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New Book and Spring Thoughts

Posted on April 14, 2018 by marycoley

It’s here.  Spring. Or so they say. Today the weather doesn’t seem much like spring, with the wind howling around… Read more New Book and Spring Thoughts

I’m Tinkling the Keys, Visiting Egypt and Quilting

Posted on August 10, 2016 by marycoley

It’s common to hear about writers who are blocked. They don’t know what to write, or they can’t put their… Read more I’m Tinkling the Keys, Visiting Egypt and Quilting

What Should I Write?

Posted on June 14, 2016 by marycoley

I’m gazing into my garden gazing ball in the fairy ring, wondering … Take part in my poll and help me… Read more What Should I Write?

More Neighbors near The Ravine

Posted on June 1, 2016 by marycoley

You’ve met the other families who live near The Ravine. Today, I’ll introduce you to the rest of them, the… Read more More Neighbors near The Ravine

My Neighborhood – A Setting

Posted on May 20, 2016 by marycoley

The setting for my soon-to-be-released novel, The Ravine, is my Tulsa neighborhood! (This is the first book of The Black… Read more My Neighborhood – A Setting

Ravines, Black Dogs and Inspiration

Posted on May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 by marycoley

  Who knows where story ideas come from? Most writers, including me, get their inspiration from many places: songs, pictures,… Read more Ravines, Black Dogs and Inspiration

Boomer Bites – C2

Posted on April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 by marycoley

Church, Cookouts, Cleaning ladies and Cousins- 4 more C words. Here’s how they relate to my growing up years in… Read more Boomer Bites – C2

What Your Writer Friends Need

Posted on April 12, 2016 by marycoley

Writers, like all creative people, are a different breed. We spend long hours alone, often struggling, as we write down a story.… Read more What Your Writer Friends Need

Boomer Bites – C1

Posted on April 7, 2016 by marycoley

Canasta, Cards, Chess and Croquet, Church, Cookouts, Cleaning ladies and Cousins, Christmas, Circuses and Crocheting. Cacophony. Wow! I thought of… Read more Boomer Bites – C1

Boomer Bites – B2

Posted on March 24, 2016 by marycoley

Here are some more B words, words that held special meaning to me as a Baby Boomer. The way I viewed… Read more Boomer Bites – B2

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