Author Archives: kymlucas

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About kymlucas

"Taking care not to take love too seriously." Writer of smart, fresh, contemporary romance and women's fiction. Blogging about writing, reading, and more recently, dealing with the ins and outs of breast cancer.

The Whole Kit and Caboodle: Sears Kit Homes, and My Unfortunate Tendency to Get Caught Up in Research

Posted on November 11, 2012 by kymlucas

 A Rave About Writing I love learning new things. This characteristic has worked to my advantage throughout my career as a librarian by ensuring I remain fascinated with the day-to-day duties of the job.  The attribute has been equally helpful … Continue reading →

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What’s the Hurry?

Posted on November 4, 2012 by kymlucas

What’s the Hurry?: A Rant About Rushing Things I love the Christmas season; let’s get that straight, right up front. I love the buying and wrapping of gifts, the decorating of our fake little Charlie Brown tree and, the cookies … Continue reading →

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Cancer Lesson #63: Everything Gives You Cancer

Posted on October 30, 2012 by kymlucas

Rant: Cancer Lesson #63 — Everything gives you cancer. One of the (many) weird things about having survived breast cancer is that no one really knows why I got it. As you can imagine, this makes it hard to figure out … Continue reading →

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Cancer Lesson 10-9A

Posted on October 13, 2012 by kymlucas

Cancer Lesson 10-9A: A guest post by my friend Pat Rainey You may notice the lesson number is out of sequence. That’s because 10/9 was the day Pat got her first all clear scan after surgery and chemo. It Doesn’t Matter … Continue reading →

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What’s So Funny? A Rave About Humor

Posted on October 10, 2012 by kymlucas

Recently, my writer’s group (the fabulous Northeast Ohio Romance Writers of America) featured author Marcia James, speaking about humor. I found the topic interesting because I write humorous romances. At least, I like to think my romances are humorous. Someday I’ll … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Writing Is It Gets in the Way of My Reading — A Rant

Posted on September 30, 2012 by kymlucas

Rant: The trouble with writing is it gets in the way of my reading. It’s a truth universally acknowledged — to write well, you must read widely. What is un-acknowledged is how difficult it is to do both. When I dedicate the … Continue reading →

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Five Words and Two Numbers

Posted on September 22, 2012 by kymlucas

“The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter–it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” — Mark Twain In my college journalism classes, I learned the importance of saying what … Continue reading →

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A Little Something to Entertain You While I Work on a Post

Posted on September 21, 2012 by kymlucas

This is a rave, I guess. Below is a link to pictures of some pretty cool book-related tattoos. But, first, here’s a photo of mine. It’s not as pretty, but it cost and hurt a hell of a lot less … Continue reading →

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Choose Love

Posted on September 11, 2012 by kymlucas

Eleven years ago, on that bright September morning, my daughter was a freshly minted second-grader in a small school near our house. Then, as for many years that followed, my husband’s job was based primarily in a steel mill, and … Continue reading →

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A break up is imminent

Posted on September 4, 2012 by kymlucas

A break up is imminent. A blog post worth sharing. Thanks mainelyhopeful!

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