novel – Journey to Imagination

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Your Invitation to a New Journey

Posted on November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 by Laura

“Sometimes imagination pounces; mostly it sleeps soundly in the corner, purring.” ~~ Terri Guillemets, Quotations Anthologist My imagination pounced on me last summer. Ideas that purred for months finally woke up, stretched, and aimed for their target. Over a year has passed since you’ve heard from me via “Journey to Imagination.”...Read More

Writer, Blogger, & Educator Elizabeth Daghfal—Nothing Beats a Great Story, Part 2

Posted on June 22, 2020June 30, 2020 by Laura

Give Elizabeth Daghfal an idea, and she’ll run with it. But get out of the way so you don’t get blown over in the wake. It only takes a suggestion---an image, a song, a place---for the idea to grow into a full-blown play script, a musical production, an article, or...Read More

Writer, Blogger, & Educator Elizabeth Daghfal—Nothing Beats a Great Story

Posted on June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 by Laura

My friend and fellow writer Elizabeth Daghfal and her seventeen-year-old daughter Lydia participated in a three-day 60-mile walk to fight breast cancer. Throughout the miles, Elizabeth pointed at various sights and said, “That could make a great storyline for a mystery novel,” or “That’s a great idea for a children’s...Read More

Story Worlds: Places I’ve Been, Part 2

Posted on September 6, 2018October 23, 2021 by Laura

What settings have inspired you? What stories do you associate with them? Which stories will you never forget? Earlier, I shared how authors thrust us into their story worlds, by mixing words together in such a way that we’re living and breathing alongside the characters. I’ve discussed where story ideas come...Read More