My Daily Nature WalkAbout three months ago, I had a full knee replacement (including a repair to my knee cap). After the first month, as part of my physical therapy, I was to walk 30 minutes a day. In Texas, that means early morning before it gets to...
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A Story's Fatal FlawI recently completed a story and very proudly sent it off to some Beta readers (people who read and provide comments on a story's content). One wrote back, "your main character does something really stupid and spoils the whole thi...
A Story's Fatal FlawI recently completed a story and very proudly sent it off to some Beta readers (people who read and provide comments on a story's content). One wrote back, "your main character does something really stupid and spoils the whole thi...
What's in a Name?According to Shakespeare, it would still smell as sweet. Names carry weight—more than we sometimes realize. They shape how readers connect, remember, and return to a character. Would Sherlock Holmes have captured readers' imagination...
What's in a Name?According to Shakespeare, it would still smell as sweet. Names carry weight—more than we sometimes realize. They shape how readers connect, remember, and return to a character. Would Sherlock Holmes have captured readers' imagination...
Every great detective must face a first true test. For Sherlock Holmes, it came close to home.Beginning March 19, the ebook of The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife, Case One of The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes, will be offered...
Another Splash of Déjà VuI've mentioned in the past that I experienced a déjà vu moment when I recognized my current water aerobics instructor's Russian accent. Immediately, I was back in Russia, splashing about with another water aerobics instructor...
Another Splash of Déjà VuI've mentioned in the past that I experienced a déjà vu moment when I recognized my current water aerobics instructor's Russian accent. Immediately, I was back in Russia, splashing about with another water aerobics instructor...
