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A Moment of Insanity…
So, I’ve mentioned my trilogy before very briefly. However, I haven’t really put up much about my writing process or any of that. I frankly think that I may bore you if I do that. However, I thought that I would share my insanity for a moment. The trilogy may turn into 7 books. Yep, you read that right. Personally, I think I may have lost my mind. For many years I was a part of a group online called OWWW and it was amazing. Then, I didn’t have enough time to keep up with everyone’s writing because I was teaching. They cut me some slack because I was an…
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Frank McCourt
So, I have officially moved and I get online to check all my writerly blogs to find that a man whom I have admired for a number of years has died. Frank McCourt died on 19 July 2009. He was 78 years old. Though his most famous book was Angela’s Ashes he also wrote many others. My introduction to the man was through the book Teacher Man. McCourt wrote about what he knew. He wrote about his family life and his time in New York and he did it all with panache. Often, I don’t like memoirs. I find them sappy and overwritten the way I often find romance novels…
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Something you may not know…
I am decidedly a nerd. I am quite content with this because I have been told that I am a nerd in so many different ways that it basically means that I’m cool because I know so many random facts. I have been told this by many different people. I somewhat disagree with the “cool” part because I am quite content being a somewhat nerdy person who is just happy being artistic and a little weird. However, one of my many fascinations is crime shows. As you know, another one is writing. This being said, I adore the new show Castle. It’s about a mystery writer who pairs up with…