Ingredients are Key
Ever have a latte from your favorite coffee shop and they forgot to add a key ingredient? I recently…
May 11, 2019Ever have a latte from your favorite coffee shop and they forgot to add a key ingredient? I recently…
May 11, 2019Increasing your vocabulary may sound like a “roll your eyes” suggestion. After all, you’ve been reading and writing English…
February 11, 2019Have you ever thrown your hands up in defeat after reading your manuscript and groaned, “Someone Call 911!?” Maybe…
January 11, 2019It was 2013 and I’d become desperate to find a critique group. Most successful writers I knew had at…
December 11, 2018I recently went to Rhode Island for some book research and flew economy class—of course. I am a writer…
October 11, 2018The voice of negativity is a plague for writers. I know you’ve heard that voice because I hear it…
September 11, 2018A recent purchase of a new tea cup taught me a lesson about fragile beauty when I discovered a…
August 11, 2018Ever been so inundated with projects you didn’t know where to start? I encourage you to FOCUS and take…
July 11, 2018When it comes to writing, wordsmiths sometimes hold back on the deeper emotion. While there are times that works—I…
May 11, 2018Ever feel uninspired? I do. Frequently. Especially if I have a headache. Or didn’t sleep well. Or have the…
April 11, 2018With the passing of evangelist Billy Graham this week, the man’s legacy has been much on my mind. Billy…
March 11, 2018A recent string of truck commercials makes me chuckle every time. They claim the participants are not actors but…
February 11, 2018Today I’m feeling like the cowardly lion from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz—I need courage. Courage to face a…
January 11, 2018If you have not yet seen The Man Who Invented Christmas, what the Dickens are you waiting for?? I…
December 8, 2017I heard my seven-year-old grandson moaning on the mat below the climbing peg-board. I went to see if he…
November 8, 2017Elaine Marie Cooper I walked in my house the other day after a long car trip, and was surprised…
October 8, 2017I know about new writer pitfalls first hand. When my first book was written in 2009, the publishing industry…
August 25, 2017By Elaine Marie Cooper I had a very discouraging book signing last night in Saratoga Springs, NY for my…
June 7, 2017Elaine Marie Cooper As I dropped off several of my novels at the bookstore before Christmas, I noticed a…
December 23, 2016Elaine Marie Cooper With six simple words, a writer friend completely changed my perspective: “You have had a great…
November 7, 2016Elaine Marie Cooper We’ve been doing quite a bit of painting at our house lately. A lot of painting.…
October 7, 2016Elaine Marie Cooper I don’t think there is a writer among us who does not ask this question at…
September 8, 2016Elaine Marie Cooper It was early summer and the New England Asters were lush with leaves. But a knowledgeable…
July 23, 2016“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV As I…
June 22, 2016By Elaine Marie Cooper Life can throw curveballs at you. You’re certain one moment what will take place tomorrow.…
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