Author: Lindsey Duncan
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Monday Meanderings
A few months ago, the organizers for my harp group (which believe me when I say it is like herding cats) met to discuss repertoire. We also exchanged music. One harper offered a packet of Irish hymns and mentioned, “They’re all pretty easy….
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Song Styles
So a long time ago, I wrote a story to a prompt from the wonderful The 3am Epiphany (Kiteley, highly recommended for an author of any genre) to write about an article of clothing. The resultant story took just a smidge of inspiration from this so…
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GoodReads Review: The Serpent’s Tale by Ariana Franklin
(The Serpent’s Tale by Ariana FranklinMy rating: 4 of 5 starsMurder, mayhem, rebellion and forbidden romance clash in medieval England, dragging the clear-eyed, analytical Adelia Aguilar into their midst. Adelia is what we would call a forensic doctor,…
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Monday Meanderings
Today, I want to talk about a character trope that particularly annoys me, one you see nigh-constantly in television media: the genius is an a*****e. I’ll use the term jerk from here on out to avoid having to self-censor myself, but really:…
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Song Styles
Unnatural Causes is off to readers … heaven help me (and them).So for today, here’s the song I have written down as a touchstone on the overarching theme. If you listen to the lyrics, they refer specifically to a romance, but they have much bro…
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Monday Meanderings
I’m a goal-oriented person: I do best when I have something concrete to work towards, and I find deadlines motivating. I often impose structure on myself; even internal accountability helps me work. I’ve participated in groups where e…
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Song Styles
I’m in the final pages of this editing pass of Unnatural Causes, and then I’ll be looking for beta readers … my first serious use of beta reading, well, ever. I used to have my childhood best friend read my novels, and she was wonderful at pick…
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Game Plans
So despite the chaos of this year, I’ve managed to finish an average of a short story a month, in addition to work on my novel and editing. I have my next short story plotted, and I had planned to start groundwork on another novel, but I’m not re…
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Monday Meanderings
And now, to spice up this blog … controversy!Oh, don’t worry, I’m not going to talk politics or, even worse, the use of a double space after a period. (You can have my double space when you take it out of my cold, dead, and Oxford-comma-laden h…
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Song Styles
Today is July 2nd, which as far as I’m concerned, is real Independence Day: it’s when the delegates of the Continental Congress voted for freedom from Britain. The 4th was when the final version of the Declaration was signed and released to…