A story teller living a dream.
November first for the past seven years has meant NaNoWriMo. Thirty days of literary befuddlement and angst in order to achieve the goal of 50,000 words. FIFTY thousand. That breaks down to roughly 1,666 words per day. Today is Day One and I’m at 1,779 so far, whew. The most important thing I’ve learned over … More The November Challenge
Dalwhinnie Duchess of Dinkus~ Labrador extraordinaire, Princess Poppy~ Border collie mix and whackadoodle. With one shot of Sweetie the wandering stray who came to visit. My family.
Inspired by Georgia Beers, as I frequently am, I’m going to attempt a little self-promoting “more about me”. My Bio on the affinityebooks.com web site has most of the riveting broad-strokes of life story so I will focus on The Little Known Factoids. I’m the older of two siblings of the limited MacGill Clan. For … More Fun Facts about your host
Several years ago, I had the privilege of meeting a woman by the name of Bett Reece Johnson, a local woman who was also a writer. I promptly went out to buy the first book in her series, the Cordelia Morgan mysteries. Over time, we’ve become good friends and I was thrilled when Bett recently … More In Praise of Bett Reece Johnson
Eternal Rest, Margaret. On this date, October 22nd, for forty-four years I pause to remember one of the greatest gifts in my Life. My Mom. My brother and I lost one of the greatest examples of love and tolerance there ever was. Whatever small amount of grace and compassion I possess, came directly from her. … More Memories
Words of Barrett 