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Senoia to Woodsbury

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All who wander are not lost. Have you heard that before? Of course you have. I love to wander. I am constantly researching day trips in Georgia. I love to see new things that this amazing state has to see. This is Starr's Mill in Fayetville Ga. A few years back we had a used book sale and one of the books I picked up was "Off the Beaten Path of Georgia." It contained within its pages so many new to me places and I scooped it right up and took it home to delve into it. It made my heart light to find new places to wander. I wanted to be able to go for a day and see things, but return home and not to need to stay in a hotel. Starr's Mill is about an hour and forty five minutes from me. It is a little north of Senoia Georgia which I am in love with. It is a very cute town. I am not a Walking Dead fan but apparently they film there a lot. This mill reminds me of the one that my mom used to live next to in Clinton NJ.   This is the Clinton Mill in Clinton NJ.

Writers Authenticity

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                                                        Photo by  Trent Szmolnik  on  Unsplash There is an unwritten rule with writers in that we write authentically. By this I mean we write what we feel, we write what we know, and we do not lie to our readers. To be an authentic writer is magical. To hold a readers breath, to hold their mind in the palm of your hands, captivate them and transport them is a gift a great authentic writer holds. As writers we are told a bunch of rules to write well. Starting at a technically correct grammatically standpoint to writing fiction is a big leap. While we strive to spell correct, punctuate correctly, and so forth unless the words also are authentic in meaning the writing will leave you flat. My latest piece is  The Lake of Bones The definition of authentic is:  of undisputed origin; genuine. Something that is true! Many writers feel books come out in bursts. One season might be all thrillers selling, one might be all memoirs