Tag Archives: The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill

Meet the Molehills: Sneak peek behind the book cover

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

Molehill starts with M. And mischief starts with Molehills. The Molehills will be arriving on bookshelves this summer in “The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill.” But just who is the Molehill family? Get a sneak peek of who you’ll meet between … Continue reading →

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New year, same old story

Posted on January 11, 2018 by

2018 is already more than a week old. Meanwhile, I’m blinking and flabbergasted, wondering, “Where is the time going?” A year ago, I set a goal to finish writing “The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill” within the 365-day time frame of … Continue reading →

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Let’s start at the beginning: A writing update

Posted on September 19, 2017 by

Books start at the beginning. They have a first chapter, a first page, a first word. It’s the logical place to start. That’s also the hardest place for me to begin writing a book. I usually know what happens in … Continue reading →

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Writers and the value of doing nothing

Posted on August 29, 2016 by

[…] A writer is working when he is staring out of the window. — Burton Rascoe. I’ve been frustrated at the keyboard lately, struggling to get the tone of “The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill” right. After several weeks of experimenting … Continue reading →

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Writing update: Work is underway on ‘The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill’

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

I took some time off work last week to get to know Dempsey Molehill. Dempsey lives in Pickettstown, Illinois, and just started fifth grade at Pickettstown Unit School. Even though it’s June in the rest of Illinois, it’s August right … Continue reading →

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