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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.

World of Writers — Author Series

Posted on June 2, 2011 by kymlucas

A Rave about Reading and Writing Actually, this is sort of a shameless self-promotion because I was instrumental in arranging some of the events. However,  these are great free  opportunities for readers to hear about the writing process and for … Continue reading →

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Cancer Lesson #21 — And sometimes you get unexpected flowers.

Posted on June 1, 2011 by kymlucas

0601111520_0001.jpg, a photo by ladywriter47 on Flickr. 

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Red Alert!

Posted on May 27, 2011 by kymlucas

  Going, going, going red. Once it’s styled it will have pink streaks. You can’t tell from the photo but it’s red with ginger highlights.  

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So, I’m a Reject — Want to Make Something Out of It?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by kymlucas

Rant about writing Not long ago, I entered a writing contest and got phenomenally high scores from both the first-round judges. In fact, they seemed almost too high, at least to me. And that isn’t false modesty speaking. It’s honesty. Sure, … Continue reading →

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Reading, Writing and Rhythm

Posted on May 9, 2011 by kymlucas

Reading, Writing, and Raving  Publishers Weekly did a blog on music about reading and writing, so I’m sharing two of my favorites. Here’s the link, if you’d like to read the post: http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/shelftalker/?p=4654&utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+PW+Daily&utm_campaign=a65427d47f-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email

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Appreciated

Posted on April 27, 2011 by kymlucas

Rave:  If you grow your hair and donate it, you could get one of these too. Why not? A painless way to help children who need it. Click below to see my certificate. Certificate Of Appreciation

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Gimpy ~ one of the deer who visit our yard.

Posted on April 22, 2011 by kymlucas

Gimpy ~ one of the deer who visit our yard., a photo by ladywriter47 on Flickr. Gimpy ~ one of the deer who visit our yard.

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The Right Words

Posted on April 16, 2011 by kymlucas

Writing: It’s a short video. Just watch it. Thanks to my friend, P. for sharing. As Mark Twain once said: “The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter–it’s the difference between the … Continue reading →

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S. learns to change a tire.

Posted on April 15, 2011 by kymlucas

S. learns to change a tire., a photo by ladywriter47 on Flickr. S. learns to change a tire.

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Write On

Posted on April 11, 2011 by kymlucas

Writing Well, actually, it should be more like “not writing.”  Because that’s what I’ve been doing lately. Not writing fiction, that is — I’ve written loads of blog posts, Facebook updates, emails. In short, everything but the book. And that … Continue reading →

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