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My Favorite Writing Advice
1. Write. A lot. 2. Read. A lot. 3. Finish what you write. 4. Edit what you write. 5. If it doesn’t make you laugh, cry, get angry, or feel emotion – it won’t make the reader do any of those things. 6. Read it aloud. Edit accordingly. 7. When rejected, go back to the drawing board and try again.…
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Making Time to Write #amwriting
Since it’s so hard to FIND time to write, perhaps it’s time to MAKE time to write. Let me help you through each of the steps… The first thing you need is an unrealistic deadline. Or a realistic one if you’re not a masochist. Next, it helps to realize and acknowledge you’re nowhere near being done. A little panic goes a long…
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2015 Garden – The Plan
It’s that time of year again. Another ominous blog title heralds that spring has sprung, I’ve taken an inventory of seeds, and my garden plans are underway. I usually have grand, overly-ambitious plans every year, and only about 1/3 of the plan ever manifests into the actual garden whether I ran out of time, got lazy, or something just wouldn’t grow. This…
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Fun Holiday/Winter Reads
Some of my work (and that of a friend) to keep you warm this Holiday season. First, there’s The Day Hell Froze Over. A delightful holiday tale wherein Satan finds himself up the river Styx without a paddle when, for the first time in history, Hell Freezes Over! This is a humorous Christmas story sure to delight readers young and old alike.…
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Great Halloween Reads!!!
I write a lot of horror, paranormal, and thrillers by virtue of my nature. I have also written my fair share on the topic of necromancy. What a better time of year than October to recommend some of my scarier books (or necromantic reads for those into my NF) to readers who want something to read this Halloween/Samhain/Day of the Dead…
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Hail to September!
What an awesome month it’s been! I finally finished Black Lily after a long, busy, and obstacle laden summer. It releases on October 3 – (but is available on Amazon, Kobo, and Smashwords for pre-order) so be sure to check it out, especially if you loved Training Amy and/or Switched! I think readers will enjoy that Black Lily is more…
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Photography Exhibit
Yet another side project that came up this summer… Some of my recent magickal photography, raw, honest, and beautiful in its imperfection, caught the attention of a curator for the online art gallery: Salon Arcano: Hermetic Art. The result is I was asked to do an online exhibit of some of my photographs. Because I would never say no to such an unique…
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Found Files
Every so often I open my word processor, or a draft in my email program, and jot down the never ending (sometimes random) torrent of words that cascade out of my brain. It clears out the clutter. Every so often I run across these files months, sometimes even years, later only to discover what I’ve written is either fitting or…
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A Rising Damp (Coming Soon)
A Rising Damp (A Paranormal Horror Short) by Audrey Brice. Coming July 31, 2013. Excerpt: “Wasn’t no animal that killed Eldon Jenkins, Sheriff,” Grandma said, matter-of-fact. The sheriff lifted an eyebrow. “No?” I knew what grandma was going to say before she said it. She’d told me someone was in trouble the night before. Someone whose stink was around our…
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Garden Goodness: It’s a Greenhouse!
So finally, after several years of putting it off, my husband and I finally put up the greenhouse kit we bought several years ago for about $250 (with a coupon – Harbor Freight!). I’m rather excited about it. As a novice Rocky Mountain gardener, one of the biggest annoyances I’ve encountered with the garden is that our growing season is…