Note: This photo is from Pixabay, but I love goats. Or the idea of goats. A melancholy resistance hits me every time I finish and publish a book. I try to prepare by praying and promising myself, “This time, it will be different.” I let new ideas into my writing dreams and place them before the Lord. As soon as…
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Hello! I hope you have a few minutes to check out this blog post, which is also my newsletter. #AmWriting It’s slowly settling in: The Northern Lights series is complete. No more Olivia. Or (big gulp) Lucy. Or our sweet Gertrude Rose. No more stopping by The Baked & Brewed. My first response was a giddy little rise of happiness…
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No Longer Incognito – Fast Fiction by Joy DeKok Hello! My name is Simone. I own Cups & Cupcakes at 2511 Main in Uffdah, MN. I lease the first floor of a large, beautiful old home owned by Octavia June Baldwin. It’s my honor to introduce you to her. She’s on her way down the curved walnut staircase now….
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Beyond the Lies – An Excerpt Prologue McKenna looked perfect, standing on Mickey’s front porch. When I peeked out my studio window, his eyes and smile gripped me in a way I’d never known before. I waited in the shadows until he knocked on the front door, gently enough that the pitted beveled glass didn’t rattle. He was picking me…
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Blue jays seem to like to argue although they sing a beautiful courtship song. The rest of the time they verbally spar with others like them and other kinds of birds and are often the ones to initiate. They will caw at the squirrels, who are more than willing to offer a verbal response right back at them. Jays often…
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Author’s Note: After my discouraging health update the other day, I realized you might like a writing update. Here it is. It’s slowly settling in: The Northern Lights series is complete. No more Olivia. Or (big gulp) Lucy. Or our sweet Gertrude Rose. No more stopping by The Baked & Brewed. My first response was a giddy little rise of…
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It was the summer of 1987. I was introduced to Amelia Bedelia books, The Mississippi Squirrel Revival (on a cassette, sung by Ray Stevens, and played by Amy’s husband Steve), Michigan blueberries (the best!), and shopping in copper country.
I Should Be Writing – A Writing Life Essay – by Joy DeKok Sometimes, when I’m out having fun with Jon, our families, or friends, I think to myself, “I should be writing.” And in a way that might not be fair to these people I love, I am. Thoughts are zigging and zagging through my mind . . ….
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Some lessons are worth the wait.
Amy Tan spoke about writing to an idea and ending up in a corner in a room with no place for the story to go.