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Second Wind Publishing
http://secondwindpub.wordpress.com/
Blog hosted by the authors and staff of Second Wind Publishing, LLC.
- Added on: May 17th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: SecondWind
- Listed in: Writing
- Tags: fiction writing novels publishing authors press
Recent Posts
Resolutions!
As I sit here, mere days, or maybe even hours, from giving birth to my first child, I can’t help but think about my New Year’s Resolutions. The last month has been excruciating. As a type-A, goal-oriented person, the waiting has taken its...
Take a Bite Outta Crime – part 2
In our last installment, Kirk Nunne & his wife, Drea Barr, owners of Barr Nunne Caterers, were waiting for their fish supplier. When Jay didn’t show up on time, Kirk went to his shop to see what was wrong. (Bouillabaisse for 300 doesn&...
My First ‘Made Up’ Stories
When did you first “make up” a story? All children, not just future writers, create stories in that wonderful place we call imagination. They may share them with others. I remember my cousin and I constantly telling each other to ‘pretend you...
The Rooming House Part 2
Janine had to believe that rooms here were as run down as this office. At least the rooms seemed clean, but the open window and the sweat on Mrs. Waller’s upper lip told her that the building had no air conditioning. The fan that clacked away behin...
Everything in Service to the Story
I’ve been retyping some of the outtakes from A Spark of Heavenly Fire. These are the scenes I deleted from the book (and apparently also deleted from my computer, hence the retyping). Since the story takes place in December, and this is December (a...
‘Tis the Season for Creativity
There is just something about the Christmas Season that brings out the artsy/craftsy, uber-creative side of my personality – sometimes with mixed results. (See last year’s blog on “When Good Crafts Go Bad”) My husband and sons are not exemp...
