Maddie's Mom Writes

Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • “Later” by Stephen King

    “Later” by Stephen King

    Quite a few years ago now, I decided to see what all the hullabaloo was about Stephen King and his novels. I read quite a few of them. “The Green Mile” and “Lisey’s Story” stand out in my mind. And then I read “The Tommyknockers.” Okay, so I’d seen “Carrie”…

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  • Proofreading Your Own Work

    Proofreading your own work is a colossal pain in the nether regions. If you are like me, you’ve already read every paragraph in your novel…

  • Autumn Rain

    Inspiration strikes and sizzles like water on a hot skillet. Words form freely and pour forth upon the page like a torrent of refreshing summer…

  • Maybelle and Beezle

    This story is based on another weirdly real dream that I had. Maybelle was in the front garden. Digging. That’s what Maybelle did whenever she…

  • Weird Words 2

    Phlegm When you look at the word “phlegm,” it looks really odd, but when you say it you realize that it is perfect.It has a…

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Getting outdoors. One of my favorite things

I’m Dianne, the creator and author of this blog. I started blogging in order to promote my novels. But I discovered I really enjoy reaching out to the world through my blog. I’m curious and I seek answers to all sorts of things. Writing about what interests me helps me to explore the world and all the people in it. I especially enjoy the comments from readers and how they illuminate the topics under discussion.

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