6, 2023

Writing from the point of view of angels and demons--how do I even know what they might be thinking or seeing? Writing...

Approaching Libraries

Feb 18, 2023

Just finished with taxes last week and the sales results of my author year are disappointing. Yes, there are the usual...

Short on Cash? Use Cash Envelopes!

Feb 4, 2023

I just finished preparing our taxes for the dreaded tax appointment, here in the US. This year it was easier--just...

How to fix old Projects in Scrivener

Dec 19, 2022

Yes. I'm trying to blog again. But I could not access my Scrivener Project titled Blog Posts. I love Scrivener (This...

I don’t know how to blog

Dec 19, 2022

I am a writer. I am an author. I have had two people tell me--no demand--that there is no excuse to not blog--if...

Quote from Released

Apr 29, 2022

"Randy hesitated, grimaced and looked up at Clarence. "You're not. Not again. Listen Clarence, I've known you a long...

Quote from Released

Apr 22, 2022

"I ought to sue you! I can, you know!" Clarence Timmelsen screamed at the warden. He stiffened and shuddered. Tears of...

Thoughts On 2022

Jan 17, 2022

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