Published Articles and Short Stories
“Writing Novels for Children”, Writer’s JournalMar/Apr, 2009
“Coffee Anyone?, The Best Time s April, 2009
“Establishing a Writer’s Group-Synergy at Work”, WRITER’S Journal, November/December 2007, 45-46
“Stone Walls”, Amazon.com/shorts, Nov. 2007
“Battle on the Border-The JohnWornall House”, The Ozarks Reader, Fall 2006
“Literary magazine a prominent voice for the community”, The Best Times, November 2006, 24-25
“Writing Mystery Fiction- How to Plant the Clues”, WRITER’S Journal, September/October 2006, 41-43
“Much more than a bookstore”, The Best Times, June 2006, 16
“Historic Arrow Rock: The Santa Fe Crossing”, THE OZARKS READER, 2006 , 16-17
“Watkins Woolen Mill”, THE OZARKS READER, Summer 2006, 16-17
“Plot Diagram: The Structure of Your Novel”, WRITER’S Journal, November/December 2005, 55-56
“Parallels: Duplicity with a Purpose”, WRITER’S Journal, September/October 2004, 14-15
“Home Sweet Battlefront”, Missouri Life, August 2004, 46-49
“Article Leads-How to Hook the Reader”, WRITER’S Journal, January/February 2004, 21-24
“Writer’s Group-Luxury or Necessity”, WRITER’S Journal, September/October 2002, 19-21
“Best of Missouri-Log Cabin”, Missouri Life , April 2002, 7
“Openings: How to Begin a Mystery”, WRITER’S Journal, May/June 2001, 41-43
“Stimulus-Response”, WRITER’S Journal, November/December 1999, 43-44
“Flashback”, WRITER’S Journal, November/December 1998, 19
“This Land is Your Land”, Buffalo Spree, Winter 1998 72-73
“A Country School Christmas”, Good Old Days, December 1997, 24-25
“Ornaments”, Buffalo Spree, Winter 1997 42-43
“Motivation”, WRITER’S Journal, July/August 1997, 50-51
“The Nineteenth Hole”, THE OZARKS READER, 1997 Spring, 30-31
“A Layered Approach to Rewriting”, Byline, October 1996, 6-8
“Portrait of a Murder”, Fall 1994, 38-45
“A New Building at Watkins Mill”, Missouri Magazine, Summer 1993, 4-9
”Single Viewpoint: How to Stay in One Character’s Mind”, Byline, March 1993, 10-11
“A Layered Approach to Rewriting”, Byline, March 1993, 6-7
“This Land is Your Land”, WRITER’S Journal, January/February 1993, 23-24
“Brad and Betty’s Beauty Salon”, WRITER’S Journal, May/June 1992, 24-25
“The Scene – A Framework for Suspense” Mystery Forum, #7 ,24-25
“Characters: How to Make Them Memorable” Mystery Forum, #8 ,30-32
“Abigail and the May Day Races”, Hoof Strikes, September 1987, 8
“Foreshadowing-How to Plant the Clues” Mystery Forum, #9, 29-30
“Dialogue-Make it Work” Mystery Forum, #10, 28-30
“Laura’s Report” The Unicorn and other children’s stories, Potpourri Publications Company, 1993
“Abigail and the May Day Races”, The Unicorn and other children’s stories, Potpourri Publications Company, 1993
“Angela’s Big play” The Unicorn and other children’s stories, Potpourri Publications Company, 1993
“The Creature in Shady Lane” The Unicorn and other children’s stories, Potpourri Publications Company, 1993
“The Unicorn” The Unicorn and other children’s stories, Potpourri Publications Company, 1993
“Danny and the Lion” The Unicorn and other children’s stories, Potpourri Publications Company, 1993
“The Missing Ring” The Unicorn and other children’s stories, Potpourri Publications Company, 1993
“A Gift form the Heart” The Unicorn and other children’s stories, Potpourri Publications Company, 1993
“A Party for Katie”, Highlights for Children
“A Party for Katie”, The Friend
We also published 15-20 articles in Potpourri Magazine, from 1989 through 1993. on writing techniques in an ongoing series titled “The Essentials of Fiction”, as well as 10-15 short stories and articles . The titles will be posted at a later date.
“The Thinking Stone”, Sacred Stones, 2005, 74-75
“A Special Night Out”, Chocolate for a Teen’s Soul, 2000, 219-220
“The Vision of Barnabus”, Well Versed, 2006, 101-104
“This Land is Your Land”, Beginning from the Middle, 1994, 19-21
“Unfinished Song , Beginning from the Middle, 1994, 80-86
“Winter Wheat”, Handprint in the Woods, 1997, 11-14
“The Inheritance”, Handprint in the Woods, 1997, 43-44
“Plain As Any Name Can Be” The Season of Light, 2001, 91-93
“The Long Way Home” The Season of Light, 2001, 9-13