National Museum of Scotland

A New Year, and Looking Back

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Happy New Year, everyone! I wish you all a joyous, peaceful, warm, and creative year filled with the light you need in your particular lives. For me, I’m looking forward to editing a new book that I’m very excited about. More on that when it’s closer to publication. Today I looked back on some of… Read more »

Drest (and Me) in Scotland: Part 2

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One of our first visits in Edinburgh this year was to my favorite museum ever: the National Museum of Scotland. It’s an incredible place. What makes it especially close to my heart are the magnificent exhibits of Scottish history, starting from the forming of the earth, lochs, mountains, and hills (the Borders!!!!) to the modern… Read more »

Story Bite 4: On Conflict

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Conflict is an essential part of any good story. It’s what you throw at your characters to make their lives difficult. Conflict can be as universal as someone/something threatening destruction of the world, or as personal as trying to avoid hurt feelings. Conflict is what stands in the way of your character’s attempts to achieve… Read more »