Category Archives: Writing

A Date With Death (And Kathy Owen)

By laird sapir :: Published March 25, 2013

Lately, I’ve been crazy busy working with some of the most fabulous people – while this has kept me from writing here as often as I’d like, I just can’t say no to a good project. One of these was working with the amazing Historical Mystery novelist, Kathy Owen, on her new site! (Check it…Read the Rest

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The Octopus Knows…The Finale

By laird sapir :: Published August 13, 2012

  I have had the best time reading all the twists and turns the tale The Octopus Knows has taken since it first started in April. I am saddened to say, the last chapter has been written…but beyond delighted with the final chapter, which was posted today by the talented and amazing Mental Skillness. I…Read the Rest

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Ginny & the She-Woolfs

By laird sapir :: Published July 19, 2012

About two weeks ago, we had a storm. It was dark, rainy, and catastrophe-ridden. Well, at least, for a certain giant magnolia tree in my front yard, it was catastrophe-ridden. The tree, which is host to some sort of bizarre fig vine (a story for another post) just couldn’t handle the weather. It dropped a…Read the Rest

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This World Is . . .

By laird sapir :: Published July 2, 2012

For some reason today I woke up thinking about the Turkish poet, Orhan Veli Kanik. (Random, I know. ) I’m fascinated by Orhan Veli, and  I’ve always found his spartan phrasing full of emotion.  He died young, at 36, after falling in a ditch after drinking. (Apparently, he was quite a drinker. I’m not judgin’).…Read the Rest

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Wikirandom Lives!

By laird sapir :: Published June 25, 2012

Have you been keeping up with the Wikirandom Writer’s Challenge?   There have been a number of great contests since the original one here, in February, and I’m working on a comprehensive list of links for you… But this month’s contest is over at Elaine Smother’s blog, and the prompt is…awesome. So – go and…Read the Rest

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The Octopus Knows – Round Robin Week 1

By laird sapir :: Published April 1, 2012

Back in high school, (which was a long long time ago — trust me) my favorite creative writing teacher once assigned my entire class to collaborate on a novel. We named it “Beyond Milk” and it was likely one of the strangest stories ever written. But writing it was immensely fun. So, a few of…Read the Rest

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Lucky 7!

By laird sapir :: Published March 20, 2012

My pal, the very cool Mike Schulenberg (who recently reviewed Twilight here on my blog) has tagged me in the writing game, “The Lucky 7 Meme.” Thanks Mike! These are the rules: 1. Go to page 77 of your current MS/WIP 2. Go to line 7 3. Copy down the next 7 lines, sentences, or paragraphs,…Read the Rest

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