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FranShaff

  1. I'm thinking about Christmas -- it's part of today's writing project. :-)
  2. Free smiles at: amazon.com/Crossed-Wires-… and barnesandnoble.com/w/crossed-wire… #free #smile
  3. Even if life sucks for the moment, smiling won't hurt -- and it just might help a smidgen.
  4. One good turn -- gets most of the blanket -- er, I mean, deserves another.
  5. Help for #writers looking for creativity this week at the blog: cavewriter.blogspot.com
  6. Wow, it's time for graduations already. Hope all you grads and parents have an awesome ceremony and an even better year!
  7. FREE Sweet Historical Romance, "Change of Heart" #1 Bestseller at Amazon: amazon.com/Change-of-Hear… and at B&N: barnesandnoble.com/w/change-of-he…
  8. What if -- Mickey Mouse wanted to be a clergyman? "Fun With Characters" this week at the blog: cavewriter.blogspot.com
  9. Gotta love Mondays...they're full of hope and promise as we begin a new week. #Mondays
  10. Ever notice stores tend to put vacuum cleaners on sale before Mother's Day and recliners on sale before Father's Day?
  11. "Don't Call it Outlining" -- How does a writer lay out a book before he/she begins to write it? Find out at: sites.google.com/site/fshaff #writing
  12. Attention new novelists -- when writing gets difficult, don't be discouraged. It isn't supposed to be easy. #novelists
  13. Time to move out of the 1890s and into 2012 -- story writing wise, that is. I like to keep several projects going at the same time.
  14. "Getting Ideas" this week at the blog: cavewriter.blogspot.com
  15. Still working on my ending for book 3 in the series due out later this year. It's complicated but going well!
  16. Reading the mini bios of Twitter followers is so cool. There are soooo many intriguing people on Twitter.
  17. Working on an ending to the first draft of the third book in a historical mystery romance series -- exciting!
  18. 8 Track player quit playing tonight while I was listening to Three Dog Night's "Hard Labor" $105 spent in 1975 down the drain. (tear drops)
  19. "Reader's Choice" that's the topic this week at the blog. cavewriter.blogspot.com