Tag: writing
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True words may be unpopular – and politically incorrect
The February 28th blog post by the always-insightful Anne R. Allen knocked me over. So, so many good points in her wide-ranging take on Internet censorship (and the too-often resulting self-censorship), misplaced political correctness, trolls, crowdsourcing, the Dunning-Kruger Effect (worth a follow-up search all on its own!), and writing in general. I shared the post…
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Writing and the Devil’s Cup
When it comes to beverage choice of the literati, the romantic image that comes to my mind is a smoky Parisian bar or Hemingway’s beachfront dive and hard liquor. I would have bet that coffeehouses were a relatively new addition to the scene – maybe because I’m not a coffee drinker? Our daughter’s recent fascination…
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Visions of sugarplums…and writing and love!
Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, I (very) grudgingly defer to the holiday season. As anyone who knows me can attest, I don’t do holidays well. But it’s that time of year again, like it or not. And while I refuse to acknowledge HallThanksMas, now that the turkey is nothing but leftovers, I give…
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Pre-orders available now!
Thanks to the creative efforts of the talented cover designer at Deadly Writes Publishing, my debut novel Forty & Out has a fantastic look – I’m so excited! Here’s a teaser: Someone is targeting Toledo’s single women when they turn forty, tucking them into bed and turning birthday greetings into obituaries. Newly-assigned Homicide Detective Veronica…
CL Pauwels at Large 