Tag: writing

Some advice from a fellow author

This week, I had the privilege of meeting and interviewing local author Lyn McConchie. She not only understands the media and gave me some great material, she also gave me some great advice. Those who’ve known me a long time know I sometimes doubt myself. I guess I’ve been a...
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We’re all in this together

As part of my job, I recently interviewed a couple of writers. With one, he gave me a tip which I researched and decided to use for myself. The second writer, I was able to pass on that same tip and offer some tips of my own. The way...
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Learning and Improving

I published my first novel in 2014. This was after about 17 years of writing feverishly for a few months, then putting it aside and tabling it until the next time I was inspired. I’ve been writing since I was a teenager. While much of the work I wrote...
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The Importance of Research

My new project is a historical novel. It’s intended to be the first in a five-book series. It’s set in 1951 and will incorporate some of the histories of the area I grew up in.  As a teenager, I found I enjoyed studying history. I was fascinated by not...
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