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Posts Tagged ‘process’

Laura Cadenhead Shares Origin of Critter Speak for Her Book “Hollyhood Critters”

By Wayne | January 19, 2026 | 9

As a teenager, I’d sit in Mother’s sewing workroom, watching her work. Aggie, our cat, did too. As much as the flurry of Mother’s creativity fascinated me, the sound of her mimicking the cat’s attitude, swagger, and disdain entertained me as Aggie casually sauntered, swayed, and slouched on the high-end textiles. Agamemnon, Queen of Colors…

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Chapter 1 of “Writing Spirit: Journaling for Creativity and Personal Growth”

By Wayne | March 27, 2024 | 0

1 Writing Illumination   My desire is all I need to enliven my innate creativity and nurture my spirited journaling. And so I write.   A Lamp for the Light Inhaling deeply as I pulled my fingers from the home keys, I sat back and sighed. “Wow,” I whispered, feeling my cheeks rise, pulling the…

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Client Success:  Eileen Cooley Pens “Dating After Widowhood,” sequel to “Newly Widowed, Now Socially Awkward”

By Wayne | November 1, 2022 | 0

“As I made the decision to try to meet a new partner, I quickly realized I lacked experience after so many years of being out of the loop during marriage,” said Eileen Cooley of her new book Dating After Widowhood: Stepping Into New Challenges. “I felt like a fish out of water.” “The idea to…

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Client Success: Joe Shumock’s “Briana and the Dog” Enlivens YA Readers with Unique Plot

By Wayne | June 11, 2019 | 1

“I develop many of my stories using a short question: what if?” said author Joe Shumock.  “What if I start with a nine-year-old who is blind? And what if she wants a dog for Christmas and her parents insist that she take care of him? And what if the dog has a disability too?” Briana…

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