Hello again, thanks for stopping by. As I write this post I'm getting ready to do a Blog Talk Radio interview to promote Go Gently, the third book in the Cornwall Adventures. For no good reason, I always get nervous before an interview. It doesn't matter if it's face to face, over the phone or the internet. There's no good reason for it, I suppose. Left over angst from my 'fat kid' childhood maybe. I'm always thinking in the back of my mind about what people will think of what I'm wearing, or if they actually like the book, or are just being kind. Sometimes you wonder if the interviewer even read the book. But, then again, that's just my own inner critic rearing its head.
Even though outwardly it appears I have no trouble speaking to a crowd or facilitating an event, inside I'm triple thinking about what I should or shouldn't say or do. Silly, I know. It's like there is another person inside who takes over and just speaks naturally and comes up with concise and well thought out answers to questions. I used to teach riding lessons for a living, over 70 students a week. I always got a bit a stage fright, even though I loved what I was doing. The behaviors we learn in childhood never really leave us.
I recently released the third book in the Cornwall Adventures series. Go Gently is available from the publisher, Books We Love and major distributors everywhere. While I'm extremely proud of the books, it's almost like they are a separate entity from me and their success is somehow their own and not mine. Weird. It's okay to crow about the books, but I would never crow about me, tiny voices whisper my grandmother's words - "Don't be bragging, it's unbecoming of a young lady." "Quit thinking you're so smart or your head will get so big it won't fit through the door" Or my mother - "I can never find nice things for Nancy, she's just so big for her age. I can always finds such cute things for Wendy (my younger sister) She's so tiny and blonde."
I realize none of that actually defines me or indeed really has anything to do with me. It's their view of the world, not mine. But in times of stress, up they pop.
The funny thing is, I really do enjoy the interview once I arrive or it begins. I love talking about writing, the process, and the craft. The magic of putting words on paper that evoke a reaction and emotions from others. It is magic and I love it. When the interview is over, I'm always riding a bit of a high and wonder what the heck I was so nervous about beforehand. Giving interviews or readings is a great way to connect with people. A reader will often pick up a book and buy it if they feel a connection with the author. Reaching out to them through interviews is a great tool. With the internet today, you can instantly connect with readers on a worldwide scale. It boggles the imagination of a child of the 1950s, that's for sure.
Summer Solstice Sunset 2012
I know, I know, picture has nothing to do with content of my post, but I love the colours. It's taken from my back yard over the rolling prairie. Home of my heart.
Okay, the interview is over and it was fun. Now, if I could just remember NOT to say Ummm so many times. LOL
If you want to listen to the interview (and count the Umms LOL) click here
For more on the latest Cornwall Adventures book, Go Gently, please visit my author page at Books We Love. It is also available in ebook and print online and at bookstores everywhere. Thanks for visiting. See you next month on June 18th. Until then be safe and be happy.
Monday, May 18, 2015
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Casting Your Characters with Janet Lane Walters - Taurus
Her mother was a hired nanny and her father the Mellwood Bank. This is the way Taurus Laurel Richmond describes her family. After burning out as a nurse with an international health agency, she returns to Eastlake, the one place she where she felt connected. She studied nursing here and made a number of friends. Her one problem is her wealth. Soon she will receive a fortune. But money hasn’t given her the things she wants, a home, a family and love. Since a chance visit after summer camp with a friend made there, her idea of a man to love has been Alex Carter.
Alex Carter is a Scorpio, a single dad with a five year old son. He’s a general practitioner at Eastlake Community Hospital. While attracted to Laurel, he has one problem. His ex and now dead wife had a lot of money and little sense. Drugs and her fast friends were her life. She abandoned their son who cried for hours until his father returned. Alex has no love for women with money. Attraction or not he refuses to admit he’s falling for Laurel.
With the help of Alex’s son, Laurel sets out to prove to Alex she’s in town for the long haul and she will make the perfect wife and mother.
