by SMThornton | Apr 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
I don’t write mysteries, but I loved this video Janet Reid posted on her blog the other day.I’ve killed off characters before, to the extent that if I really were my protagonists, I’d be a serial killer. However, I’ve never actually had a...
by SMThornton | Apr 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
I put out a bird feeder in October, excited for the return of my birdie friends from last winter. Alas, the only two feathered critters who decided to grace my feeder all winter were a pair of black-capped chickadees. They’re adorable, but last year I had a bird...
by SMThornton | Apr 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
I have one of these little guys living in my back yard. His name is Smooch (named by my daughter) and he’s flipping adorable. So adorable, in fact, that I almost let him eat my tulips that just started poking their heads out of the ground. Almost. Smooch is a...
by SMThornton | Apr 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last week I discovered that I was going to have to write a vivid scene centering on the sacrifice of a bull. Now, I’m all for writers writing what they know, but I’m a vegetarian who’s never stepped foot on a real farm. Or a slaughterhouse (although...
by SMThornton | Apr 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow – that is patience.” -AnonymousI am not a patient woman. No sirree Bob. I thought my daughter taught me patience (what else can you learn when you...
