About B.D.
A lifetime resident of Kansas, B.D. Tharp is the author of Feisty Family Values, published by Five Star Publishing in February 2010.B.D. began a freelance copy writing and editing company in 2004, now called Scribble LLC. She has been published in Sheridan Edwards Review, Women’s Focus magazine, Active Aging Magazine, Wichita Register magazine, and A Waist is a Terrible Thing to Mind: An Anthology.
B.D. just completed Patchwork Family, the sequel to Feisty Family Values. More...
Author Archives: BD
New Year Resolutions
Many of us have a list of things we resolve to do next year just waiting for January 1. Check out Goals Guy’s top 10 resolutions. Below are a few I pulled off the top of my head. Some of them are probably familiar to you. Lose Weight Consume less alcohol Exercise regularly Write a novel Save more money Read more Avoid any weird neighbors Walk the dog daily Here is a Popular list of resolutions according to the US government. I didn’t include stop smoking because luckily I never started. (whew) What I usually find is that we start … Continue reading
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Why animals? Here’s why…
Some people don’t understand why there are animals in my stories. Here’s why: “Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened.”
Are you ready for the holidays?
I am VERY close and will be ready when Christmas comes on Sunday. One gift card to buy. It and one other gift to wrap…then I’m DONE! This was on Tumblr today and I love it: The Twelve Shoppers of Christmas. Which one are you? I am a mix of shopping all year and a little shopping on line for last minute gifts. I used to have all my gifts bought by Thanksgiving, but this has been a very busy year. The grandsons are coming over on Saturday to make Grandma’s Famous Candy Cane cookies. At least that’s what the … Continue reading
Muse versus Inner Critic
And the battle rages on between muse and inner critic. Who will win? I’m blogging on Author Expressions today, so come on by and leave your comments. Happy Holidays!
There’s nothing better…
There’s nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend with chocolate. ~Linda Grayson
Sharing some poignant messages…
“Life is not a race, but indeed a journey.” (You can always take another road if the one you are on isn’t the right one. Some of my best experiences happened when I took a wrong turn.) “Be honest. Work hard.” (It feels good!) “Be choosy. Say “Thank You”, “I Love You”, and “Great Job” to someone each day.” (And hopefully you will be the recipient sometimes.) “Let your handshake mean more than pen and paper.” (As a writer I think they should be equally important, though. No floppy handshakes, okay?) “Dreaming DOES matter. It allows you to become that … Continue reading
SALE!
For a limited time the Nook AND Kindle editions of FEISTY FAMILY VALUES is on sale for $3.99. Just click on the Amazon Click to Purchase box on the left side of the page and “enjoy the read.”
Diagram your story
During the Scribblers Writers meeting today Steph suggested Candace diagram her story. It hit me like a balloon popping, that’s what I needed to do with Close To You. Wow. Writing buddies Rock!!
Writing process, where do you begin?
This is a tough question for writers. Each writer is different. Each story is different. And there is no magic formula that works every time. Those that have written many, many books probably have a system worked out, but I’m only on my third novel and not there yet. I’ve tried a couple of different processes so far. Feisty Family Values was written in scenes and not chronologically. When I felt the pieces were all there I had to put them together into a cohesive whole. Editing along the way caused me to get stuck a few times, too. It … Continue reading