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As a child, Laurel Richmond was trapped in a car with her dead parents for hours. After losing them, Laurel's next of kin was a bank. Laurel hides her immense wealth, traveling internationally as a nurse, helping the sick. She decides to settle in Eastlake, a small community.
She once summered with her friend Megan, developing a huge crush on Megan's brother, Alex, who is now a divorced doctor raising his young son Johnny. Alex is leary of wealth because his rich ex-wife had no time for him or Johnny, but Johnny takes to Laurel right away.
The glimpses of a family life that Laurel experiences with Johnny and Alex leave her longing for her dreams to become reality. Can she get Alex to realize that money may bring power, but love offers peace?
Alex Carter is a Scorpio, a single dad with a five year old son. He’s a general practitioner at Eastlake Community Hospital. While attracted to Laurel, he has one problem. His ex and now dead wife had a lot of money and little sense. Drugs and her fast friends were her life. She abandoned their son who cried for hours until his father returned. Alex has no love for women with money. Attraction or not he refuses to admit he’s falling for Laurel.
With the help of Alex’s son, Laurel sets out to prove to Alex she’s in town for the long haul and she will make the perfect wife and mother.
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Janet Lane Walters has written a charming tale.
As a child, Laurel Richmond was trapped in a car with her dead parents for hours. After losing them, Laurel's next of kin was a bank. Laurel hides her immense wealth, traveling internationally as a nurse, helping the sick. She decides to settle in Eastlake, a small community.
She once summered with her friend Megan, developing a huge crush on Megan's brother, Alex, who is now a divorced doctor raising his young son Johnny. Alex is leary of wealth because his rich ex-wife had no time for him or Johnny, but Johnny takes to Laurel right away.
The glimpses of a family life that Laurel experiences with Johnny and Alex leave her longing for her dreams to become reality. Can she get Alex to realize that money may bring power, but love offers peace?
The Taurus Sun character - This is the inner self they may or may not show people. These are self-reliant people who are determined, persistent and cautions. They have a low tolerance for physical pain. Of a patient nature, they are willing to wait a long time for their plans to mature. Think of the hero or heroine who has loved someone forever and is plotting on how to get the object of his or her affections. While this person can seem gentle, do not make them angry. They become furious to the point of being headstrong and unyielding. They are also practical. They are lovers of art, music and literature. They can become healers.
Taurus Ascendant -- This is the face shown to the world. They come across as self-reliant, persistent and willing to work hard and long to see a project finished. When provoked they're like the bull when something is flapped in the face. Run, don't walk. This person possesses a magnetic quality that draws people to them and often has a calming effect on others. If they undertake a project they will finish it no matter what stands in their way. When angry they aim for the gut.
Moon in Taurus -- The emotional nature -- Cautious but affable. They are drawn to friendship and marriage. They are ambitions and want to excel. They can be acquisitive of friends and possessions. They are sympathetic and intuitive. The inclination for pleasure and luxury can be taken to the extreme.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Before the Magic Box by Roseanne Dowell
I was nine years old when our magic box arrived. We all gathered around
and watched the deliverymen bring it in. I’m not sure who was more excited, my parents
or us kids. Never one to sit still for very long, it was difficult to remain
patient while they lugged it in and hooked up some odd looking things they
called rabbit ears, and set them on top of the box.
“Everyone ready?" The men turned a knob and the little box lit up. Wavy lines flashed across the screen. They moved the rabbit ears this way and that way and suddenly a person appeared. They turned another knob and sound came out, just like in the movie theater only smaller. Way smaller. "Enjoy," the men said and left.
“Everyone ready?" The men turned a knob and the little box lit up. Wavy lines flashed across the screen. They moved the rabbit ears this way and that way and suddenly a person appeared. They turned another knob and sound came out, just like in the movie theater only smaller. Way smaller. "Enjoy," the men said and left.
