Category: Writing

  • Behind the Song: “We’re Still Here”

    Behind the Song: “We’re Still Here”

    Man! Where did the time go? This is the last song on the Across the Frequency album (well, mostly, I have one more but it’s a dance mix version of Masquerade, not a new song, so it doesn’t really count…

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  • Behind the Song:  “Not Far At All”

    Behind the Song: “Not Far At All”

    I really liked writing this one. It brought me back to high school and finding my good girlfriends. My mom reminded me the other day, I came home once and was whining (Whining? Really? Me? Are you sure?) about not…

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  • Behind the Song: “Broken Wing”

    Behind the Song: “Broken Wing”

    Some songs come easy, like last week’s song. Some songs are hard-earned. This song was easy yet difficult to write because it forced me to go back in time and re-evaluate in living color some uncomfortable truths about myself back…

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  • Behind the Song: “Fight for Love”

    Behind the Song: “Fight for Love”

    Just in time for Valentines Day! (Which neither my husband or I are particular fans of so we usually celebrate date night on a different day.) I mean it just make sense, doesn’t it? Anyway, on the dawn of Valentines…

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  • New Album!  “Chance of a Lifetime”

    New Album! “Chance of a Lifetime”

    I’ve been in a reflective mood lately. After many years in the game industry, I’ve reached a place where I can turn my experiences as a developer into something creative and uniquely personal. I ended up shaping some of those…

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  • The Paper Girl

    The paper girl came into being on the day that Judy Lancaster, age five, drew her on a paper napkin at McDonald’s on a cold November evening.  She had no name.  She had no distinct features, other than two arms,…

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  • My First Novel – “Stranded” (12 Years Old)

    So, this particular story was a project for my grade 7 class.  I have left the story in its original form, leaving in all grammar, spelling, and my own 12-year old word-smithing.  I will have you know that I drew…

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  • Return to Writing

    Yep, I started again. I had a great opportunity to be mentored by a fantastic author and I took her up on it.   So I started a new novel, completely unlike what I thought I would write next. I…

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  • Grammar Police

    I grew up reading and writing along with all my elementary school friends and, though I make mistakes, for the most part, I can string along a pretty good sentence.  I know roughly what the rules are and what looks…

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  • Be Zazzled!

    I sure have been. I have been playing around with Zazzle and doing something I’ve been telling myself I should be doing for years.  (How’s THAT for a confusing sentence?) Writing greeting cards! I love quippy cards with a bit of…

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