Our itinerary was set, flights booked, bags packed, but we sat with bated breath gathered around two tables in Indianapolis Airport’s center area. You know, the one between Checkpoints A and B? We purchased Chick-fil-a or McDonald’s, chewed and swallowed, but really, we all wanted notifications to ping on our phones telling us our Covid…
Story Structure from the 23rd Psalm
“Nothing is new under the sun.” Soloman, the wisest man who ever lived came to this conclusion after years of chasing for that elusive something new. The Creator of all things placed in his created the desire to be like him – to build with our hands, hearts, minds, breath, and bodies – to create…
Preparing for Travel in a Covid-19 World
Florence is still beautiful – Covid or no Covid. It is just a little more difficult to get there. See what it takes in this post.
Rejection as Motivation
If rejection defines you, you’ll never overcome it and find out what you’re capable of.
Rebecca & Rebecca: Reading, Writing, Reviewing, podcast/YouTube launch
Rebecca & Rebecca: Reading, Writing, Reviewing new podcast for readers and writers
Tis the Season: for change
Living means change and adaptation. Life isn’t about standing still, but it’s nice when someone hands you a Road Map.
Photo by Anders Jilden on Unsplash.
Spokane to Indiana: Academy Road Trip finale
Mt. McKinley from Madison Park beach in Seattle, WA
Lessons on the River
Kayaking on a river in summer.
A Pre-published Author’s Journey: Part 3 – Act 3
Last week I published Part 2 of my pre-published author’s journey series. If you didn’t catch it, click here. Or here for Part 1. Our writer characters have faced several Ys in the road — a series of choices that either led closer toward the goal of publishing or farther away. So far, they’ve chosen…
Caves, Tunnels, and Dogs in Scottish legend
Great Hand and the tunnel beneath Edinburgh Castle Tis said the tunnel beneath Edinburgh Castle leads to Holyrood Palace, used in times of siege for soldiers to sneak from the castle and surround their enemies. This tunnel also allowed resupply for the king’s men protecting the castle. A large cave led to the tunnel and…
My little piece of Scotland
The 3 Sisters – Highlands, Scotland
How Coaching is like Writing a Novel
Running a race is similar to writing a novel.
Scottish Ghosties
Interested in Scottish Faeries, legends or folklore? This blog by Rebecca Reed introduces you to a few. Photo by Céline Geeurickx on Unsplash
Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon, A Review
Check out this review of Amy Harmon’s latest novel, Where the Lost Wander.
Book Review: Well Spring Series by James L. Rubart
Freedom isn’t Free – but the price has been paid. You must accept and believe. The Well Spring Series, three novels by award-winning and bestselling author, James L. Rubart, are not new releases. I’ve owned the first one, Soul’s Gate, for over a year in e-book format, but caught it in audio a few months…
Hope for a Dove – a short story
Hope for a Dove Two come for the seventh – raven and dove. One to be trained, the other to love. Beware the beak where brightness dulls. Mourn the heart as it falls. When perched above, sacrifice made, watch the trees for a Warrior babe. – Great Battle Prophecy April 1900, Glasgow, Scotland Catriona wiped…
Ceud mìle fàilte – A Hundred Thousand Welcomes
A hundred thousand welcomes: Scotland and excerpts from my WIP The Patterner’s Test. Learn some Gaelic and enjoy the sounds of Scotland.
What the Wind Knows: A Book Review
What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon is a book I am excited to review and recommend . I listened to the audiobook version and was entranced, both by the amazingly intricate storytelling and by the voice of the narrator. It was a perfect combination. But you don’t need the narrator for this to be…
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