Honors for “How to Fell a Timberman”
WINNER 2015 Lone Star Writing Competition, HISTORICAL category
Tag Archives: Sharla Rae
Over The River And Through The Wood By A Journalist And A Romance Novelist
Oh, my gosh! Thanksgiving is almost here! Today, it dawned on me that the only Thanksgiving song I’ve ever heard of is Over The River And Through The Wood. [If you’re like me, you probably thought it was woods, … Continue reading
Get Your Spooky On With A Cauldron Of Creepy Words
Hey Everyone. On October of 2015 I published the blog below for those of us who love word lists and phrases and especially Halloween. I figured it was a safe bet that many of you haven’t seen this so here … Continue reading
Catching Up With A Few Funnies In English Language
Hey Everyone. Yeah it’s been since Christmas since I posted and I’m sorry for that. All, I can say is that it was quite a winter at my house. That’s why I decided a few chuckles were in order. So … Continue reading
Where My Research Took Me – Spanish Guitars
I’m working on How To Kiss A Troll and you might wonder how a story about a Norwegian family led me to Spanish Guitars. It’s simple, My heroine Bella, flees her father’s Texas Ranchero for Minnesota where the Norwegian hero, … Continue reading
May Day Baskets – I Remember When
I’m a little late talking about May Day as it’s May 1st today. But because I have so many fond childhood memories of it, I decided to blog about it anyway. Ask teens today if they plan to celebrate May … Continue reading
Posted in History, HOLIDAYS
Tagged Ancient May Day, May Day baskets, May Day Traditions, Modern May Day, Sharla Rae
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Character Action Verbs and Body Language
I figured it was about time I offer another meaty blog. Here’s a whopper listing character action verbs and body language verbs. Body language and plain old action verbs are often interchangeable depending on their setting. Example: A character’s body … Continue reading
Yep, Writers Are People Too And Sometimes We Need A Swiffer Duster
Achoo! Darn. Where’s my Swiffer Duster? My desk has gone dusty these last three months. And yeah, it’s driving me crazy! Writers are real people like everyone else with everyday problems – some ouches worse than others. … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Life
Tagged Sharla Rae, Using personal adversity for powerful writing, Writing Life
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Sharla Rae’s Favorite Christmas Cookies
I love making cookies and deserts and Christmas is a great excuse to bake up a storm. So I’d like to share some of my favorite Christmas recipes with my readers this year. In How To Fell A Timberman, … Continue reading
InD’Scribe Conference And Other Doings
Whew! This has been a busy month! I’ve been busy learning the ropes of promoting my new book, How To Fell A Timberman, going to the new InDScribe Conference and hosting my writing friends for a great writing retreat while … Continue reading
Tall Tales and Why I Write Historicals
The most asked reader question is: Where do you get your ideas? The second most asked question is: Why do you write what you write? My very very basic answer to both questions? Growing up with my grandparents was … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations on Reading and Writing
Tagged Cloquet Minnesota, grandkids fishing with grandpa, Historical romance, How To Fell A Timberman, loggers historical loggers, Scanlon Minnesota, schoolmarms, Sharla Rae, Tall Tales and Why I Write Historicals, Texas schoolmarms, The Waltons, Washington Territory, Why writers write what they write
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