James Herriott: The Master Storyteller
I have just finished the infinitely charming, funny, and fascinating All Creatures Great and Small , the first of James Herriot’s...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Sep 9
- 6 min
Hiatus and Hibernation
I have not been writing. There, I confessed it. As a writer, so-called, I am supposed to write. And I haven’t been. That is not entirely...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Aug 24
- 4 min
Welcome back and catching up.
That greeting is referring to me, not to you. I have been missing in action for a while with the beginning of the semester and some...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Aug 4
- 1 min
You Need this Writing Advice
I will post the link; I think it would be somewhat dishonest to post the whole article: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/write-a-senten...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Jul 20
- 2 min
A Wonderful Trip
A friend and I took a trip to Clintwood, VA. This is not an auspicious place, but a good one. It is the county seat of Virginia's "baby"...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Jul 11
- 2 min
Catching up
It seems reasonable that a website with a blog should have a post at least once in a while, and it's been over four weeks. And that is...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Writing Updates June 14
Lying In is out, available on this website and Colorful Crow Publishing, or from me personally at one of my book events and at Rabbit...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Jun 2
- 4 min
Writing and Marketing: Some lessons learned
Let me be clear: I am not an expert on this subject. At best, I am a novice, Level 1. There are many resources out there--books, podcasts...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- May 23
- 3 min
Observation on Annie Dillard's Writing Advice, Etc.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/write-as-if-you-were-dying-read-annie-dillard-s-greatest-writing-advice?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Apr 29
- 4 min
Deconstructing Agatha Christie
I want to start this post with the clarification that I enjoy Agatha Christie immensely. I have watched all the David Suchet Hercule...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Fiction Writing Revisited
Adverbs are your friend that you need to break up with. Another piece of advice fiction writers are told to follow is to remove adverbs...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Mar 23
- 3 min
Some More Thoughts on Fiction Writing
I am thinking of writing a series of posts on why the typical advice fiction writers are given should be rethought, such as no adverbs...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Mar 23
- 4 min
What Does the Cat Have to Do With It?
Thoughts on Save the Cat Writes a Novel (SCWAN) Our screenwriting instructor at the college where I teach recommended, sort of, the Save...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Mar 8
- 1 min
A Rare Poem
The Neighborhood is Out March 4, Dalton The windows open, the fans circling above To push out must and dust and closeness I snap the...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Mar 8
- 4 min
Long Lost Justice, Chapter 1
Mose Washington locked the door of Mt. Olivet Holiness Baptist Church a few minutes before 11:00 on the night of Wednesday, October 14,...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Catching up, website changes
What a whirlwind the last three weeks have been. 2024 started off intensely. It’s been quite cold here, for one—13 degrees this morning,...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Dec 11, 2023
- 3 min
The Barbie Movie Explains It All
After a day of cooking and cleaning and hosting Thanksgiving, I sat down to finally watch it. The Barbie  movie. And I loved it. It’s...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Nov 27, 2023
- 4 min
Rage Against the Generative AI Machine
I am not giving in. I have gotten the impression I am supposed to. Not directly, but subtly. I won't. I will retire before I have to let...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Nov 19, 2023
- 4 min
Praise This Week
I have conducted a study of the psalms, formerly referred to as the Psalter, over the last several months. Obviously, that is not enough...
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Barbara G. Tucker
- Oct 29, 2023
- 1 min
Photographs from Podcast Interview with Barbara Masoner
This podcast will drop around November 11, and I hope you enjoy it.
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