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Aim for the Stars

Aim For the Stars

Let’s face it, most New Year’s resolutions fail.  It’s fun to set goals, but it’s hard to establish patterns of success and to maintain enough focused enthusiasm to see those […]

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It’s Cooler in Cairo

Our last day in Egypt—what a whirlwind!  We explored pyramids, rode camels, ate magnificent meals and shopped the bazaar.  One thing I loved about Cairo: the temperature hovered in the […]

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Frank’s Pantsing Doctrine

This month, I’m coordinating posts for the Fictorians.  Our theme is about things we’ve learned this year.  This post details one principle of writing that I feel I’ve learned a […]

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Christmas Gift

An Early Christmas Present

Happy Thanksgiving! Merry Christmas! And if you celebrate other holidays too, I hope those are great this year! I love the holidays!  This whole time of year between Thanksgiving and […]

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Genealogy

How to Distract Grandma from Pestering you for More Grandkids

Grandparents love grandkids, and they’re usually not shy about begging for more.  The good thing is, they love talking about themselves and telling their stories even more.  We can leverage […]

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The Island temple of Isis

  Egypt:  Day 4, our last day of the Nile cruise, we took a boat to the temple of Isis, the last bastian of paganism in Egypt.  The boats were operated […]

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A Stone’s Throw – Worldwide Launch Dec 4th!

I’m thrilled to announce the release of A Stone’s Throw, the first sequel to the popular YA fantasy Set in Stone.  The wait is over, and Connor’s next adventure is […]

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How many camels?

If you’re feeling down about your appearance just head to Egypt. The boys and men there love to flatter every woman they see. Several of them (who were trying to […]

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Luxor: Karnak’s little sister

Luxor: the last of 4 temples we visited in one day.  Anciently, it was connected to the Karnak temple by the avenue of sphinxes.  It’s Karnak’s little sister with a […]

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Karnak

Monumental Karnak

If you’ve ever seen Agatha Christie’s movie Death on the Nile, you have glimpsed Karnak. In one scene, the young, headstrong heiress narrowly escaped getting crushed by a block of […]

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