Tag: fiction
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Let’s Go Fly a Kite…
Since I was a child, a favorite pastime of mine has been kite flying. One year in my Easter basket, alongside a chocolate bunny, I received a Hi-Flier kite. On the first windy day soon after, I begged my dad to take me to the park to fly it. At one of the picnic tables,…
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New Release!! Regret No More by Wendy Haller
After a rewarding 19-year career as a special education preschool teacher, Wendy Haller is thrilled to be living her dream as an author. Her novels are heartfelt escapes: emotionally rich, coming-of-age tales that are raw, real, and relatable. I recently had the opportunity to chat with Wendy about her series that focuses on three estranged…
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Not Just Another Day at the Beach
From critique partners or editors, we are told that we should show, not tell. As we know, one of the best ways to do this is by employing the five senses. Easier said than done. Many writers fall into the trap of leaning only into their sense of sight. Guilty as charged. It’s hard work…
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NEW RELEASE!! Interview with Behind White Picket Fences author Christine Gunderson
I first had the pleasure of meeting author Christine Gunderson when she was the keynote speaker at the 15th annual Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference in NJ (Liberty States Fiction Writers | A Multi-Genre Fiction Writers Organization. Christine’s debut novel, Friends with Secrets, had been published several months earlier. In her keynote remarks, Christine included…
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Adventures of a Maybe Human
New Release from Debut Author Michele Montgomery In this week’s post I’d like to highlight the debut novel Adventures of a Maybe Human written by author Michele Montgomery. I met Michele last year via Zoom on Writing Dates sponsored by the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) where Michele is a moderator. During Writing Dates, members…
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Moms and Plants—We Don’t Always Have to “Kill Our Darlings”
Oh no, oops! I did it again… I could not believe the small ivy plant sitting on my desk had keeled over. Vines hung limp on the sides of the ceramic flowerpot decorated with daisies, gasping for its last breath. It had been less than a month since I’d bought that plant. Although it had…
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Husbands Say the Darndest Things
As everyone knows, writing is a solitary activity where we writers spend most days holed up in our offices, speaking only to ourselves and our beloved characters. Which is why I felt especially blessed to attend the recent Women’s Fiction Writers Association’s (WFWA) Writing Conference in Alexandria, Virginia, so that I could connect live with…
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My Journey
Spaces that Help Shape Our Words Generally, we think of creativity as something inherent, but the key is how we coax out that creativity. One of my favorite ways is through the different environments where I write. “Go To” Spaces: Drive Consistency I slip into my oversized ergonomic desk chair at my spacious office desk,…
Shellie Pickett Author 