My brothers, sisters, and I sat on
the floor in front of it and watched as the voices we’d heard on the radio now had faces. It was the greatest thing since applesauce. We all sat there mesmerized while the
characters moved across the nine inch square.
Before the magic box, we
always gathered in front of the radio and listened to stories played out by
actors. Life before the magic box was
more imaginative. On cold winter evenings, we listened to our favorite radio
programs, The Lone Ranger, Fibber McGee and Molly, and Jack Benny.
Our
summer days, we spent our time bike riding, playing hopscotch, tag, kick the
can, and oh yes, at twilight hide and seek and catching lightening bugs. We went
on picnics in the park almost every night, weather permitting. Back then we didn't own a grill, let alone a gas grill. No one we knew did. Families went to
parks to cook out. When my dad came home from work, Mom already had the picnic
basket packed. While he washed up, we kids loaded the car and before you knew
it, we were on our way to the park.
While
Mom and Dad unloaded the cooler and picnic basket, we kids gathered twigs for
kindling and larger dead branches for firewood. No, we didn't use charcoal back
then either. My dad crumpled up newspaper and layered twigs on top for kindling.
Once it caught, he added the larger firewood and we waited until it burned down
and was glowing just right to cook.
Occasionally my aunt, uncle, and cousins joined
us. Then a baseball game ensued. With eleven kids and four adults, it was quite
a game. I can still hear us on that dusty field screaming if we hit the ball,
or cheering someone on to run home, and yelling at someone in the outfield to
catch the ball.
Sometimes
we took a walk with my brothers up a long hill, to a place we called the
witches house. The house is still vivid in my mind, covered in thickets of
ivy, the yard overgrown with weeds and trees. It was probably abandoned, but as
kids that thought never entered our minds. Besides, my brothers told us it was
the witches house and our brothers never lied.
Did they?
We certainly didn't think so back then.
Did they?
We certainly didn't think so back then.
We walked up the hill closer and closer to the
house until someone’s imagination spooked us.
“Look there she is!” someone yelled. We raced down that hill, like the devil himself chased us.
“Look there she is!” someone yelled. We raced down that hill, like the devil himself chased us.
It
was a simpler time of life filled with memories of family togetherness. We
managed to live without all the new electronics. I’m sure modern day children
with their wide screen televisions, surround sound, cable or satellite dish,
VCRs, DVDs, computers and nintendos can’t imagine life without them.
What have they missed I wonder? Where are their imaginations? Can they even imagine television with only three channels and signed off at midnight. Can they comprehend life without MTV, twenty-four hour programming and hundreds of channels. Has progress squashed the minds of our young people?
Probably not, now they have to figure out how to combat the evil doer on their x -box. They are a different breed of children. Their lives, unlike ours, are involved in technical things.
I
think back to memories of days before the magic box came along like a thief in
the night and stole family life, and progress created individuals instead of
unity. I think back to a time when we gathered
on the floor in front of the radio and played games. While we listened to our
favorite programs, our imaginations played out the scenes in our minds. I
remember many evenings spent in front of that radio listening to the Cleveland
Indians in the 1954 World Series.
Ah,
yes, I enjoy the memories of a simpler time. Before the magic box, when fun,
love, and imagination abounded.
Strange, realistic visions and dreams invade Rebecca Brennan’s mind. When she experiences someone’s pain, she’s determined to find out who shares her mind. Her search leads to a small town filled with
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My love of writing began as a teenager, but only recently pursued it seriously. With encouragement from fellow book-club members, NEORWA and my husband, I began writing and submitting my work.
Although Satin Sheets was my first published novel, I have over forty articles and stories published in magazines such as Good Old Days, Nostalgia, and Ohio Writer along with several online publications.
Besides teaching three writing courses for Long Story School of Writing, I taught a writing course at Cuyahoga Community College.
