Born into one of the wealthiest families in Kentucky, Susan Shelby Magoffin journaled her trip. She and her new husband followed the Santa Fe Trail from 1846 to 1847. Would you take the rugged road trip this young woman did? Early Life Susan Shelby was born on the family plantation near Danville, Kentucky, on July… Continue reading Would You Take the Rugged Road Trip This Young Woman Did?
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A Writer’s Serendipity or How Research Saved My Book
As a blogger and science nerd, I try to keep up with science news from a variety of sources. Oddly, that curiosity rarely benefits my writing. My writing style follows a diagonal on the chart below: Lawful Plantser, True Plantser, and Chaotic Plotter. And that’s pretty much how my research goes, too. I start with… Continue reading A Writer’s Serendipity or How Research Saved My Book
The Legacy of Dolly the Sheep May Be Your Future Health
The first mammal cloned from an adult cell, Dolly the sheep. In 1997, The Roslin Institute introduced Dolly to the world. It caused a frenzy of attention. In the twenty-five years since Dolly’s birth, we have cloned many more species of animals with little fanfare. In February 2021, scientists announced they’d successfully cloned the first… Continue reading The Legacy of Dolly the Sheep May Be Your Future Health
Five Secrets to Your Most Creative Self
If you are at all curious about creativity, you can find many famous and not so famous quotes about creativity. What you may not know is that those quotes can teach you secrets to creativity. Below are quotes that reveal five secrets to your most creative self. 1. Allow Yourself to Feel Passion is one… Continue reading Five Secrets to Your Most Creative Self
First Lines from Legendary SF and F True Fans Read
First Line Friday is a blog series posted on the first Friday of every month. These are the First Line from Legendary SF and F. Are you hooked?