See more Character Quizzes in Andi’s Attic >> Stephanie wins the character quiz. However . . . I just discovered she lives in Australia, so she will need to choose a digital prize. So, I have chosen another winner to receive the Circle C 2022 calendar. And the new winner is . . . JOY.Continue reading “Character Quiz – Chad Carter”
Author Archives: Susan K. Marlow
A Miserable Week
Read more journal entries in Andi’s Attic >> January 3, 1888 It’s raining cats and dogs outside. Memory Creek is flooding and tearing away the banks. It’s not as bad as that thunderstorm a few years ago, when I ended up in the creek and fighting to keep my head above water. That part ofContinue reading “A Miserable Week”
Yay! More Fan Fiction
Read more fan fiction >> Two more eager fans sent me fan fiction. The first one hails from Carissa Bahner, a young author who has self-published her books on Amazon >> Father’s List >> These next two fan fiction stories come from a familiar and prolific (which means she writes a lot of fan fiction)Continue reading “Yay! More Fan Fiction”
Christmas on the Circle C
Enjoy more Photo Fridays and Andi’s Journal in Andi’s Attic >> Andi’s Journal December 1882, five months after the events in Thick as Thieves Right after Thanksgiving (President Lincoln proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving back in 1863), Mother gets after the boys to go up in the mountainsContinue reading “Christmas on the Circle C”
#9-Indenting and Dialogue
Find more Let’s Write writing tips in Andi’s Attic >> Somebody asked how to know when to indent. The easy answer is “When if feels right!” One important reason to indent is to keep lots of “white space” in your story. Readers do not like a whole page of print. Nothing drives me crazier thanContinue reading “#9-Indenting and Dialogue”
Fun New Tote Bags
Enjoy more Photo Fridays and Just for Fun posts in Andi’s Attic >> I took a chance on SnapFish and created canvas tote bags. I was a little worried they might be too dark and blurry. You just never know about screen printing on canvas. I was thrilled when they arrived. They are so cute!Continue reading “Fun New Tote Bags”
Our Favorite Things #8 – Playthings
Read more of our favorite things in Andi’s Attic >> November 1889 Kate had to go back to San Francisco, but we met again over the Thanksgiving holidays. It wasn’t much of a holiday for me. Not only did I feel so sick with baby number 2 that I wanted to curl up in aContinue reading “Our Favorite Things #8 – Playthings”
Feliz Quinceañera, Andi!
Find more Blasts from the Past in Andi’s Attic >> In Heartbreak Trail, the subject of my fifteenth birthday comes up quite suddenly. Mother asks me what I would like to do for my quinceañera. It’s possible that some of you have never heard that Spanish word before. Quince means “fifteen,” and the añera comes from año, the word the means “years.” I knowContinue reading “Feliz Quinceañera, Andi!”
#8-Point of View
See more Let’s Write writing tips in Andi’s Attic >> Many fans love to rewrite stories from another character’s point of view. For instance, in 2015, “Anne” rewrote a scene from Dangerous Decision from Cory’s point of view. Other readers have rewritten familiar scenes from Riley’s point of view or Kate’s or any number of characters. So,Continue reading “#8-Point of View”
Christmas Surprise
Find the past and current contests on the Writing Contests page >> This was so hard, so I asked my faithful author, friend, and judge to give me a hand with choosing the winners. Thank you, Colleen Reece. And the winners are . . . If I could have her back,Just one more time,One moreContinue reading “Christmas Surprise”
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