In my spare time, I enjoys spending time with my six children, fourteen grandchildren and great grandchildren. My hobbies include ceramics, knitting, quilting, and jewelry making. But after my family, my first love is writing. I reside with my husband of forty-eight years in Northeast Ohio. You can visit my website at: http://www.roseannedowell.com
Friday, May 15, 2015
Black and White and Shifters all over ... by Michelle Lee
Hello all! Michelle Lee - back again with some advice for authors who are writing outside of their knowledge set.
What is it you might ask? It's really very simple ...
And it will make your life so much easier in the end run ...
And keep those 'troll' reviewers from having something to tear you apart about ...
Ready for it? Here I go ... it's a wonderful things called FACT CHECK.
That's right! Check facts before you use them. Simple right?
If you are writing a historical - you fact check.
If you are not in law enforcement, and you want to write a suspense story - you fact check.
Right? Right - I know you do your due diligence and the absolute best you can.
Yet sometimes common misconceptions still slip in anyways. Right? Come one, we know they do. I think part of the reasons why so many slip by us, to grind on other people's nerves, is that we have so very many misconceptions in our common culture. Especially when it comes to certain topics.
Now what got me going on my pet peeve tangent here? Well - despite the whole knowing you need to fact check when it comes to historicals, and suspense, and all the other various genres - a lot of writers seem to miss the concept when it comes to the basics of biology and, gee, science. Why? Probably because of an honest belief they have a handle on it.
As a biologist however - they jump out at me and can truly ruin a good story. Today I am going to focus on the big cats. Why? Because of some of the shifter stories I have read recently (which is what resulted in this post).
Here's the first one ...
There is no such thing as a species called a black panther. It is instead a collective term for a big cat with a genetic caused melanistic (or pigment coloration of black) cat. (This is not however what causes black household cats - I am talking only of the big cats).
So what is the correct term? Well there are two ...
A Black Leopard and a Black Jaguar - depending upon which species of cat you are referring to.
Let's start with a black leopard.
Now for the black jaguar.
So how to tell them apart?
Well in their normal coloration, it is easiest by comparing their size, facial structure and their spot patterns. Jaguars are a little stockier than leopards, Their faces are fuller, but have a more streamlined jaw.
A common misconception with the black leopards and jaguars is that they lacks spots. But it you look closely, you can still see them. Just like their normal colored counterparts, their spots are also different - even though both have rosettes. With a jaguar, there is an additional black spot in the middle of the rosette that is lacking in the leopard spots.
Here are a couple of info-graphics for comparison.
Here's a chart with a Cheetah's spots for comparison.
Now for my second big cat misconceptions ...
A white tiger is not the same as an albino tiger.
There is a normal pigmentation to tiger, resulting in a orange-brown color or cinnamon with a black strip pattern. Then there is a mutation that results in the lack of the orange-brown-cinnamon pigment, while the stripes of black are still present. This results in a white tiger or in some cases a snow-white tiger, and it is only found in the Bengal species of tiger.
An albino tiger is one who lacks all melanin, resulting in a lack of pigmentation. Quick way to tell? Presence of black stripes and those gorgeous blue eyes. Albino tigers have no pigment at all - so they lack stripes and their eyes are red or pink.
This is a goo side-by-side composite image. First is the normal pigmentation, then the white tiger, and finally an albino tiger.
The same is true for lions. They can have a normal coloration, a 'blond' coloration, or be albino. The blond-white does not mean albino.
What about a black tiger or lion?
So far, there have been no reputable reports of black lions. There is one photoshopped image that keep floating around. But when you consider the habitat of the lion, it makes sense that if there was a gene for melanism, it would quickly be selected against. So while at this time it is considered to be possible, it has not been documented by a reputable source.
As for black tigers ... that is the results of a pseudo-melanistism, where the black stripes are so close together, they appear to be melanistic, but are in fact, not. They have the normal orange-brown or cinnamon pigments, it is just expressed in small bands.
Well that conclused today's pet peeve and science lesson. So what is the take home? Simply put - just because it is part out our common culture does not mean it is correct. So due your due diligence and fact check - even if you think you understand it.
