LK Hunsaker's Blog: News and Ponderances, page 9

We watched Thor last night, and I mean the first one since I’m generally late on watching movies. Now I’m ready to see the next. Yes, I’m a Super Hero movie junkie. I admit it. I’ve read theories that women like super heroes because they denote personal protection and we women like to be protected, and that they can make men feel inadequate because they can’t live

This is a friendly nod to Brian Klems of Writer’s Digest for his 7 Reasons Writing a Book Makes You a Badass article. No offense or competition between traditional writers and indie writers intended. It’s a joke, son! ~~ ~~ ~~ I’ve been a professional indie for ten years now (if you accept the commonly accepted definition of ‘professional’ as someone who has sold her work) and I’ve just

Lakeview Museum of Arts and Science plays a strong role in The gallery, both in Finishing Touches and Final Strokes. Of course. It’s a story about artists set partly in Peoria IL in the Eighties, so Lakeview had to be included. I see that the original Lakeview is no longer in use. Now it’s moved down to the river front and is the Peoria Riverfront Museum. That’s nice, I suppose. It

Finishing Touches Jenna Rhodes escaped her mother’s idea of a successful, elite life with an early marriage to an unknown artist, but her husband’s eventual success has catapulted her into the midst of another world in which she feels she doesn’t belong. Now, in her early twenties, she finds herself alone with a young baby and fighting against overwhelming artistic desires. With

Happy Earth Day! I’m a huge nature lover, if you haven’t guessed yet from my posts and my books. Nature figures strongly in everything I write. It also affects my mood. I need sun and warmth to be at my best, so spring truly feels like a complete rejuvenation every year. I guess it’s appropriate that my first novel features a girl obsessed with trees and a landscape

Jenna calmed as they drove into the heart of the city and she looked out over familiar buildings. Her eyes caught the Civic Center and as always, she studied the modern building. She couldn’t say she much liked the style, but Trevor did, and she had nice memories of it. Back in Eighty-two it opened with a Kenny Rogers concert, a big deal for her small city, or at least she thought it was. She

Two yellow balloons escape Smoke, Panic, Destruction death Bystanders, cheering are now the runners, escaping Victims and the terrified flee the sidewalks and road and buildings, away Helpers by the Dozens flee to those injured, frightened offering arms, feet, shelter, protection Come, we will carry

According to traced family history, I have some ancestry in common with Mark Twain. Maybe that’s where my love of boats, and especially old steamboats, comes from. What a thrill it was when my Girl Scout troop arranged a short journey up and down the Illinois River on the Julia Belle Swain. Isn’t that a gorgeous name for a steamship? I vividly remember watching that big red paddle

The Declaration of Arbroath, which declared Scotland’s independence from England, was signed on April 6th, 1320. Firstly it set the will and the wishes of the people above the King. Though they were bound to him 'both by law and by his merits' it was so that their freedom might be maintained. If he betrayed them he would be removed and replaced… Secondly, the

I’m all over the net. Authors are expected to be all over the net these days, even if you aren’t self-published. I’ve seen so many authors who said they were approached by a publisher but the publisher first wanted to know how they planned to market. The publishing world has come to this. Authors must market, also. I’m bad at it. I admit that straight out. I like to chat with people.