No Further Than Your Own Backyard

How much fun is it to know that whenever you walk into a Dunes and Dreams meeting it is never, ever, dull!  The excitement level varies from week to week, but there is always camaraderie and a few good laughs. What was exciting about this meeting was welcoming several new members — it is great to see [...]

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With the current economy, everyone’s looking for ways to spend less and get more. (Or maybe that’s me since I just finished my taxes this past week. Ouch!) Here at Dunes & Dreams, we’re constantly looking for new, inventive ways to generate income and provide the best for our members. Why? Because our members are [...]

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The members of Dunes & Dreams ROCK!  So much time and energy is given to helping one another, planning events to improve the craft, or supporting causes like literacy, I wondered how everyone had time to keep writing.  But write they have!  Here’s what members have coming up: Gina Ardito’s alter ego, Katherine Brandon, has [...]

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Well, I never would have believed it, but I think Spring has finally sprung.  It has been a very wet, cold, dank winter here, and you’d think that was perfect for getting some writing done.  But in this season of renewal — Easter, Passover, the Rites of Spring, April Showers, you name it, I feel [...]

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We’re making headlines!  Over the past few weeks, Long Island Newsday carried an item about the talk at the Amagansett Library and Bertrice Small was featured in an interview  in the East Hampston Star. (You can read it here.)  And promotion is in full swing for the Vineyard Signing for Literacy on May 8.    Part III of the Huntington Library series [...]

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I was happy to be part of the panel of gals from Dunes & Dreams ( Gina Ardito, Bertrice Small and Barbara Metzger) which hosted a program at Amagansett Free Library today. Trish Kiefer was there as usual to lend a helping hand. We spoke about the love of romance novels and how we all [...]

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Last week at the second session of the writer’s workshop at the Huntington Library, I spoke with a friend who asked me to read her work.  In the course of our discussion, I couldn’t believe what came out of my mouth.  I said: “Do you want to tell a story or do you want to [...]

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Oh Valentine’s Day!   This is the day made for romance writers, isn’t it?  I really think there should be some national recognition of the day, something done to honor all those who work hard to keep romance alive and give life to this day.  And yes, I am talking about us.    The card makers, florists, [...]

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Well, I made it to Dallas.  Since my arrival, New York had another snowstorm and it is currently snowing here so now my return home is in jeopardy.  I thought, you can’t make this stuff up, then I realized — we can and we do, all the time!  I’ve had some good opportunities to get [...]

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This week has been full of unexpected surprises.  It started last Saturday, with the Huntington Library workshop.  I was able to hear information I had always intuitively known presented in a formal way.  I was also able to see that many aspiring writers abound, and that to tell a story is an innate passion within the human soul.  I [...]

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