~ Michelle
If you enjoyed this post, you might also enjoy this Bio. Fun Fact filled post ...
And it will make your life so much easier in the end run ...
And keep those 'troll' reviewers from having something to tear you apart about ...
Ready for it? Here I go ... it's a wonderful things called FACT CHECK.
That's right! Check facts before you use them. Simple right?
If you are writing a historical - you fact check.
If you are not in law enforcement, and you want to write a suspense story - you fact check.
Right? Right - I know you do your due diligence and the absolute best you can.
Yet sometimes common misconceptions still slip in anyways. Right? Come one, we know they do. I think part of the reasons why so many slip by us, to grind on other people's nerves, is that we have so very many misconceptions in our common culture. Especially when it comes to certain topics.
Now what got me going on my pet peeve tangent here? Well - despite the whole knowing you need to fact check when it comes to historicals, and suspense, and all the other various genres - a lot of writers seem to miss the concept when it comes to the basics of biology and, gee, science. Why? Probably because of an honest belief they have a handle on it.
As a biologist however - they jump out at me and can truly ruin a good story. Today I am going to focus on the big cats. Why? Because of some of the shifter stories I have read recently (which is what resulted in this post).
Here's the first one ...
Black Panthers
There is no such thing as a species called a black panther. It is instead a collective term for a big cat with a genetic caused melanistic (or pigment coloration of black) cat. (This is not however what causes black household cats - I am talking only of the big cats).
So what is the correct term? Well there are two ...
A Black Leopard and a Black Jaguar - depending upon which species of cat you are referring to.
Let's start with a black leopard.
Now for the black jaguar.
So how to tell them apart?
Well in their normal coloration, it is easiest by comparing their size, facial structure and their spot patterns. Jaguars are a little stockier than leopards, Their faces are fuller, but have a more streamlined jaw.
A common misconception with the black leopards and jaguars is that they lacks spots. But it you look closely, you can still see them. Just like their normal colored counterparts, their spots are also different - even though both have rosettes. With a jaguar, there is an additional black spot in the middle of the rosette that is lacking in the leopard spots.
Here are a couple of info-graphics for comparison.
Here's a chart with a Cheetah's spots for comparison.
So if you are going to write about one of the big cats that has a black coat - pick one! Jaguar or Leopard.
White v Albino
A white tiger is not the same as an albino tiger.
There is a normal pigmentation to tiger, resulting in a orange-brown color or cinnamon with a black strip pattern. Then there is a mutation that results in the lack of the orange-brown-cinnamon pigment, while the stripes of black are still present. This results in a white tiger or in some cases a snow-white tiger, and it is only found in the Bengal species of tiger.
An albino tiger is one who lacks all melanin, resulting in a lack of pigmentation. Quick way to tell? Presence of black stripes and those gorgeous blue eyes. Albino tigers have no pigment at all - so they lack stripes and their eyes are red or pink.
This is a goo side-by-side composite image. First is the normal pigmentation, then the white tiger, and finally an albino tiger.
Pictured here is a normal colored lioness and a white/blond lioness. Notice the eye color and hints of pigmentation, especially in the ears - not an albino.
What about a black tiger or lion?
So far, there have been no reputable reports of black lions. There is one photoshopped image that keep floating around. But when you consider the habitat of the lion, it makes sense that if there was a gene for melanism, it would quickly be selected against. So while at this time it is considered to be possible, it has not been documented by a reputable source.
As for black tigers ... that is the results of a pseudo-melanistism, where the black stripes are so close together, they appear to be melanistic, but are in fact, not. They have the normal orange-brown or cinnamon pigments, it is just expressed in small bands.
Well that conclused today's pet peeve and science lesson. So what is the take home? Simply put - just because it is part out our common culture does not mean it is correct. So due your due diligence and fact check - even if you think you understand it.
