Musings on Writing
BAR*D Newsletter November 2025
β‘οΈ Welcome to The BAR*D Newsletter - November 2025 (1st Anniversary Edition π) Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β ...
BAR*D Newsletter October 2025
β‘οΈ Welcome to The BAR*D Newsletter - October 2025 Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν...
BAR*D Newsletter September 2025
β‘οΈ Welcome to The BAR*D Newsletter - September 2025 Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β...
BAR*D Newsletter August 2025
β‘οΈ Welcome to The BAR*D Newsletter - August 2025 Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β...
BAR*D Newsletter July 2025
β‘οΈ Welcome to The BAR*D Newsletter - July 2025 Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β β Ν β Β ...
Writing Festivals & Retreats
In my former career, I attended conferences and seminars, not festivals or retreats. Those corporate gatherings were often held at cookie-cutter hotels or convention halls which all looked the same. The attendees, including me, looked and acted much the same too β...
Whatβs in a font: How I chose βthe Doves Typeβ for my logo
One of the first decisions I made for my author website was choosing the font to be used for my logo. The creative team at Monkey C Media asked me to react to various styles, then suggested a font based on the Doves Press typeface. I had never heard of it. ...
Ten Must Read Novels β an MFA Assignment
One of the assignments in this autumn's MFA semester is to choose ten βmust readβ fiction novels and provide a brief note explaining why the novel is important. Naturally, I chose novels that can aid me in the completion of my historical fiction manuscript. Itβs...
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