Mary Meets With Jared, Phantom Love, Chapter 6
Mary had awakened on edge, knowing Jared would be coming over today to move into the carriage apartment. She rubbed the back of her neck and yawned. Her dreams had featured a mishmash of past and present. Images of herself and Jared as children had them morphing into adults and back small again in the […]
A Conversation With Diane Dean White
Diane Dean White started her writing at an early age on an old royal typewriter. She was a newspaper reporter, and did stringer work, ancestral history, and donor appeal letters for nonprofit organizations. Diane wrote a weekly column for a magazine for four years and has penned more than 300 short stories. Her books […]
Jared’s Contemplation, Phantom Love, Chapter 5 cont.
Jared eased himself into the bathtub. He sank into the water, keeping a tight grip on the sides of the tub to avoid sliding down too fast. As the hot water engulfed his lower extremities, he breathed in the pungent aroma of Epsom salts. Not exactly the most relaxing odor but the temperature and salts […]
Beyond Fiction Writing
As a fiction and nonfiction writer, I’ve become adept at reusing material. Research for my nonfiction books has morphed into blog posts, articles and newsletters. The same is true for my fiction writing–I tend to use every drop of information I gather! Now some might call that cheating, but I call it being smart. When […]
