Tag: Writing
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Book Fact: Length Doesn’t Matter
Les Misérables contains a sentence that is widely cited as being 823 words long in English translation. This exceptionally long sentence appears in Volume 2, Book 1, Chapter 3, within a detailed description of the Battle of Waterloo. It is known for its sprawling, detailed prose, characteristic of Hugo’s writing style, and has been cited in past editions…
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Book Fact: Words Flow Vertical 
For a significant part of her life, Woolf wrote her novels while at a desk standing about three feet six inches high with a sloping top; it was so high that she had to stand to her work. Her sister painted standing up, so Virginia felt that her own pursuit might appear less difficult than…
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New Blog Series: Book Facts
Hello friend, I’m going to start a new series today called Book Facts. This will be a series of random facts about a book, reading, writing, libraries, or any other interesting book related subject. I plan to post every day. However life happens. If I miss a day, don’t hold it against me. I will…
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Release Announcement
Available for purchase July 1 2025 Music of the BonesSome songs aren’t heard with the ears—they echo in the soul. Johan never asked to be a hero. A former dockhand with a haunted past, he only wanted to survive. But when he’s thrown into the company of a quiet paladin, a runaway sorcerer, and a…
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The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imia Messina
This story is heart-ripping and amazing. There’s quite a lot of tragedy but by the time you reach the end of the story, you will be glad that you’ve read it. This is a book you will think about for a long time after you’ve finished it. The “Wind Phone” exists in real life and that gives…
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Do I Enjoy Writing?
What do you enjoy most about writing? I’m not so sure that I enjoy writing. It’s something I am compelled to do. When I don’t write I get irritable. It’s like a compulsion. I would relate writing to eating. I can skip a meal, but can’t go long without food. Writing is like that for…
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Do you write?
If you are an author you need an editor. As indie authors my husband and I rely heavily on a good editor. Just read over my posts that I have edited myself…see? Told you. We writers have this illusion that we can write and edit our own work. Maybe some writers are that good. Most…
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The Map of Enough
This book wonderfully written is an interesting look at one woman’s struggle to find her place in history. It makes you think about why we attribute so much to where we were raised and where we are from when establishing ourselves as adults. Molly and her soon to be husband Chris move to Montana on…
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Out of Office
How many times a week do I sit down and my writing muse does not show up to play? Let us just say several. No matter what you do creatively if inspiration doesn’t strike you, leave it alone. Walk away. Sometimes an idea will hit you when you are thinking about something else. Don’t get…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 