That is the goal of writing, a piece of sculpture, a film, or any creation, really. Nothing flabby, nothing soft around the edges to hide a flaw or our sloth. Don’t turn away because that crisp thwack—complete with sound effect—makes you look, and thereafter, you don’t dare look away for want of it. Joy […]
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Please welcome David Grace as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. His approach to choosing what to write about sort of fits mine. In this era of “branding” it is recommended that a writer stick to one genre and one market, but I find that difficult. Story ideas just come to me, and it is hard to ignore
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Welcome to the It’s Time blog tour with Jeremy Hawkins as my Wednesday’s Guest. Jeremy has been on tour for over a week already, and he has been scrambling his brain on this blog tour. So, instead of offering something of great seriousness, he thought he would change it up a little and share some
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Please help me welcome Laurie Boris as today’s Wednesday’s Guest, as she chats with one of the characters from her latest book, Don’t Tell Anyone. Meanwhile, I’m over at the Blood Red Pencil with some tips from Kristen Lamb about writing prologues. Hi, Maryann. Thanks so much for inviting me here today with Estelle Trager,
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Please welcome Elizabeth Buhmann as today’s Wednesday’s Guest Hello, and thank you, Maryann, for inviting me to be a guest here on It’s Not All Gravy. I’m Elizabeth Buhmann, author of Lay Death at Her Door, a murder mystery which has just been released by Red Adept Publishing. I live in Austin, Texas, where I
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Please welcome our funny friend, Slim Randles as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. This piece resonates with me as I have often wondered the “why” of lawns and lawn care. Enjoy. And if you like what Slim shares here, you might enjoy his book, Home Country, which is a collection of his essays. Great gift for Father’s
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Please help me welcome Slim Randles, our favorite humorist, as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. I’m not sure I want Windy writing ad copy for me… “From the cow to the plow, Dewey,” Windy said, leaning on a shovel. Windy Wilson was on another of his “helper days” and today it was Dewey Decker’s turn to be
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Adam Shepard, author of One Year Lived, is in the spotlight as Wednesday’s Guest. His book recounts the year he spent out in the world: seventeen countries, four continents, and one haunting encounter with a savage bull. If you would like to see a picture of the mullet that Adam grew on the trip visit
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I have to take a break from the A to Z posts as I goofed when scheduling guests and forgot to reserve the month of April for A to Z posts. If I had my wits about me, I would have scheduled the guests on the day their name fit the alphabet letter, but I
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I am doing the Youth Drama Camp again this week, so I am gone from my office most of the time. Thank you Tracy Farr for allowing me to stea… er, borrow your work when I am desperate for a blog piece. Enjoy…. 5 Tips on Surviving Marriage Sadie and Reese are friends of mine
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