St. Joan Five Star Reviews
By Jen L. on July 6, 2016 Art, history, island life, and romance. Lovely romantic read on the island of Mont Saint Michel. The protagonist, Catherine, is approached by St Joan of Arc and given a...
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By Jen L. on July 6, 2016 Art, history, island life, and romance. Lovely romantic read on the island of Mont Saint Michel. The protagonist, Catherine, is approached by St Joan of Arc and given a...
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Rohn Federbush Ann Arbor, Michigan Author July 23, 2016 Small Press Department Barnes & Noble 122 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011 In Lincoln’s Shadow ISBN 978-1-5049-3357-5 Dear Evelyn...
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View ArticleStepping into Reality
Stepping into Reality Beware the metaphor. Paul and I often walk around Gallup Park here in Ann Arbor. On one such ramble we met a young couple pushing a stroller on the wood-chip path. I smiled at the...
View ArticleInserts for a Novel in Progress
Initial Step “Writing the Natural Way” by Gabriele Rico may transform my dull novel of 1994 into a richer tableau. The original idea was to bring redemption to our Nation by re-instating Native...
View ArticleOutline Structure: What do you include?
What do you include in your outline structure? For my novel “Ann Arbor’s Bus Orphan” I’ve gone about as far as I can go without listing the scenes (an outline—in fact). All of the scenes in the...
View ArticleIWSG: Where’s the conflict?
From H. L. Mencken “Prejudices, Third Series,” Chapter X, The Novel, p 105. The above author has nothing good to say about feminine novelists with the exception of mentioning Jane Austin and highly...
View ArticleKerrytown BookFest
Kerrytown BookFest Ann Arbor writers introduced themselves, I’ve listed their websites and names to thank them for their generosity and to let my Michigan readers learn about the treasure trove of...
View ArticleBurial Ground Research
Ann Arbor’s Bus Orphan Research During the draft stage, I failed to spend time researching Native American sacred burial sites. Rewriting the character-driven plot, I now notice the gaping lack of...
View ArticleIWSG: New Marketing Source
Tom Blubaugh on LinkedIn has a following of experienced writers who freely give information to Tom’s followers. For instance: “LinkedIn is my favorite when it comes to getting people interested in the...
View ArticleFive lessons about the way we treat others
1 – First Important Lesson – Cleaning Lady. During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the...
View ArticleMy Writing Career
In ten years when I’m eighty-six, I suspect I will still be writing. My career may take a turn for the better because of my advanced age. In five years I plan to reach a modest goal of a steady writing...
View ArticleIWSG: Aeneid One
Aeneid One November 3, 2016 Arms I sing – on my man, The last to come near this crone. Of Newark, graduated to Arbors where a squirrel welcomed him. My man battered by meek false friends, gathered his...
View ArticleThe 23rd Psalm
For over a decade I have used the 23rd Psalm for the last morning prayer to start each day. My son, an agnostic, once said Christians are like a flock of sheep, mindlessly following each other. I told...
View ArticleCommon Ground
Now we must search for common fround in a divided nation. We’re looking for who to love until they can love themselves– not who to hate or blame for circumstances that affect us all. Reach out to the...
View ArticleIntegrity
Personal Integrity I decided to view my writer’s block as a drag on my self-esteem. If I make a promise to myself to write, and my health allows, I will write. God willing. The post Integrity appeared...
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Personal Physician Yep, it is the Lord. Pneumonia and antibiotics might consort against my health but the Lord stands near, soothing my fevered brow, nurturing my ailing body, lifting my sagging...
View ArticleUpdated Website
I hope you have time to check out the pages of my new website. Your comments will be appreciated. Let me know if I can share your ideas. How often do you update your material–not counting weekly bogs?...
View ArticleWhat If?
What if? What if everything you ever did, everything you are, and everything you might become were dished up for the King’s palate—and He found you wanting. Could His boredom with unlimited Creation...
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