Lorraine Norwood
Word by Word: Whew, it's hot! Sparrow news, wacky marginalia, podcasting, and Agatha
Hi ya’ll! I hope everyone is doing okay. This heat here in the mountains of North Carolina is brutal!! I started work in the flower...
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Lorraine Norwood
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Lorraine Norwood
- Jun 13
- 2 min
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Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further than these historical fiction gems!
Lorraine Norwood
- Apr 5
- 2 min
WORD BY WORD: THE SOLITARY SPARROW IS FLYING HIGH!
The Solitary Sparrow hit the world on February 27, 2024. Within a week of its debut, it had shot to #38 on Amazon's list of European...
Lorraine Norwood
- Jan 27
- 3 min
WORD BY WORD: YOO HOO! TSS IS ON AMAZON, AUDIO NEWS, AND GOING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN! ALSO FOOTBALL.
Hi ya'll! Can you believe January is almost gone? A new year, new hope, the best of intentions (no I don't do resolutions!), and the best...
Lorraine Norwood
- Sep 25, 2023
- 3 min
WORD BY WORD: I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOOOOOO LONG!
Hi Everyone! I hope you are doing well and enjoying the beautiful fall weather. It's so welcome after that brutal summer. So, I have news...
Lorraine Norwood
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
WORD BY WORD: FINE, JUST FINE
Hi, friends. How are you? Can we all agree that 2020 was a catastophe? Let's all give it a big fat kick! I was hoping for a Happy 2021, ...
Lorraine Norwood
- May 26, 2020
- 5 min
WORD BY WORD: LIFE IN LOCKDOWN
(Hello friends. I know you’re tired of hearing about Covid-19, but I promise this won’t take long. Please bear with me.) So, I have a...
Lorraine Norwood
- Mar 29, 2020
- 4 min
WORD BY WORD: Holding On By My Fingernails. How About You?
Another week of coronavirus. Sigh. How do you survive mentally and physically in the midst of a pandemic? What if you’re surrounded by...
Lorraine Norwood
- Mar 14, 2020
- 5 min
WORD BY WORD: A TRIP ON THE WAYBACK MACHINE
Hello, everyone! Are you trying to forget the tumult in the world or are you checking the news every hour to see where the coronavirus...
Lorraine Norwood
- Jan 10, 2020
- 5 min
WORD BY WORD: A Mote Of Dust Suspended In A Sunbeam
Word by Word: A Blog For Readers and Writers
WORD BY WORD: A BLOG FOR READERS AND WRITERS
- Nov 8, 2019
- 3 min
WORD BY WORD: NOVEMBER IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS
My historical fiction trilogy, The Margaret Chronicles, the first of which is still out to publishers (fingers crossed), is set in the...
WORD BY WORD: A BLOG FOR READERS AND WRITERS
- Oct 8, 2019
- 6 min
WORD BY WORD: DEAR DAD, SEND MONEY
Hurray! Can you hear me clapping and doing the happy dance? The hot summer weather has finally broken! The high for today is supposed to...
WORD BY WORD: A BLOG FOR READERS AND WRITERS
- Mar 16, 2019
- 6 min
WORD BY WORD: MALARIA, CHOLERA, OR SMALLPOX?
Hi everyone, Before I delve into malaria, cholera and smallpox, let me tell you the news about The Solitary Sparrow, my historical...
WORD BY WORD: A BLOG FOR READERS AND WRITERS
- Mar 16, 2019
- 3 min
WORD BY WORD: BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN
For those of you of a certain age, I’m sure you remember Gene Autry, the Hollywood cowboy who sang “Back in the Saddle Again. “ I thought...
WORD BY WORD: A BLOG FOR READERS AND WRITERS
- Jan 26, 2019
- 6 min
WORD BY WORD: MISS KATHY RIDES SHOTGUN
I’m writing in the coffee shop today. And since it’s been awhile, I thought I’d bring you up to date on my news and adventures. First –...
WORD BY WORD: A BLOG FOR READERS AND WRITERS
- Nov 12, 2017
- 2 min
WORD BY WORD: THE VERY VERY LAST ROSE OF SUMMER
Here in my neck of the woods in the South, there is no definable boundary between the heat of summer and the cold of winter. It’s blazing...
WORD BY WORD: A BLOG ABOUT EVERYTHING
- Jul 17, 2017
- 3 min
WORD BY WORD: FINDING THE EXACTLY PERFECTLY PRECISELY RIGHT WORD
Thing Two, age 4, is angry. Her mother—my daughter—has told her "no!" and has explained why Thing Two cannot have what she wants. Much...
Lorraine Norwood
- Apr 26, 2017
- 4 min
WORD BY WORD: A BUMP IN THE ROAD
When I worked in newspapers and television, I had short deadlines. I wrote in my head as I drove back to the office and then typed the...
Lorraine Norwood
- Dec 27, 2016
- 2 min
WORD BY WORD: WRITING IN CHAOS
I've had a number of jobs in my life, been married twice (that's another story) and raised two extraordinary daughters, but through good...
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