Expansive horizons call forth clouds and creativity. Source: Michelle Rau Author News
July 2016 Author News – Big Sky, Big Ideas
Go to seed. Make something grow.
What my great-aunt Llewella's vintage typewriter wrote when I set it up.
Something in the Water
"Something in the Water" is a one-act play that tells the story of Jeff and Melissa, who bond over their shared enthusiasm for kayaking.
Novel timeline tool in Microsoft Excel
An Excel spreadsheet that can track multiple timelines running concurrently.
Selected plotting and planning techniques from Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: How to Knock ‘Em Dead with Style by Hallie Ephron
In May 2016, I gave a short presentation on plotting and planning techniques from Hallie Ephron's book Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: How to Knock ‘Em Dead with Style at the monthly Power of the Pen Meetup in Vancouver, Washington. The techniques we discussed were A "blueprint" for planning a mystery novel The shape... Continue Reading →
Protected: Beta readers: Fit, Fudge, Fine v1
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Corporate compost
In my enthusiasm to fill up the compost bin a friend gave me, I wondered what else I could throw in: I had an abundance of green biomass, but was running out of browns. Dryer lint, fingernail clippings, cotton fabric, what else? Ah, paper. I had that in abundance too. I turned my attention to... Continue Reading →
A writer’s web searches. Don’t judge me.
Nose hair clipper?
“Numerous damaging behaviors”
You don't get a body like mine overnight.
Meaningful memes
I could spend endless hours creating memes using my favorite tools, which include Canva, PicMonkey and Pixlr Express. I find things that inspire me, and share them in the hope that they'll inspire others. Maybe one of them will hit the big time and go viral some day. Here are a few I've created.   Â
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