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VACATION WAS WONDERFUL

10/29/2012

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WOW! It has been a crazy time in October. There have been so many things going on. I have so much to share and give. It is amazing.

We took some time for a vacation to the beach. It was amazing. The sun was incredible. The temperature was around 84 each day. We saw the sun set every evening and sting rays played each evening at the edge of the surf.

I did a lot of reading and actually enjoyed reading two books. I will share more about them, later.

I have so much going on in my head that I am not sure what I want to say first, or make the first item.

Hang on. Get ready for some good stuff in November.

I was asked to repeat something from the past, so I decided to start of a new series with the information below.

Writing Short Stories:

Here is how I do it.


1. Write the story straight out.
Do not worry about grammar and spelling and
mechanics. Get it down on paper. Actually, you can write a small story and then
expand it later. Go for the bones and add meat later.

2. Start small. Make the beginning short and to the point. Since it is a short
story, you do not have time to develope anything over chapters and chapters. The
beginning is like an appitiser at dinner.

3. Make the middle part the meaty part. This is where you provide the main course. This is the
Good Stuff of the story.

4. Your ending should come fast and be short. Do not draw the ending out for most of the story. When the end
comes, end it. This is the dessert. After a good long meal, the dessert only
takes a few bites.

Ask
yourself the following questions:


1. What does the main character want? Why?What is the problem?


2. Does the story have a beginning, a middle, and an end?

3. Can you rewrite it or do you have an emotional attachment?

Some people find it helpful to write it and then shelve it for a few days. Then, get
it out and read it. If it thrills you, after a rest, go for it.

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Buzy as a Bee is not enough

10/17/2012

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There has been so much going on in my life. I have been swamped in ways that I never imagined. I hate to say that I am behind and trying to paddle faster and get to shore. It is just that so much fell from the sky and I am trying to get it cleaned up.

Fran's new book "Reflections" just published. It is a beautiful book of poetry.

Big Feats by Jeff Botch is out and available for purchase.

A new book about food and eating right is just about ready to be released.

A new book about Ollie, a white squirrel, is in the process of being published at this very moment.

Just in time for Christmas, a new book by Michele Verhossky is coming out. It is magical.

And to think, this is not everything that has been going on at Sleepytown Press.
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