Monthly Archives: April 2011

Judgement

We are seven. Half the number at the Last Supper. Fewer than the Commandments One for each of the Deadly Sins Seven who sit in Judgement, weighing not the individual soul, But the collective worth of humankind. Despite our numbers, … Continue reading

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Arizona Dreamin”

FRIDAY NIGHT (Jun 3rd) SPECIAL PRESENTATION ~ 6:00pm Cover model Jimmy Thomas will be holding a live photo shoot in a nearby outdoor location. This event is open to the public (no personal photography allowed). Jimmy will post “behind the … Continue reading

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Easter Traditions

It’s a weird feeling when things changes slowly over time. For years, we would drape the dining room table with newspapers, fill the cups with hot water, vineager and the dye, then watch as white eggs were transformed into colored … Continue reading

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Pet Peeves

I understand what you’re saying. That sounds nice, doesn’t it? After all, that like someone telling you they get you and don’t we all want to connect to someone who gets us, who listens. As a writer, I strive for … Continue reading

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Keyboard Tantrum

A charcter’s habits provide a shorthand approach for the reader to identify and indentify with a character. And often the best places to get those quirks and habits that make characters 3-Dimensional are from observing people. Within the last couple … Continue reading

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Editing with an Editor

Sometime after you get ‘the call’ you’ll have to edit your manuscript to an editor’s specifications. Each publisher and each editor have their own preferences. The traditional way is for the editor to make their comments, send the manuscript back … Continue reading

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Interview With Caris Roane

What prompted you to write paranormal romances? Actually, I was writing paranormal romance before there was a genre. Years ago, in the early 90s, I wrote three full-length Regency romances that included characters from Greek mythology. This was well before … Continue reading

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What’s Happening to Me?

Sometime in the distant past, I underwent that purgatory known as puberty. You, yourself, may have experienced that wonderous period of acne, voice changing, hair growth and hormonal mood swings. Fun times, right? Sure-If a root canal without novacaine is … Continue reading

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Hypens

For the most part, I understand how to use the hypen. 1) Compond numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine or such as in fractions one-third, three-quarters. 2) In prefixes like all-, ex-, quasi-, self-, and sometimes co-. Examples: all-American athelete, ex-wife, … Continue reading

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Inspired By

What inspired you to become a writer? It was during my second interview that the question came up, and it has haunted me ever since. Unlike many writers, I can’t point to a time when I was seven and plopped … Continue reading

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