“Life in the Seven Kingdoms is never dull . . .” –Jen McConnel, School Library Journal

This Is An Overseas Post

Battered oak with huge gall, blasted branches, lost bark and holes that shelter who knows what.

An Epic Tree

This weekend, my husband and I went looking for a half-circle of oaks he knew from thirty years ago. (No comments from the peanut gallery

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piano with open lid revealing grooming utensils underneath

Are you feeling it? Emotional Connection in Fiction Part 1

Feedback on your writing craft can be so useful. Unless you can’t figure out what your readers are talking about. If you’re a writer who keeps getting comments about adding emotion to your story, this post (and the one connected to it) are for you. How to handle feedback that says: “I like it, but I’m not loving it”.

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