A miscellany of thoughts about dogs, cats, writing, life in the Ozarks, & occasional book reviews
When I travel, I'm often asked "What's it like to live in the Ozarks?" Borrowing a Native American phrase I like to say that to live among these hills is to "walk in beauty." You needn't take my word for it, though. Here's a slideshow of photographs taken by Arkansas photographer David Dedman: These photographs capture the beauty of our …
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I’ve been tagged! Tagged, that is, to participate in a blog hop for writers. My thanks to C. A. Newsome and Corrie Fischer for inviting me to play along! Every Monday authors blog about their own writing process, using a standard format and answering the same questions. This is definitely a multi-genre hop; I’ve seen mystery, paranormal, young adult, …
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Researching my new book Deadly Ties turned out to be a lot of fun---and a bit more exciting than I expected! I knew I needed some extensive research in order to create the story I wanted to write. That desire led me out into the woods and deep into caves on the trail of Ozark …
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