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the kitten and the ball

I love sharing my stories with all of you. Today I've written a fun little story about a kitten playing with a ball. I hope you enjoy it. #amwriting #shortstory #flashfiction #readingcommunity

I cannot believe we are into February already. It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the new year. I’ve been learning so much at work about programming the lasers that I guess it’s only natural for time to be flying. Here at home, I’ve been working on editing the short stories for a book I’m putting together. I can’t wait to share it with all of you. If you’re wondering what’s…

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New Beginnings [aka Newsletter Beginnings]

Welcome to June 2024! It's time for new beginnings. Inside Tiffany Higgins' newest newsletter, you'll find a captivating short story, exciting updates, and a mouthwatering Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole recipe. Check it out! #newsletter #shortstory #recipe

June 2024 Hey, y’all! Can you believe that it is June already? Where has 2024 gone? June being the month of new beginnings, I thought it would be a perfect time to make some changes here on my website. In this month’s newsletter: New Beginnings–a short story News Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole–a recipe New Beginnings Janice rolled to a stop outside a rundown motel on the outskirts of a…

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a different perspective

I took a scene from my #WIP #OnceUponaTimeinIowa & flipped the point-of-view from the one in the book & wrote it from the perspective of another character in the scene. #amwriting #writingprompt #writingcommunity #throwbackthursday

This is actually a scene I was recently working on in Once Upon a Time in Iowa. In the book, we are with Mary. I thought it might be fun to look at it from Jesse’s point-of-view. It’s inspired a writing prompt which you can find at the end of this post. missed opportunities Jesse leans in the doorway, watching Mary. She remains unaware of him. The way she moves around the kitchen is like an…

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Apple Dump Cake Crumble slow cooker recipe

Apple Dump Cake Crumble slow cooker recipe #slowcookerdessert #dessert #recipe #cake

Clark and I are on vacation this week. We’re getting paid to do whatever we feel like being up to all week. Mostly, I plan on spending my time off writing. I have so many short stories that need cleaning up. And, of course, I intend to work on Once Upon a Time in Iowa. I’m actually doing more rewriting than writing for that these days. I got my tetanus booster today, and I’m so much more sore…

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word and verse and line and paragraph

Once upon a time, I slipped a little poem into a "Once Upon a Time in Iowa" update word & verse & line & paragraph #amwriting #oncuponatimeiniowa #poetry #throwbackthursday

Been working crazy hours lately. 54 hour weeks. Well, we got out an hour early today because we got all of our work done. I’m sore and tired by the end of the week, but it’s a good kind of sore and tired. Still, there’s so much to be done and so few hours in the week. Saturdays are the early days in at noon out at six (well, five today) and still have plenty of time to get stuff done. Which…

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found a writing prompt about a writer writing...

I found a writing prompt about a writer writing... #writingprompt #writing #shortstory #flashbackfriday

My thyroid had done a number on my writing. I was too tired and too foggy to do much work on Once Upon a Time in Iowa. As a result, it sort of stalled out just a few chapters shy of finished. Of course, that’s only rough draft finished. I feel ready to get back to work. Back to writing. I know it has the potential to distract me from the world as it is. Spending my days in 1872 was a whole lot…

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shake things up a bit

shake things up a bit a lighthearted way to play around in the character's head, hearing how their thought process might work #writing #writingprompt

I really liked this writing prompt from Writer’s Digest. I believe it may have arrived in a recent email. I thought it would be a good way to play with one of my characters just a little bit. Tell a story in a unique form. It can borrow the format of a question & answer session, the writing on the back of a cereal box, shopping list, job application, business profit and loss statement, recipe,…

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Interview with Laura Bell

When I began #writing Once Upon a Time in Iowa I took @annelamott's advice and invited the characters for a visit to get to know them. #Read my Interview with Laura Bell. #amwriting #historicalfiction #romance #writingcommunity

She arrived in a whirlwind frenzy. Her cheeks were flushed and she was noticeably out of breath. Her dress was in a state of total disarray and her blonde hair was completely disheveled. She tugged her dress until it rested mostly in place and patted down some of the wrinkles. She next moved on to smoothing out her wild hair. “Oh!” she exclaims as she runs her small hands over the top of her…

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found a writing prompt about a writer writing...

found a writing prompt about a writer writing... #writingprompt #writing #shortstory

My thyroid had done a number on my writing. I was too tired and too foggy to do much work on Once Upon a Time in Iowa. As a result, it sort of stalled out just a few chapters shy of finished. Of course, that’s only rough draft finished. I feel ready to get back to work. Back to writing. I know it has the potential to distract me from the world as it is. Spending my days in 1872 was a whole lot…

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Apple Dump Cake Crumble slow cooker recipe

Apple Dump Cake Crumble slow cooker recipe #slowcookerdessert #dessert #recipe #cake

Clark and I are on vacation this week. We’re getting paid to do whatever we feel like being up to all week. Mostly, I plan on spending my time off writing. I have so many short stories that need cleaning up. I’ve got to choose the next one for Patreon. And, of course, I intend to work on Once Upon a Time in Iowa. I’m actually doing more rewriting than writing for that these days. I got my…