Characters tend to have minds of their own.  I might think that I write them… I might plot out their lives, give them histories, issues, flaws, etc, but I have to admit that they very rarely follow my plans to the T.  For example, the novel I am currently working on seems to have some [...]

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I have a theoretically perfect chapter in front of me. It is not yet written, but the outline is interesting with a decent amount of action. There will be a very satisfying clash between two characters, and an interesting twist in the development of one of my less balanced characters. Really, it should be a [...]

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One year ago today, at 1 am, I was on the operating table, my husband holding my hand, waiting to hear the first cry.  Instead, I heard the doctors urging my son to breathe… a terrible, long silence… and then the first cries of little Jr.  They were very weak.  He was only 4 lbs, [...]

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I have just received official news that my children’s book with the working title of “Hyacinth Doesn’t Go To Jail,” has been accepted for publication in Spring of 2010!  I couldn’t be more excited!   I just love Hyacinth.  She is spunky and fun.  She has a quirky brother who teases her constantly, much like my own brother.  [...]

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There it is!   I’m just tickled with it.  It is a chocolate cake with pina colada icing and coconut around the edge.  The crayon in the center is indeed a candle.  One candle for a boy who is one year old in two days! The Froese family has a bit of tradition of not being [...]

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My son’s first birthday is coming up on Thursday.  Now, I’ve never had grand illusions about a big first birthday party. I don’t do well in large groups.  After about 45 minutes, I’m desperate to get off by myself.  So a big birthday party for Jr had never been on my wishlist.  And Jr is too [...]

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I cut my husband’s hair.  I’m quite proud of it, really, the fact that my husband trusts me with clippers.  Well, to be truthful, he does most of it himself, and I do the last cleaning up of the hair cut.  Well, last night, my husband and I were doing our joint effort on his [...]

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When I was a single girl living it up in Toronto, writing aricles like mad, living poor and generally doing things any way I pleased, my parents bought me a gorgeous gift.  I was living in one bedroom downtown, so I had to save space, to say the least.  However, I still had some rather [...]

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This is the promo video for my newest book…  take a look!  I think they did a great job.      Send to Facebook

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  This is a post I wrote a few months ago, but didn’t put it up.   My reason for not putting the post up, was that I am an Adventist author using this site for professional purposes.  I didn’t want to bash another writer on this site, even if I really, truly, deeply disagreed with their [...]

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