Western Fictioner’s February Blog post
Bio: Hello, My name is Dorothy A. Bell, the A. is for Ann. I’m a published author with Hartwood Publishing. I write, and enjoy reading Oregon historical and western romances. Love to make all kinds of wicked chocolate goodies. I grow cucumbers to make my own relish and bread and butter pickles, and tomatoes to […]
Reviewer names #Ostakis best #sci-fi of 2019
Divine Magazine’s Elaine White named Ostakis her choice for Best Sci-Fi of 2019. I’m so tickled about this that finding out instantly made me feel better from the flu a housemate dragged into the domicile. Elaine wrote a beautiful review … Continue reading
Squash Dressing #Recipe #Thanksgiving Side Dish
If you’re looking for a tasty side dish, I recommend squash dressing. It’s easy to make and one of the recipes that I had in my recipe box. My little blue and white house recipe box was recently featured in Country Living with other vintage recipe boxe…
Blending Family Stories and Cooking and Fiction in Darlene’s Redneck Recipes #Homestyle #Recipes
This week marks the end of a two-year project for me. I decided a while back that I would put together a recipe book for the younger girls in our Southern family that would reflect how their grandmothers and great-grandmothers cooked. I’m one of the la…
Finished by the First of Fall. Goal Reached! #HappyFirstDayofFall
I can’t believe fall is here already. Of course, we’ve haven’t had any fall weather yet and I’m wondering if fall will come later and grow shorter with each passing year. I hope not. Fall has always been my favorite season. I love the colors and clothe…
5 Star review for Widow’s Ferry
5 Stars – Congratulations on your 5-star review! Get your free 5-star seal! Reviewed By Peggy Jo Wipf for Readers’ Favorite Dorothy A. Bell’s historical romance The Widow’s Ferry will keep you riveted as it takes you back in American history. Anora Claire Sennet’s journey began in the year 1841 when her father, mother, aunt, uncle, […]
How to Give Furniture a New Look with Homemade Chalk Paint. Cheap and Easy!
Since April, I have been working on my house. It all started when I decided to paint the den and have new carpet installed. Of course, one job led to another. While I was at it, I thought I should go ahead and have the floor covering in my writing room…
#Queer #SciFi #Anthology: Migration
Miss Primm is very pleased to announce the inclusion of her story Saving Ostakis in the Other Worlds Ink Anthology Migration. Okay. I got an honorable mention too. But there as sooooo many fine stories, many of them science fiction, … Continue reading
#Wordsmithery and #Writing: Does size matter? Chapter Lengths
In a writers’ forum, it starts like this: My chapter is 1,500 words. Is that a good length? As usual various opinions pour in: Word counts matters not. A chapter could be one word, one sentence, or multiple pages. I … Continue reading