#WordWeavers 10/15. Do you make any effort to make or avoid alliteration? If I can make it fit in naturally to the setting and plot, yes. I don't try to force it in, but it can be fun when used properly.
#WritersCoffeeClub 10. How do you plan and research your stories? Just got back from a trip to TWO college libraries where I checked out a total of 7 books to begin research for a character I want to develop. Research is the platform from which I build my story.
It was an amazing sight last night, wasn't it? So wonderful that so many people got to view them! The pictures people are posting are astonishing.
Today is National Southern Food Heritage Day. With roots deep in Virginia and North Carolina, I grew up on Southern food - yep, I'm a Sweet Tea, Cornbread (or Biscuits), and Black-Eyed Peas kinda girl.
#WritersCoffeeClub 10/8 What's your favourite food and drink combo when writing? A morning cup of tea, an afternoon homemade mocha frappe. I don't eat while I'm writing. I hate cleaning crumbs from my keyboard!! And, if I am deep into it, my husband reminds me that I've not eaten all day.
Spent the weekend in Richmond, VA attending a writing conference. Was great to interact with fellow writers! During a lunch session with fellow #HistoricalWriters#amwriting#writingcommunity 💙📚
“It was a disappointment that all men know —the artist most of all. The disappointment of reaching for the flower and having it fade the moment your fingers touch it.” - Thomas Wolfe, You Can't Go Home Again Thomas Wolfe, born on this date in 1900 in Asheville, NC
Today is National Homemade Cookies Day! What's your favorite homemade cookie? I'm always in the mood for a yummy warm chocolate chip cookie!
Spent the weekend in Hertford, NC, home of the Miss P, a replica of the periauger boats which are in my novel. Got interviewed by the local press and ended up in a newspaper story which mentioned my book. Woo-Hoo! #amwriting#writingcommunity