Although I wrote this a few days ahead of when you will actually read it, this will post on Saturday, the day before Easter. As part of our stories’ plots, we writers have what we call the “black moment.” This is the place in the story when everything the protagonist has been working for is lost. It’s the point […]
Making of Book Covers Part 2 by Merrillee Whren
Nearly two years ago, I wrote a blog post about the process involved in creating some of the covers for my books. I talked about my traditionally published books and the first two books in my indie series, Front Porch Promises. Here are the first three books in the series. Each book cover features a […]
National Banana Bread Day by Merrillee Whren
Today is National Banana Bread Day in the USA, but you can celebrate wherever you are. I love to find out about quirky holidays, especially when they involve food. Bananas were first introduced in the United States in the 1870’s, but a good number of years would pass before they were included in desserts. Banana […]
National Pie Day by Merrillee Whren
Today is National Pie Day. Here’s a photo of a blueberry pie that I made a couple of years ago. Whenever blueberries are on sale, I manage to bake a blueberry pie. It’s one of my favorite kind of pies. I’ve often been known to eat a piece of pie for breakfast along with a […]
Merry Christmas from Massachusetts by Merrillee Whren
I live in the sunny, warm, and sometimes very hot part of Arizona, but there is snow on the mountain, not far away. This year we are headed to Boston for Christmas so we will be with out granddaughters as they visit their dad’s family who live in the Boston area. It’s supposed to be […]
My Thoughts on November 22 by Merrillee Whren
This is Thanksgiving week in the United States. Sometimes Thanksgiving falls on November 22. It also happens to be my middle brother’s birthday, and it is the day that John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated in 1963. I always thought it must not be fun to share your birthday […]
Do Opposite Attract? by Merrillee Whren
This month I have a new release, A LOVE TO CALL MINE, the second book in my Front Porch Promises series. You can find buy links here. The hero and heroine of the story, Max and Heather, have opposite personalities, which gave me some built-in conflicts for the story. Even though they are opposites in […]
My Writing Space by Merrillee Whren
Many years ago when I first sat down to write a book I used a typewriter and the kitchen table. Not long after that my husband brought home a portable computer that used a big floppy disc, and we set it up in the spare bedroom on a desk we had gotten from a friend. […]
Stereotypes by Merrillee Whren
In recent posts, I’ve been sharing some of the photos from trips I have taken. I’m going to do the same today with a little different perspective. As writers who create the characters in our stories, we are warned not to make our characters too stereotypical. We want them to be what they call three-dimensional. […]
Reunion Stories by Merrillee Whren
Recently I attended my 50th high school class reunion. I keep saying I can’t believe I’m that old. Some of my classmates had the same feeling as we gathered together to reminisce. My two best friends from those years came to the reunion. One of them I haven’t seen for over thirty years. The other […]
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