Here’s a little test on your knowledge of scientific formulas. What is the ratio of an igloo’s circumference and its diameter? Come on, make a guess. I’ll give the Answer below. But first, the hogs. I was driving home from the … Continue reading
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On Finishing a Book
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Eileen Obser is a writer and editor and has been teaching creative writing in New York for over 20 years. She is a graduate of the MFA program in Creative Writing and Literature at Stony Brook University Southampton. Her stories … Continue reading
Are You a Scaredy Cat?
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Today’s guest is K. Dawn Byrd, a prolific and talented writer who said she writes for the pure joy of putting words on paper. At one point she told me she wrote in marathon sessions, finishing a book in 30 days. … Continue reading
The Funny Thing about Murder
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After earning a degree to teach Spanish, D.R. Ransdell moved to Durango, Mexico. Her favorite Saturday nights were spent at house parties where guests fought over the guitar. When she returned to the U.S. five years later, she was so … Continue reading
Cats Give Way to WWII
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Today’s guest is Elaine Faber, the California writer who generally has a cat as the chief sleuth. She departs from that to bring us a story centered around World War II in her latest novel, Mrs. Odboddy – Hometown Patriot. (Of … Continue reading
Which Baby Do I Love Best?
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Today’s guest blogger is Linda Glaz. Linda is that lovely combination of a writer and an agent. She is an agent with the Hartline Agency and has nine books in print. Her latest, Fear Is Louder Than Words was released just last … Continue reading
Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg
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Holland, or The Netherlands, was guaranteed a slot on our trip. Here is a country that had to literally claim their land from the sea. No, not all of it, but keeping the sea at bay (only a tiny pun) … Continue reading
What’s It Like To Be a First Time Published Author
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A.H. (Augie) Scott has been a writer all of her life. In grade school she rewrote Charlotte Bronte’s, Wuthering Heights and Shakespeare’s, The Taming of the Shrewd, for classmates to perform in a play. Writing has always been her passion. Currently … Continue reading
What happens to professional athletes after they retire?
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Today, Canadian Kate Preston talks about how her first novel, A vintage Year, came about. She explores the life of a professional tennis player a few years after he retires. She also reveals a lot about growing grapes and the … Continue reading
Emergency Room in Sweden
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We left Oslo, Norway and were quickly into Sweden. We traveled about 175 miles over good roads and through a pretty countryside. That took us to Karlskoga, a lovely town on one of Sweden’s largest lakes (and I do not … Continue reading