~ Michelle
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Born to ride on the back of dragons, to journey among the stars in a ship traveling faster than light, or to dance the night away in the arms of a mysterious vampire, Michelle Houston willingly shares the worlds in her mind in an effort to bring them to life.
Writing everything from short and sweet stories, to hot and spicy tales of kink, from contemporary tales of romance to erotic romances featuring Greek Gods, vampires and were-creatures, she has crossed sexualities and has gone wherever her mental muse has guided her. A journey she has never regretted.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Something has been missing from my life…by Sheila Claydon
Something has been missing from my life for a long time but I haven’t been able to figure out what it is. Now I know. I’d lost my writing companion.
Anyone who has visited my website at www.sheilaclaydon.com will know that I lost my beloved dog Newton nearly 3 years ago. It was very sudden and he was far too young, and after the heartbreak was over we agreed no more dogs. Why? Well we have friends and family who we visit in Australia, Canada and America, and we also like to travel abroad with our friends, so having a dog is impractical. Obviously. We are also getting older which means that having a puppy is impractical. Obviously. So if we ever think about getting another dog (which we are not going to do) it will have to be an adult who is already house-trained and well away from its teenage years. Obviously.
That was last month’s conversation. This month we welcomed Elfie to our home. She’s eight weeks old, cries when we put her to bed, and has to be taken outside a dozen times a day. Totally impractical. Obviously.
After only 4 days, however, the gap in my life has closed. Elfie is already a constant companion who likes nothing better than to lie on a blanket at my feet while I’m writing just as long as I give her some attention when I take a break. Soon we’ll be able to go walking together too, to explore all the places Newton loved so much. Places that have featured in some of my books.
In wind and rain, as well as in sunshine, the wild beach, the woods and the sand hills will become part of my daily life again. I’ll no longer be the fair weather walker I’ve become in recent years. Walking with Elfie will inspire new books too. I have my writing companion again.
The books inspired by my walks with Newton can be found at amazon.com/author/sheilaclaydon and Mending Jodie’s Heart (Book I of the When Hearts Meet trilogy) is set amongst the sand hills and woods that we walked together.
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It turns out they’re wrong. The children they thought they were protecting need to be set free. It’s Jodie and Marcus who have the problem; but can two broken hearts make one whole one? The battle lines that were set when they first met have long since been breached but the war won’t be over until Jodie learns how to trust again, and until Marcus allows himself to believe in his son.
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Monday, May 11, 2015
Things My Mother Never Taught Me by Roseanne Dowell
My mother never taught me about the
thrill of a first kiss or the hurt of that first breakup. She never told me
about the love between a man and a woman and the joy of standing at the altar
vowing before God, family and friends to love him forever.
My mother never taught me about the
emotions of holding my newborn child in my arms for the first time, or the feeling of
responsibility for their lives. She never told me about the overwhelming sense of awe I'd feel knowing that this child came from within me. That I created the life, nourished it for nine long months, and now had to nourish and care for it
in the real world. She never taught me I'd feel this amazing sense of awe with each child.
My mother never taught me the
feeling of swelled pride at watching my children take their first steps or hearing
her first words.
She never taught me about the
combination of pain and pride I would feel as I watched my children waltz off
to school looking so grown up and yet so young. So independent. She never told
me how I’d feel when they came home and said “But Miss so and so said it was
better to do it this way.” and the realization that I was no longer the sole
influence in their life.
My mother never taught me about the
fear of having a child in the hospital undergoing tests by a neurologist after
a normal eye exam discovered a problem or sitting in an emergency room while
your child undergoes an emergency appendectomy. She never told me how difficult
it would be to watch your child suffer through typical childhood illnesses, stitches
or broken bones.
She never taught me about the fear
of letting your child go down the street to play or crossing the street for the
first time by themselves.
My mother never taught me about
dealing with my daughter’s first crush and heartbreak and lost love. She never
told me how hard it would be to watch my children struggle to get good grades
or make the team or try to fit in.
