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A Love Like That
The love story of Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe told through the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery is one of my all-time favorites. Gilbert's steadfast affection and then sacrificial love for Anne is a beautiful thing in both it's simplicity and faith. Sure he has his weak moments, but overall the … Continue reading A Love Like That
Query Quest: Feedback Anyone?
If you're a regular reader then you've noticed I have been silent for weeks. I spelunked (that's a word isn't it?) deep into the editing cave and only just emerged. I've got two manuscripts that are currently in revisions, one - The Broken Trail - about to emerge ready to query. So that means it's time … Continue reading Query Quest: Feedback Anyone?
PitchWars Mentee Bio 2015
Howdy! Thanks for checking out my bio. If you're a regular and are wondering what the heck this is, check out PitchWars, a writing contest started by the very talented Brenda Drake. If you're a mentor stopping by, thank you! I really appreciate that you're taking the time to do this and that you're considering working … Continue reading PitchWars Mentee Bio 2015
The Call of the Wild
Where I grew up the natural world had only just been tamed; it still had its wild side. I spent my childhood weaving in and out of forests, tromping through marshy rivers and boggy backyards with a troupe of neighborhood kids. The woods were full of ferny kingdoms and gigantic rocks left behind by glaciers … Continue reading The Call of the Wild
‘The Overselling Of Self-Publishing’: New Perspective
Enlightening post on the rush to self-publish. By Porter Anderson
In the Query Trenches
So... where have I been you ask? Working. The day job heated up just about the same time I finally had BITTERSWEET ready to submit to agents. In between meetings, crunching data, and what felt like endless spreadsheets I was polishing up my query and submitting my latest book to potential agents. How's it going? … Continue reading In the Query Trenches
NEWS FLASH! – Retiring Cinema Owner To Give Away The Place + $20,000!
A great opportunity for someone with write stuff. - see what I did there?
Essex Salt Marsh Panorama
The beautiful place I live in…
Still frozen, the Essex Salt Marsh panorama was taken yesterday.
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As we were talking about salt marshes on a recent podcast, the following is information provided by the Massachusetts Bays Program:
The Essex Salt Marsh is part of the 17,000 acre Great Marsh that extends from Cape Ann into New Hampshire. Salt marshes are found in coastal areas. These unique ecosystems are formed within protective estuaries and support numerous plants and animals. Salt marshes are among the most productive lands on earth, outcompeting even the best-managed farms. Two-thirds of all marine fish and shellfish depend on salt marshes during some portion of their lives.
Salt marshes are divided into two general vegetation zones. The Low Marsh is flooded twice daily by the incoming tide and is dominated by Spartina alternifolia (low salt marsh grass). The High Marsh is flooded sporadically and is dominated by Spartina patens (high salt marsh…
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Here Be Dragons: Twitter’s Stormy Seas
Hands down the most helpful information I have sourced on publishing and even creative writing itself has been through Twitter. I opened an account years ago just to check it out and then ignored it for a good five years because my life got really complicated. In a six month stretch I had a … Continue reading Here Be Dragons: Twitter’s Stormy Seas
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