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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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It’s about that time of the year where people flood to the beach with a good mystery, romance, political book, or even snuggle in the sand with a bit of Shakespeare. Oh, but wait a minute are you allowed to do that anymore? “A Study in Scarlet” by Arthur Conan Doyle–BANNED “Fifty Shades of Grey”… 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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I was examining my writing the other day and realized it was as simple as a Dick and Jane book, it wasn’t even as intellectually verbose as Harry Potter; although, to be fair Harry Potter does have some incredibly invented or outdated words. I want to be able to write a book where I can… 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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I went from memoir idea to memoir idea to memoir idea based on my time when I was a missionary during my convent years in Juarez. I wanted to pull back on the religiousity of it to gain a wider audience. When I reread the blog, I liked it as it was and decided to… Read more
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I can’t sleep, so I decided to do research based on my new memoir, “Shattered Rose Glasses” about the time in 2012 when I went to Juarez, Mexico to be a missionary at a El Manantial, a place for special needs youths and adults that my convent (which I am no longer in–whoo what an… Read more
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