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Posts by raerankin

V is for Vignette

V is for Vignette

I have written numerous blog posts here on the definition of a word and its relation to writing. Today as...

U is for the Unknown

U is for the Unknown

Unknown adjective not known; not within the range of one’s knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar. not discovered, explored, identified,...

T is for The Golden Flip-Flop: A Cinderella Story (Part One)

T is for The Golden Flip-Flop: A Cinderella Story (Part One)

Authors Note: This was originally supposed to be a short, sort of silly story that my husband and I made...

S is for Storyline

S is for Storyline

I am currently working on my next children’s picture book. For those of you who read my first, Cowgirl Lessons,...

R is for Reading

R is for Reading

One of the most common pieces of advice most writers receive is to never stop reading. Read in your genre,...

Q is for Quirks

Q is for Quirks

Quirk – noun – a peculiar behavioral habit. Writers are an odd bunch. A club I embrace wholeheartedly. Part of...

P is for Playlists

P is for Playlists

When I was a teenager we called play lists, mix tapes. We created these tapes by waiting by the radio...

O is for Obstacles

O is for Obstacles

I find we as writers have a tendency to put obstacles in the way of our writing. Whether we admit...

N is for Neville

N is for Neville

I bet most of you thought I was going to talk about Neville Longbottom from the Harry Potter series but...

M is for Mountain

M is for Mountain

There are beautiful mountains all over the world. I live in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, have seen the snow...