Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim I awakened in the middle of the night, my cheeks wet with tears. I wiped away the tears and felt the crushing weight of grief. The grief was, however not mine but Nikki’s. Ah Nikki, so that’s her name! I had toyed with other names but last [...]
Winner in Book Giveaway!
October 30, 2008 By 20 Comments
I was so excited about Lillie Ammann’s book giveaway that I came up with the bright idea of videotaping the drawing. So, two afternoons ago, I bravely taped the drawing and then went off to visit my Dad in the hospital. I reviewed it the next day and immediately hated it! I cringed as I [...]
Keeping Your Head In a Mad, Mad World
October 28, 2008 By 12 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday, as I took a break from work to gaze out the window the line of Rudyard Kipling‘s poem, If ran through my mind: “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs..” Lately, my thoughts often turn to words of the past. Unlike so much of our [...]
Write a Novel in Six Months … or Thirty Days
October 27, 2008 By 41 Comments
Guest Post by Lillie Ammann November is almost here, and many of you are gearing up to write a 50,000 word novel during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I’ve never participated in NaNoWriMo, and I’ve never written a novel in thirty days. However, I wrote an 85,000 word romantic mystery novel in six months, writing [...]
Come on Big Head, Let’s Roll!
October 24, 2008 By 12 Comments
Image by oxfam international via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim Earlier this week, I watched the TV Show, Private Practice. I was struck by one particular scene in which two characters, Dr. Cooper Freedman and Dr. Charlotte King were discussing a case. The two are dating and below is the transcribed excerpt (Please note [...]
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