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Vicki Lane Mysteries
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An eclectic mix of photography and thoughts on writing, Appalachia, books, memories, cooking, gardening,country living, pets, and more from the author of the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries.
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The Picky Editor
Five weeks into the critique workshop I lead, I'm editing about sixty pages a week -- three submissions of twenty pages each. I try to treat each one as if it... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Weekend Odds and Ends
Posted on 03 March 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie Is Doing Silent Ninja Moves for SnugglePuppy
Posted on 02 March 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Pupusas!
Screen grab from Google Street level map A while back I read online about the Salvadoran street food called pupusas and was mightily intrigued. Read more
Posted on 01 March 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Back to the Library with Josie
Posted on 28 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Within My Memory Yet . . .
Nothing's definite but at this moment my editor and I both like Within My Memory Yet as a title for the Shelton Laurel Massacre book. It's a line from "Lorena"... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Three Little Maids
from school are we Pert as a school-girl well can be Filled to the brim with girlish glee Three little maids from school Everything is a source of fun Nobody's... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Meadowland -- An Appreciation
Martin, my longtime blog/FB friend in England surprised me with this wonderful book, saying he knew I'd been charmed by the English countryside. And I was, and... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Lilies
Posted on 24 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Here's My Exciting News!
My Civil War novel has found a home! After wandering in the wilderness for way too long, it will be published in the fall of 2020 by Regal House Publishing --... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josies Confronts Manners
Posted on 22 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Looking East at 8 Am
Posted on 21 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Update.and Hints . .
I should be getting our tax information together but instead I'm proofreading and tweaking that first (unpublished) Elizabeth Goodweather novel. Read more
Posted on 20 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Josie and Daddy Rough House
Posted on 19 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Yard Birds
Rufous-sided Towhee Red-bellied Woodpecker Chickadee Cardinals Tufted Titmouse Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-winged Blackbird? Where's his tail? Read more
Posted on 18 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
For the Grammar Nerds Among Us
A look at the book cover will give you a hint of the light-hearted (oops, make that lighthearted) nature of this quite serious guide to usage and style. Read more
Posted on 17 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Tweaked . . . From the Archives
Posted on 16 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Looking Ahead
So the Liar in Chief is going to declare a National Emergency to get his wall built, now that Mexico and Congress won't pay for it. Odd, how it suddenly became... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Happy Valentine's Day from the Pond
Because nothing says romance like a pond full of amorous toads and masses of toad spawn. Read more
Posted on 14 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Our Changing Language
In the critique workshop I'm leading, I edit about sixty pages each week so my inner English teacher is on high alert these days. Read more
Posted on 13 February 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY