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D.L. Orton
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D.L. Orton
I listen to music that fits the mood I want to capture in my writing.
Some of my bests musical pokes come from Coldplay, Green Day, Simon & Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Dan Fogelberg (I miss you!), and occasionally Beethoven.
Some of my bests musical pokes come from Coldplay, Green Day, Simon & Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Dan Fogelberg (I miss you!), and occasionally Beethoven.
D.L. Orton
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. ~Henry Van Dyke
And if you toss in a broken time machine, a passionate love story, and a universe or two, all sorts of unexpected things can happen.
And if you toss in a broken time machine, a passionate love story, and a universe or two, all sorts of unexpected things can happen.
D.L. Orton
Fixing my time machine so I can go back and do the laundry.
D.L. Orton
Take Chances. Make mistakes. Get messy. (Apologies to Ms Frizzle.)
Behind every published writer is a determined, long-suffering, frazzled person who refused to accept defeat.
Behind every published writer is a determined, long-suffering, frazzled person who refused to accept defeat.
D.L. Orton
Time stands still or years pass in a second. You control the ticking of the clock, the turning of the tides, the lives of your characters.
And every once in a while, you connect with a reader, and a tiny bit of their world shifts, and that is a wondrous thing.
And every once in a while, you connect with a reader, and a tiny bit of their world shifts, and that is a wondrous thing.
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