Dana Glossbrenner
Saving the Cat
I came across the phrase, "Save the Cat," in a blog on how to salvage a manuscript. It's a plot development technique. I could tell that...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- Aug 6, 2016
- 3 min
Where'd You Get Those Characters?
I began to hear the most frequently-asked question right away: “Are your characters based on anyone you know?” Friends who received...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- Aug 3, 2016
- 1 min
Don't Judge a Book by Its Genre
Thought for the day: the genres of fiction. Each serves up something people want. Romance ramps up feelings of longing, desire, and...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- May 26, 2016
- 1 min
Cactus Wrens
I appreciate the little cactus wren, but sometimes I forget I'm not one. The cactus wren builds its nest in the branches of cholla...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- Jan 21, 2016
- 2 min
Choosing a Title (and losing my mind)
As we all know, a title is the first element we see of a written work. A title determines how the reader approaches it, determining...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- Sep 30, 2015
- 9 min
Jesus the Game Warden, a short story
Jesus the Game Warden--short version J..J. scanned the lake from his vantage point on the knoll, looking for fishermen to check for...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- Aug 24, 2015
- 3 min
Black Holes at My House
Black Holes at My House If you’ve taken a high school physical science class in the last decade or so, watched Nova on PBS, or tried to...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- Jun 25, 2015
- 4 min
Charged Meaning of the Confederate Flag
Charged Meaning of the Confederate Flag Since the shootings in an iconic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, by a...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- Jun 18, 2015
- 2 min
Texas: A State of Mind?
"Texan" should be an ethnicity. You can't lump Texans into a category, but, more than any other state, we often identify ourselves as...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- May 18, 2015
- 1 min
West Texas Sunset: No Competition
On a trip to Hawaii, long, long ago, I ate in a restaurant whose claim to fame was the view of the spectacular sunset. And the sunset was...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- May 7, 2015
- 2 min
Mothers' Day Cards: Ban Them
Mother's Day is like Valentine's Day when all the popular people get cards, calls, visits, and praise, and the nerds get left out. Some...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- May 7, 2015
- 1 min
The Sky from the Bar Ditch
Feeling the need to clarify, for those who might not know, the origin of "bar" ditch. The "bar" ditch is the small gully that runs along...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- May 7, 2015
- 2 min
Singers and Skylarks
The lovely Ellen Meyer played her guitar and sang at First Christian Church's (San Angelo) courtyard concert today. She plays from the...
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Dana Glossbrenner
- Apr 20, 2015
- 1 min
At the International Water Lily Collection in San Angelo, TX
Jim took this a couple of years ago, managing to catch a bee with his landing gear down as he glided in on a pollen run. You just can't...
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