What is Consumed is Created
Or is it? I’ve been thinking lately about how what I consume for entertainment makes its way back out in my writing. How deeply am I...
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DeAnna C. Zankich
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A novelist, a cook, a songbird, a traveler, a seeker of knowledge.
The Book is Out . . . Now What?
I started editing the first draft of Book 1 of Arabesque at the end of January, 2015. I went over the huge draft twice with a murderous...
Arabesque: Honey in the Rock is Now Available for Purchase
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The Millionaire Card
I’ve officially made the decision to self-publish through Amazon/Kindle. I signed up with them and have received their massive book of...
Chapter One is Live
As a sample of the work, I've put up the first chapter of Arabesque, which is called 'Cherry'. You can find it here. Please note that...
Stick Figures, Smarts and the Other Arts
“You have so many extraordinary gifts; how can you expect to lead an ordinary life?” – Louisa May Alcott My parents were very young when...
Bittersweet Completion
I finished the second book of Arabesque last week and have begun the third and final of the series. I have always known where this story...
Mysterious Inspiration
I hear a lot of talk among writers about how they find inspiration. Of course, it’s different for us all. Some writers take in their...
Cat Stories
“Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat.” ― Mark Twain On my father’s...
The Slippery Ledge of Life as an Introvert
Writers are often misunderstood. We are believed to be reclusive and unfriendly when many of us are simply introverts. An introvert is...
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