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Story Weekend: Déjà vu
This week’s topic is déjà vu, a feeling that you have seen or heard something before experiencing it for the first time. Share your story about a time that you experienced déjà vu. If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Remodeling Gone Wrong (and a Giveaway!)
Story Weekend is back, and to celebrate, let’s have a giveaway! I’ve been madly working on next year’s book which has sapped all my time, but I’ve missed hearing your stories, so here goes. This week’s topic is Remodeling Gone Wrong. I’d love to hear your Remodeling Gone Wrong story. I’ll use a random number generator to pick…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Kissing
I’m watching one of my favorite movies, Love Actually. So wonderful. And a lot of kissing, thus our topic for the weekend. Go for it! If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it.…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Close Calls (and a Giveaway!)
After a few week break for family emergencies (all is well) and too much work (and play), Story Weekend is back! As a matter of fact, I think we should do a giveaway to celebrate our return. How about an Advance Reading Copy of The Silent Sister, which won’t be out until the fall? On…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Sunglasses
I’ll kick off this weekend’s topic with my own sunglasses story. If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it. Thanks to all of you who’ve contributed. As always, there are a few “rules”: ▪ …
Read MoreStory Weekend: Cats
What’s your cat story? I know you’ve got one! If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it. Thanks to all of you who’ve contributed. As always, there are a few “rules”: ▪ The story…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Runaway
I have many tales that fit this weekend’s theme! Like the time my best friend and I ran away . . . to my screened porch, with my parents’ permission. Or the runaway kids I worked with in San Diego. But I’ll start off the comments with a different kind of runaway story that happened…
Read MoreMid-Week Questions from my Readers
This week’s questions are taken directly from my Facebook readers. Here we go! Q. Do you ever watch TV and if so what’s your favorite show? A. Unless I’m on deadline, I watch either TV or a movie nearly every night I’m home, but I’m pretty picky about what I watch. I love a great…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Banks
I love picking weird topics for Story Weekend because I never know what interesting stories those topics will elicit in my readers. I’ll start it off with my own comment this time and then I hope you’ll join in. If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share…
Read MoreMidweek Questions from My Readers
Every once in a while I like to answer some of the questions you’ve sent me. Some are related to writing, some are more personal, and my goal in these posts is to answer two of each. (Almost) anything goes, so feel free to add new questions with your comments and I’ll try to answer…
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