Category: Writing
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Boston, 1990
Our family vacation in the summer of 1990 was a road trip from southeast Michigan, through Ohio and Pennsylvania, to Boston, with a quick stop at the Statue of Liberty. What a whirlwind! I never really thought about it until I had kids of my own, but that was a pretty ambitious road trip, considering…
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Bucket List Vacations
We all think about our dream vacations, places we really want to see while we have time on this earth. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve perused cruise websites, even though we are YEARS from being able to have an adventure like that. Still, here are a few places I’d like to visit…
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Starting in the Middle
First, I would like to say hello and welcome to all of my new followers! I’m so happy to have you here. And in honor of you, this morning I have a few thoughts on friends. One of my favorite literary terms is in media res. Translated from the Latin, this means, “into the middle…
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Magic
One of my dad’s favorite sayings is, “Good luck is the residue of hard work.” Typically I would think of this in terms of sports. In fact, he mentioned it a lot in regards to my high school tennis career, as well as my brother’s baseball playing. And I could see what he meant. The…
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My Biggest Goal
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a few discussions lately about whether or not this year (2020…can you believe it?) is the beginning of a new decade. And while it is technically not a new decade (because we didn’t start with year zero), I get that a new number in front really makes…
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Tucked in the Mountains
I’ve been living in the mountains of southwest Virginia for about five months now, and it really took no time for me to adjust to the new terrain around me. I grew up in southeast Michigan and Florida, and then lived most of my adult life in west central Ohio…some of the flattest places on…
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Necessary Confidence
Writing a historical novel is terrifying. By training, I am a historian, so my desire to “get it right” and be historically accurate is strong. When I read a historical novel, I want to be immersed in the story and connect with the characters, but I also want it to be a learning experience. A…
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When It All Started
I knew I wanted to be a writer when I was nine years old. My fourth grade teacher set aside weekly writing time, where I took my love of reading a step further and created my own stories. At the time, most of them were simply my own life experiences, fictionalized with name changes. But…
Andrea Green · Romance Author 