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A new, forced rhythm to the week
Lately, with multiple Church programs, this blog, and a day job during the week, I’ve been forced more than usual to set aside Friday night through Sunday for my writing (at the moment, revising book two of my trilogy), without much writing at all the rest of the week. In one way that’s not a…
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What I love about being bilingual
I’m so grateful to be fluent in Spanish. Here are some of my favorite things about being bilingual I don’t regret leaving my doctoral program in Spanish lit in 2013 at all, but I am also grateful for the opportunities, knowledge, and experiences that being bilingual has opened to me. Are you bilingual? What language…
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The truth of fiction is deeper than “fact”
Fiction uses stories that aren’t factually or historically true to teach us deep, eternal, lasting truths about the world and human nature. This is why fiction is so powerful, so meaningful, and so necessary to human life. History and historical fact are also, of course, critical, and must be recognized for what they are. History,…
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What a GREAT first person narrator (in fiction) always has . . .
What does a great first person narrator in fiction always have? There may be a small number of exceptions to this, but in general, the answer is: AN AGENDA. The great first person narrators have an agenda. They have a good reason to be telling their story, that agenda will influence what they tell and…
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Sunday Reflection: on humility
The psalm at Mass today is one of my favorites. I have the Grail translation of it memorized thanks to the Divine Office: O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor haughty my eyes. I have not gone after things too great, nor marvels beyond me. Truly I have set my soul in silence in…
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My authorpreneur/ small business goals for November
Big goals for November here! We’ll see how they go. I’m hoping to: This is a lot. But it’s going to be great! Wish me luck!
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Flashback Friday-the awful soap opera of my first novel
I’m thinking today of my first book, which is so bad I have never even considered publishing it after writing my Herezoth trilogy. It’s a complete melodrama, which, granted, was the point. It’s basically a clean soap opera–not much of an audience for that, and that’s the best way to describe it. It’s also poorly…
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Thankful Thursday: thankful for my new editor
There are so many reasons I am grateful for my new editor, after my old editor was unable to take on further projects. I was so bummed when I realized I wouldn’t be able to work with my first editor again. Things turned out as well as they possibly could after finding myself in that…
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