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Are You Writing a Romance?

The purpose of the story is to show them coming to recognize their need for love, their belief in love and what they are willing to do for love. As Meat Loaf said, “I’ll do anything for love, but I won’t do that…” well, in a true romance book, the hero/heroine will even do that. Continue reading Are You Writing a Romance?

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Will I Ever Be Normal…

Are you a good patient? I’m trying to be but it’s not easy. Continue reading Will I Ever Be Normal…

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Lessons I’ve Learned While Being on Sick Leave

I never realized how difficult it would be to accept the time off, even knowing I’d worked for over twenty years for it. Continue reading Lessons I’ve Learned While Being on Sick Leave

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Time, or the Lack There of

Time…We always believe we have more than we do, but suddenly, the sand has run out of the hour glass and we are faced with our mortality. For some, the sand flows quickly or suddenly, for others, the sand seems to blow away one grain at a time, but no matter the speed, it seems there’s never enough time. Never enough time to say I … Continue reading Time, or the Lack There of

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Emotions Aren’t Black & White

In reality, we often have conflicting emotions. We can be angry at someone, even come close to hating them and still love them. These emotions are layered. The foundation is love, the immediate passion is anger, and the fleeting feeling of hate is often a result of unresolved issues or temporary frustration. Continue reading Emotions Aren’t Black & White

Unknown's avatarSherriDecember 30, 20252 Comments
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The Gift of Fiction

Fiction can do more than even the most well written non-fiction book. Continue reading The Gift of Fiction

Unknown's avatarSherriNovember 12, 2025
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A Picture Paints A Thousand Words

A smile will too often hide what a person is going through. Cancer is the great equalizer… Continue reading A Picture Paints A Thousand Words

Unknown's avatarSherriSeptember 30, 2025
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It’s Not the Gift

She was so happy to give…she gave with her whole heart. Continue reading It’s Not the Gift

Unknown's avatarSherriJuly 27, 20252 Comments
Thoughts, writers life

My Messy Happy Life

I follow a lot of writers and I think, those people aren’t like me. They seem to have it all together and I don’t even know if I’m wearing pants. I don’t have a neat and organized place to write. Heck, I don’t have an organized life. I keep trying but because I have a choice to use my limited time to clean or to … Continue reading My Messy Happy Life

Unknown's avatarSherriJune 24, 2025

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