Annette Lyon, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/annettelyon/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 17:11:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Sounds: Bringing Back the Often-Forgotten Sense https://booksbywomen.org/sounds-bringing-back-the-often-forgotten-sense-by-annette-lyon/ https://booksbywomen.org/sounds-bringing-back-the-often-forgotten-sense-by-annette-lyon/#comments Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:11:46 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=20363 Arguably, the most common advice to new writers may be “show, don’t tell,” and “use sensory details.” Most of us do well using the sense of sight—after all, we must describe what’s going on for the story to make sense. When we’re trying, we may add a taste a smell, but all too often, the […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/sounds-bringing-back-the-often-forgotten-sense-by-annette-lyon/feed/ 1 20363 Overcoming Mom Guilt: Why I Un-Quit https://booksbywomen.org/overcoming-mom-guilt-why-i-un-quit-by-annette-lyon/ https://booksbywomen.org/overcoming-mom-guilt-why-i-un-quit-by-annette-lyon/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2017 07:53:31 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=17818 When fellow mothers of young children found out that I was a writer, some smugly said that sure, they’d like to write too, but couldn’t possibly take the time from their children. No, those mothers would write when their children were grown. Cue mom guilt. I had several little ones, a demanding church assignment, a […]

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