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One Word in Front of the Other

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016 Betsy

People have asked me “How can you write a novel?” It’s one word in front of the other. “Why don’t  you write short stories? That would be so much easier?” […]

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What’s Creative, What’s Fiction?

January 4, 2014January 5, 2014 Betsy

I’ve rounded the bend on my next novel, “Neelie’s Truth,” with the publication date in sight on the horizon.  Neelie James, of my book, lives in a town much like […]

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A Swipe Away from Success

November 16, 2013 Betsy

Writing is a business. Certainly you can read thousands of blogs that give voice to that perspective. With the extraordinary growth in small press and self-publishing, everyone has something to […]

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Public Exposure

June 25, 2011July 2, 2011 Betsy

I’ve had an affair for years. It dates back to weekly trips to the Somers (Connecticut) Free Public Library and continues today with the delightful Groton Public Library. Libraries hold the possibility of […]

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Literary Critics Among Us

May 22, 2011 Betsy

Writers have writer friends. It’s not that we are clannish. More often than not we are quiet in social situations. Until a group of us get together and then, well, […]

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The Sound of Writing

August 8, 2010 Betsy

When I see someone with IPOD tucked in a pocket or strapped to his arm, part of me wonders why he isn’t writing. Music is my muse. I don’t know […]

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For all you short story writers, deadline is actually tomorrow, 5/16
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Time On My Side. Really, I wanted everything this week. But I wanted Roscoe more..

Time On My Side

I chose him. The scrappy scruffy rescued rescue stole my writing week. And my heart.

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