Today, we visited the Shangri La Springs Hotel in Bonita Springs. FL which was built in 1926 to take advantage of the natural mineral spring waters. It is now also a wedding venue, an up-scale spa, farm to table restaurant, and boutique in a beautiful old building surrounded by eight acres of gardens, fountains, and … Continue reading What do writers do in their spare time?
Category: The Writer’s World
Writer’s Wednesday – Minimalist Writing
Ernest Hemingway was a minimalist pioneer with his “iceberg theory, which means leaving most of your meaning beneath the surface. The short, direct sentences can make your writing powerful and easy to read. What’s left unsaid often speaks louder than long, descriptive prose. However, if not done well, minimizing can make your story seem flat … Continue reading Writer’s Wednesday – Minimalist Writing
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Saturday – Share A Book
The 13th Victim For such a lovely woman, Sherry Scarpaci writes bloody, terrifying, and keep-you-up-all-night novels. Excellent writing, but I can’t believe these things are in her mind. Sherry is my Illinois writing partner, and I am now proofreading the sequel to The 13th Victim, so I urge you to get to know her … Continue reading Saturday – Share A Book
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Friday Finds – The Cook County Poor Farm
Louis Rock Rochon, my great-grandfather, was a rolling stone.(Pun intended.)Â He was born in 1848 in Quebec. When he was 17, his father died; then Louis immigrated to Illinois in 1867. He was still single and living in as a boarder in Chicago in 1880, but moved back to Canada the next year to live … Continue reading Friday Finds – The Cook County Poor Farm
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Writing Wednesday – My Ideal Reader
Your Ideal Reader
Jeanne Meeks ~ Fiction Author 