by Gem | Feb 20, 2021 | Blog, Blog Hops, Eclipse, McCallisters, Snippet Sunday, Weekend Writing Warriors
Hi everyone. I’m sorry I missed last weekend but decided to visit my daughter in Pittsburgh on Valentine’s Day. When I returned home, I no sooner wrote the ending to Wild Boys than I started working on a follow-up, this time featuring Sam as he revisits...
by Gem | Feb 6, 2021 | Blog, Blog Hops, Eclipse, McCallisters, Snippet Sunday, Weekend Writing Warriors
Hello everyone. On Ground Hog Day, the wood-chuck in our neighborhood could not have seen his shadow because it was raining, then sleeting, then snowing all day and not once did the sun peep out. So… spring, right? Today, I’m sharing another snippet...
by Gem | Jan 23, 2021 | Blog, Blog Hops, Eclipse, McCallisters, Snippet Sunday, Weekend Writing Warriors
Hello everyone. Welcome to Snippet Sunday and Weekend Writing Warriors. I am continuing with my boys-to-men story today. One question seemed to crop up more than any other. Why are they going to see a witch? My answer—because they’re kids and kids do...
by Gem | Jan 9, 2021 | Blog, Eclipse, Snippet Sunday, Weekend Writing Warriors
Hi everyone. I’m back blogging and re-discovering the fun. Last week I opened the new year with a snippet from a boys-to-men adventure story I’m writing, currently tagged with the McCallister 1866 identifier. I don’t have a title yet and...
by Gem | Jan 3, 2021 | Blog, Eclipse, Sunday Snippets
SUNDAY SNIPPET Hello everyone. I’ve been working in the 19th century for the past year, and decided it was time to re-emerge. Wow, it’s 2021. I hope you are all filled with new ideas and a fresh page to write them on. Having said that, I’m sharing a...
by Gem | Feb 4, 2020 | Blog, Eclipse, holiday
Hi, everyone.I hope your first month in our new year has gone well. I’ve spent mine in 1887 Texas, working on Nell Carter and Juda Kincaid’s story. It began as a short Christmas piece meant for the holidays. But, when I traveled back in time to Eclipse,...
