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April 14, 2021 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends, I don’t know about you, but I love movies as much as I love books…okay, maybe not as much, but it’s very close. I love movies because they tell powerful stories in a couple hours, they have the visual component on the screen that books don’t, and my favorite part are the beautiful scores created for each movie. Such talent! I believe movies can reach us in many different ways. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Movies & TV Tagged With: Favorite Movies, movies

Springtime Adventures

March 24, 2021 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends, Always happy to spend a day with you. It’s springtime, and I’m thrilled! Minus spring allergies, of course. But it’s staying light until after 7pm, flowers are starting to bloom (hence allergies), and the days are warming up! One of my favorite things about spring is getting to spend time outside without freezing. Here are just a few of the activities we enjoy! Hiking. We’re … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, Nature

Comparison Trap

March 10, 2021 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends, Happy to be back with you this week! Today I’m talking about an area that I’ve struggled with over the years and maybe you have too. As writers it's so easy to fall into the comparison trap. I’m a sloooowww writer, and I have writer friends who can write a book in six weeks. Six weeks! It takes me that long just to get about a fourth of my raw draft done. And, when I say raw, I mean … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Writing

Research on the Road

February 24, 2021 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends, Happy to be back with you this week. With all the information available at our fingertips for research, it’s easy for me to research from the comfort of my home. I can call and talk with experts via Zoom or on the phone, I can order research books online, and use search engines to find practically everything I need to write a strongly researched book. However, I love to take my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Writing Tagged With: research, Research Trip, travel, Writing Friends

Beating the Winter Blues

February 10, 2021 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends, Happy to be back with you this week. I don’t know about you, but being a summer girl at heart, winters can be hard on me. In Maryland it’s cold and dreary most of the time. We have this grey blanket that covers the sky often. Since I’m a blue sky and sun kind of girl, the lack of sunshine often weighs me down. I lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a number of years, and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: winter

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