Come for the Mysteries. Stay for the Characters.
As I wrote in my post about using August as a setting, I love this time of year, from August through New Year’s Day. In a temperate climate, like where I live, September and October are the best months of year. The nights are cold enough to kill the most annoying bugs. We can actually… Continue Reading →
Fall is the best time of year in Buckeye State. Cool nights, warms days, and little precipitation allows people to enjoy the fun and wonders of fall. So it was fairly easy for me to use fall weather as writing inspiration. Harvest Farmers in my county are in full harvest mode. Combines of all sizes… Continue Reading →
I love county fairs, so it’s no surprise that I see them as writing inspiration. Part of that love comes from nostalgia. In the county where I grew up in eastern Ohio, the county fair arrived the week after Labor Day. The fairgrounds were right across from my elementary school, and I always looked forward… Continue Reading →
Like I wrote in my post “September as Writing Inspiration”, September, in my neck of the woods, means the county fair, one of my favorite community events. And no book captures the spirit of the American county fair like Ted Lewin’s Fair! With extraordinarily detailed water colors, Mr. Lewin depicts the life of a county… Continue Reading →
I know a lot of people think the writers’ conference season is in the summer. But the ones I’ve recently attended have all been in the fall, so I am dedicating my blog for September to conferences. If you love writing and have been working on your art for awhile, you may have been considering… Continue Reading →
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