Blog Sabatical |
I'm going to be taking a sabatical from my blogs.Thanks for reading. I hope to be posting again soon.Fran
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:35:00 GMT |
Do an Interview |
Great characters are the foundation of any compelling story.Readers don't care about wimps. They want strong heroes and powerful villains. We writers owe readers what they crave in characters.Beginn...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:33:00 GMT |
Ground Hogs and Valentines |
Things taking up my time in my daily life have prompted me to miss February's landmark days in one way or another.I don't know whether the ground hog saw his shadow or not a couple of weeks ago, but i...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:14:00 GMT |
Titles |
Our society deals in labels. Teachers label students as gifted, average and remedial. (Gees, I hate that.) Coaches label team members by positions they'll do best at: center, forward, tackle, quar...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:35:00 GMT |
Writing Exercises for Everyone |
Happy New Year, EveryoneAre you a writer? Have you always wanted to be a writer? Maybe you have no ambition to be a writer, but you do like to get creative with words once in a while.If any of these...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:57:00 GMT |
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year |
We're having our second blizzard in two weeks. Our temperature has barely climbed above zero degrees farenheit (if it has at all) in the last seven days.We are definitely having a white Christmas. T...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:29:00 GMT |
Hope in Difficult Times |
When times get tough as they are for many people, financially speaking, Christmas can seem pretty dismal.But Christmas isn't one more added expense, as it may seem when money tightens. It isn't ...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:45:00 GMT |
Interference |
Interference--
Pardon the football term. But I am a fan, and it is that time of year.
However, this time, I am not talking about football in titling my blog "Interference."
I'm talking about lif...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:32:00 GMT |
Change of Heart--Final Excerpt for Excerpt Week |
CHANGE OF HEART
By Award-Winning Author Fran Shaff
1850s Nebraska Territory: A woman is stranded in a land she despises with a man she cannot resist.
November Special
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Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:15:00 GMT |
Change of Heart--Excerpt--Chapter Two, Part Two |
CHANGE OF HEART
By Award-Winning Author Fran Shaff
1850s Nebraska Territory: A woman is stranded in a land she despises with a man she cannot resist.
November Special
$6.95 at Amazon.com, $3 sa...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:36:00 GMT |
