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October 5-11 is Banned Books Week. I have to go so I am going to do a horrible thing and just regurgitate stuff from AI. Please try not to use AI. Its algorithms were made by stealing works from other people, mainly people who are writers who worked by the blood, sweat, brow, and tears… Read more
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I cannot believe the last time I posted was on September 29, I am so sorry to the few readers I have. Very rude of me. So, chapter six, chapter six, chapter six. Where do I begin? No, seriously where do I begin? It’s only 2,048 words, which is the equivalent of about seven pages,… Read more
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I have certain rules for writing that may prove useless to you. 2. Always have the TV or music on, but it must be something you’ve seen or heard a zillion times so your mind isn’t trying to follow it. It’s a good way to keep time. I, personally, watch “Doctor Who” or sometimes “Sherlock”… Read more
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My beloved mother had such a hard time with chapter two of my novel she didn’t finish; whereas, my dad liked one of my books so much he fell asleep reading it (see photo) and read it in two days. I didn’t know whether to be grateful for the extremely valuable feedback or my own… Read more
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I started writing my fourth novel, and I had a great outline–it was perfect! Then, when I started writing it did a complete 180 and the story changed. I had another fabulous critique night, assuming you’re using the word to mean large and bad. However, someone suggested I put a major event at the beginning… Read more
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I just realized that I have been talking about my book When in Juarez, but I haven’t told you anything about it really. Here is the Prologue… This book is a blog I kept every day during Advent and through Christmas in 2012 when I was in the convent and sent to the mission, El… Read more
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Submitting a manuscript is no small feat. They want just about as much of the book as they do with an application. When in Juarez is out there and has already been sort of turned down by one company. It’s all good, I love getting rejection letters, I don’t know what I’d do if someone… Read more
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There is a major Catholic publishing house that I was going to submit my latest book (“When in Juarez”) to, but there were many qualifications my work did not meet. So, I decided to submit it anyway and have a little fun with the cover letter and CV that they wanted. Hopefully I’ll get a… Read more
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Okay, so I went to Juarez in 2012 when I was studying to be a sister in the convent, The Sisters of the Lamb of God. They have a mission there for special needs youths and adults which is wildly awesome and has gotten even more awesome, but is not run by the Sisters of… Read more
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