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Who is on your soundtrack?
My characters show up at my inner door as if I’d invited them for an interview. My list of questions has grown over the years, and music has always been there. Recently I peeled back a new layer with...
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A Good Mother
I have a friend young enough to be my daughter, and when she tells me her troubles, I only want to be helpful. She was trying to decide what to do about a man when I, along with another friend my age,...
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A Matter of Perspective
A mentor once told me, “Everything is funny. Just depends on how you look at it.” Okay, this might not apply to tragedies like war and natural disaster destruction, but for the most part she was right....
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Move it or Lose it –by Sheila Englehart
Right now. Be honest. Exactly where are your treasured works saved? Desk drawer? Pen holder? Coffee mug? Decorative wooden box? External hard drive on the desk next to your computer? I know that...
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Derailed by Sheila Englehart
Ever have times when everyone and everything conspires to keep you from writing? Lately, a tornado of activity has thwarted my attempts to work on my current novel. My writing is as interrupted as...
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What’s in a Name?
Branding is a word bandied about by marketing experts today. New authors looking to make their mark in the literary world worry about the image that will be attached to their name. J.K. Rowling chose...
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What’s in Your Hand?
Handwriting, that is. In grade school, teachers used to tell me I had perfect penmanship. But decades of fast-paced administrative jobs took their toll and I’ve had to work to make it legible again. A...
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Art?
At the multiplex I stood behind a man who was buying tickets for himself and a nine-year-old to see Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa. The ticket taker pointed to the warning notice posted in the box...
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Words
Few films have been able to capture my heart as completely as The Book Thief, based on the 2005 prize winning novel by Markus Zusak. This is the story of an illiterate girl sent to live with a foster...
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Patterson & Co
Costco currently has a display of trade paperbacks devoted exclusively to James Patterson. I counted at least two dozen titles and did a mental shudder. My thoughts were all over the place. Not a one...
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