She never taught me about the pride
of watching my child march down the auditorium to receive their diploma or
hearing about their first job. My mother never told me of the deep fear I’d
experience when they learned to drive or getting that phone call that told you
they had an accident.
My mother never taught me of the
excitement of their engagement and the trials of planning a wedding. She never
told me of the happiness and pride I’d feel watching them walk down the aisle
to stand beside the one they would vow to spend their life with or the worry
that this child was now totally independent of you.
She never taught me of the sense of
wonder I’d feel holding my newborn grandchildren for the first time.
She never explained that these
feelings of worry and concern never go away when my children grew up. My mother
didn't tell me the worries would only strengthen as my children married and had
children of their own. That I’d have more to love and worry about.
She never told me was how it feels
to be a mother. She never told me about
the joy, pain, and overwhelming awe of being a mother and grandmother. I now
know why my mother never taught me these things. Because these thing have to be experienced to
understand the wonderful sense of being a mother.
But the biggest thing my mother
never taught me was how I’d feel when she was no longer here to talk with, to
share my feelings with after she passed from this world. She never taught me
how to deal with the sense of loss at losing a loved one or the pain deep
within that I would carry through the rest of my days. She never told me how
much I’d miss her.
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Forced to stay in a nursing home while undergoing therapy, seventy-two year old, Mike Powell refuses to get out of bed, won't cooperate with the nurses, and won’t take his medicine. At least not until he meets Elsa. The tiny, spunky little Elsa sparks new life into him.
Seventy year old, Elsa -left in the home while her son takes a family vacation - joins forces with Mike, setting the home on its heels, and later discovers deception and fraud. Can they find happiness together?
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Forced to stay in a nursing home while undergoing therapy, seventy-two year old, Mike Powell refuses to get out of bed, won't cooperate with the nurses, and won’t take his medicine. At least not until he meets Elsa. The tiny, spunky little Elsa sparks new life into him.
Seventy year old, Elsa -left in the home while her son takes a family vacation - joins forces with Mike, setting the home on its heels, and later discovers deception and fraud. Can they find happiness together?
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My love of writing began as a teenager, but only recently pursued it seriously. With encouragement from fellow book-club members, NEORWA and my husband, I began writing and submitting my work.
Although Satin Sheets was my first published novel, I have over forty articles and stories published in magazines such as Good Old Days, Nostalgia, and Ohio Writer along with several online publications.
Besides teaching three writing courses for Long Story School of Writing, I taught a writing course at Cuyahoga Community College.
In my spare time, I enjoys spending time with my six children, fourteen grandchildren and great grandchildren. My hobbies include ceramics, knitting, quilting, and jewelry making. But after my family, my first love is writing. I reside with my husband of forty-eight years in Northeast Ohio. You can visit my website at: http://www.roseannedowell.com
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Magical Birthday Wishes by Cheryl Wright
I recently discovered a new technique for colouring backgrounds. It's very quick and easy, and is done using shaving brushes!
To try this technique, I went to my local $2 shop and bought a couple of brushes. The above card was my first attempt, and as you can see, the pink came out a little streaky. I have since come to discover you need a very light hand when doing this technique. Subsequent cards were much better.
This was an extremely quick and simple card to make, and after this one, I ended up making four more. All five will be going to Combat Cards in the very near future.
This card uses the following stamps:
Greeting: Gina K Designs (from a very old set)
Stars: Star Cluster by Lavinia Stamps
Main image: Mushrooms from Stamp-It Australia
I hope you've enjoyed this card. Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time!
Links:
My website: www.cheryl-wright.com
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Multi-published author, Cheryl Wright, former secretary, debt collector, account manager, writing instructor, and shopping tour hostess, loves reading. She writes romantic suspense, contemporary romance, and the occasional comedy.
She lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is married with two adult children and has six grandchildren. When she’s not writing, she can be found in her craft room making greeting cards.
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