Like most things, writing is a craft you can improve by practice. The more you write, the better you will become at the process of writing. But how do you know what you’re writing is worth other people reading it? One way is through writing response groups. Response groups can be informal, such as a …
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The Next Big Thing Blog Hop is a chance for authors around the world to tell you what they’re working on. The author answers 10 questions about their next book, and tags the person who first tagged them, plus at least 5 other authors. So, I was very happy when I was tagged by by …
"Then I'd look like a fat Robin Hood."I was standing in Party City, where I had just helped the Twins pick out their Halloween costumes, when they decided I needed a new one as well. I have been wearing the same evil knight costume for ten years, so I agreed.The folks at Party City, across …
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It wasn't supposed to end like this. I was was going to lose and by a wide margin. That's what I thought when the fantasy baseball season started. I've been in the same head to head keeper league for going on 6 years. The last two, I had roared into the playoffs only to see …
"Well, there's no doubt he's not up to snuff." I had been standing in line at Best Buy when I heard the woman make the "up to snuff" comment about a salesman. One of many phrases we use every day of which we have no idea of why we do. So I thought I'd share …
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Tony Acree 