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Kent Krueger’s in my Neighborhood
It was an ideal Saturday afternoon down here in SW Florida and a special day for me as well. Fort Myers was hosting their annual Reader’s Convention at the local library. The event was huge as many well-known authors had been invited. I noticed in …
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How Time Passes
It’s been quite some time since my last posting so there is much to share. I’m writing from Naples, Florida again this winter so I’ve missed a lot of snow I’m told. Just between you and me — I miss the snow. Yes we have …
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An Author’s delight
One may think that an author’s delight might be the completion of a new story. You would be correct. Or, you might think that the author’s delight is returning from a book-signing event with a significant profit. Again you would be right. And it’s always …
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Somethin’ Good
Sorry, not a recipe. Or maybe it is. I rarely volunteer for things going on in my community. Good things people are doing for others. I’ve served on a few boards and visited Hospice patients over the years of my retirement but I never feel …
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THE WRITING LIFE
Let me be clear. I love to tell a story. For several years the story has become a book. A self-published book. The process is complicated and each year I find myself saying ” . . . I’ve had enough! Or, I’m tired of all …
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MY HOME TOWN
I can’t remember how many times I’ve driven up to the new mine view site already this summer — but it’s quite a few. When the master plan is finished, I believe Hibbing will have its first ‘tourist destination’. Maybe it already has. I believe …
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Back Again
BACK AGAIN It’s post-Labor Day and I’ve been off-site for months. Hopefully, I’ll get back into some regular blogging. My 14th novel has been sent to the publisher after tedious months of rewrite editing. I’ve never spent as much time on one of my books …
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LESTER’S GIFT
This morning I finished the ‘rough draft’ of my next novel. (Earlier I thought the title would be ‘Transmission”. Lester is a homeless man living in west Duluth. A man with nothing but an incredible gift. Quite by accident, or Providence, that gift is transfered …
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Church in Crisis?
Recently I received an email from my cousin in Washington state. Will Tusken in one of my readers and never fails to comment on a new novel. He believed that WAITING was my best and ‘most mature’ writing so far. (I hope to surprise him …