Writing

  • A Great Idea for Using Tiny Houses!

    See a great video featuring a tiny house community for veterans in Kansas City. Something similar happens in my novella “Big Love,” which also focuses on a similar charity build and contemporary romance, in a humorous way.

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  • God Sighting: I Think I Can Hear You

    I have a habit of looking for God in secular culture because I believe God can, will, and does use anyone to plant the whispers in our lives that often, if we’re listening, lead us to him. Sometimes the creative person participates in giving God an outlet, sometimes she doesn’t. I do not care either

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  • Are You Looking for Big Love?

    My novella “Big Love,” unexpectedly written during the drafting of another novel, revolves around the tiny house phenomenon and combating homelessness. The story involves a writer and a company president with contrasting experiences of homelessness, leading to the question: Can they find big love in a tiny house?

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  • Tiny House Living May Not Be For You—But “Big Love” Is!

    I am drawn to tiny house living due to fascination, creativity, and a romantic appeal, even though the option is not currently suitable to my lifestyle. But what if you’re considering it?

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  • Tiny Luxuries

    Tiny Luxuries

    I was surprised to find that tiny houses can be attractive and luxurious, contrary to common beliefs. My novella “Big Love” by Scrivenings Press features a character who builds tiny homes to combat homelessness.

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  • My nomination for Coolest Tiny House Ever

    Stumbled across this video of an amazing tiny house called the Escher. If my main character in “Big Love,” Berly Charles, lived in a tiny house it would be something like this.

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  • The other day I found this interesting blog by Chris Hilton (follow the link at the end to read it) about whether those who use a computer or those who write longhand are more creative. I found many of the arguments persuasive, but for me it boils down to the physical. My hands, arms, and

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  • Quote It! Ray Bradbury

    “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” — Ray Bradbury, recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation. Renowned author of Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and

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  • I know it’s only February, but in my office that’s when I start thinking about Spring Cleaning. Why so early? Because I hate the process, even though it is vital to the smooth operation of my freelance editing business. If I don’t start early to think and plan for it, procrastination will win the day.

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