Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author

Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: 1. All the ideas! Many writers struggle with the fear or dilemma that they have “run out” of ideas. One of the great things about being a beginner is that you haven’t had the chance to work on any of the many ideas in your head yet. Your workspace…

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Three Views of a Recipe Sunday adapted from Pillsbury Traci Kenworth Santa Pizza Ingredients: Crescent dough, g.f. or regular Pizza sauce (to serve alongside) Mozarella cheese Pepperoni Green (or pimentos) & Black Olives Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake dough ten mins. Turn on side. Use cup or circle sugar cookie cutter (small) to cut…

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo: Hey Santa! It’s stopped raining for a bit, so things feel a lot better around here this morning. I don’t mind it being cold after all, even if she does complain when we go out for or early morning romp. We both need that, to blow the cobwebs…

Originally posted on The Writer Next Door | Vashti Q: Give?and Shake?are this week’s prompt words chosen by Colleen Chesebro ~ The Fairy Whisperer. *The catch is that we can only use the synonyms to these words in our poems. Colleen hosts a challenge that anyone could participate in called,?Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge…

Originally posted on Meg Dowell Writes: For a long time, I have had a list of goals in mind that I have actively avoided pursuing. I do not like admitting this. Not as someone who spends a significant portion of every week telling strangers that they should do things that scare them and create things…

These scenes always remind me of Diana Gabaldon’s Voyager series. I think I caught my bug for historicals from her. The Silent Eye Several years ago, Stuart and I braved the bitter, biting winds of January to visit the Church of St Oswald at Lythe. There were, a friend had told us, stones…carved stones that…