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 Travel Alerts 
The holidays are upon us and that means many of us are going to travel. I've experienced some crazy times while on the road, whether I drive or fly. Driving in snow, rainstorms, hurricanes, and smokey fire, all of the above...and I can certainly relive much of it in my imagination.
Think about these things when moving your characters from one place to another. If the character is in conflict, do you add nasty weather to indicate the emotions of the character? Or if there are romantic partners connecting with one another, do you add warm blankets and a cozy fire after braving the cold ski hill?
 Wind can do some fun things too. Things move without reason, doors slam, branches fall and hair gets messy! Add LOTS of wind and you're in for a storm. Are your characters sheltering in place, stuck out in the elements or running from the storm...there are lots of options.
So when working on your storyline, moving your characters or creating a conundrum, think about travel and weather.
And as always, Write On!
This month's question: Do you bring on the storms in your stories?
How do you use them in your writing?
Answer below  Editors love feedback! 
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Excerpt: Jeremy Strauss stormed through the rain with his umbrella acting as a cocoon against the constant pelting from the torrential downpour. Through its handle, he felt something odd as if he were touched by a supernatural revelation like the whispering one hears from a dark closet. The umbrella had a life of its own, a purpose, a mission, and he must obey.
Excerpt: The storm's fury roars outside, making the tent tremble. Jamie's eyes widen in fear, and he clings tighter to his older brother. "I'm scared, Si!"
Sensing his younger brother's distress, Simon pulls him close, enveloping him in a warm cocoon of blankets. "It's only a storm, Jamie. We're safe in here," he assures, voice filled with warmth. "You know, nights like this are when the magic is at its strongest."
Excerpt: Reece dipped her paddle into Lake Superior's quiet waters one more time before allowing her kayak to glide freely alongside the sandstone cliffs of Pictured Rocks. It was an unusually warm day for early November, and she wanted to get in one last jaunt. Few kayakers paddled this late in the year, though one could be spotted now and then. It was important to follow the weather forecast right up to the last minute before launching into this unpredictable Great Lake. Her temperament could change within moments.
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Amy had to step out to the edge of the porch to see the glare came from the lighthouse
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Excerpt: When Amy hung up on her husband, she called Dean. She was too smart to text and the windy weather gave her all the excuse she needed.
"John's stuck in Lakewood tonight. They closed the road because of the weather warning. He's going to call me back once he finds a hotel. When can you come over?"
"It could be half an hour," Dean said. "Are you sure it's safe for me to stay over?"
"The road is closed. John won't be back until morning. I'll set an alarm. It'll be fine. It'll be fun."
Dean didn't need any more coaxing than that.
Excerpt: The Fighting Cockerel lay out of the way in the rolling countryside, two-thousand paces or more from the city. Apart from a vocal rooster in its cage out back, silence reigned over the tavern. Clair found the sticky tables, hot ale, and stale air a decent trade to be rid of the boisterous streets and his badgering sisters. The proprietor, a heavy man with eyebrows thick as rats, had welcomed Clair with a nod and sent over his wilting wife with a pint.
Excerpt: Sometimes there just wasn't any understanding between people. Most folks didn't make any attempt to try. Jenks knew this far better than anyone. He popped the cap off a bottle of beer and sat in his ancient lawn chair with the torn and faded plastic straps that somehow still held his thin frame. His naked tail wrapped around the tubed legs as he stared off into the dark distance. "I fear no darkness," he grumbled to himself. His round ears went flat as he took a long draw from the bottle.
Excerpt: My tale, though strange, is not horrific, but certainly mysterious. My great grandfather, who was also a lighthouse keeper, was the only person who heard this story first-hand from one Septimus McTavish. He retold it to me in his own way. Septimus was the seventh son of a seventh son, and people said he carried the gift of psychic powers. I will now tell the story the same way he told it to me.”
Excerpt: The old house was set aways off the road at the edge of the woods in County Mar near the Hills of Rock. It was a small house to be sure and much in need of repair. Abandoned and haunted, or damned, depending on who spun the yarn about the history of the place, but it was the only shelter around when the storm broke as my girlfriend and I hiked up the road.
Excerpt: All seven of them gathered in the hotel lobby after their flight was cancelled due to a massive snowstorm.
The receptionist observed the crowd, took a deep breath, and raised her hand to silence the people who all seemed to be talking at once. “Please, we will take care of each of you as soon as we can but you will have to form an orderly line so that I can deal with you individually. Your patience is appreciated. Thank you.”
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This month's question: Do you bring on the storms in your stories?
How do you use them in your writing?
Answer below Editors love feedback!
Last month's "Action/Adventure Newsletter (October 25, 2023)" question: What kind of driver are you?
Elfin Dragon-finally published  : What kind of driver am I? I would hope, a good one. But I do get frustrated with these "Invalid Item"
Monty  : What kind of a driver am I? One of the best you will ever encounter. I am 83 got my license when I was 16. No tickets except 2 Parking tickets. I drive at times a little over the speed limit like 70 in a 65 MPH limit.
Quick-Quill  : Aggressive but safe. I rarely lane hop because when I do I find I made my drive worse.
bryanmchunter: I don't drive because I have a fear of driving. Between the laws that I have to obey and the possibility of injuring myself or others, I've never taken the test.
Cubby&Hubby~WeddingAnniversary  : Very aware of what's going on around me...like other drivers, for example.
s : Bad and, hence, cautious. Even after 30-odd years of driving, I am not the best. I don't like driving, but really have no choice. We have no bus service, taxis are too expensive, I don't trust uber, and in the outback (I live on the edge of it) things are so far apart...
Khola Mousethyme : I totalled a 78 Dodge Challenger while driving on my permit. I had been about to fail driver's ed for the third time when my dad stepped in. I talked my brother into taking me out driving. I was coming off the freeway and my brother yelled "brake"... I slammed my foot down... on the gas. I hit the guard rail and broke both front ty rods. Needless too say I don't drive.
Shadow Prowler-Spreading Love  : I had the absolute best driving teacher...my oldest brother! Back in the very early 90's he had a white panel truck for his Constuction company. His idea of teaching his teenage sister how to drive was to let me be his designated driver and I would drive him from bar to bar. When the bars closed, he let me get on the back Texas roads and just drive where ever I wanted, while he was in the back of the van, drinking. Then, when he was really quite drunk, he'd get up front with me and be crazy obnoxious yelling, grabbing the steering wheel, flipping the lights, playing with the wipers, cranking up the radio...tickling me...anything and everything he could do to distract me...and all the while, he kept saying "stay between the lines" "Don't weave", "pay attention to the road"....there were SO many times I wanted to strangle him!
But...in all the years I've been driving, I only had ONE accident. That was when I was in High School and a lady ran a red light and hit me, and totaled Mom's car. The lady had been going 50 in a school zone and thankfully, plenty of people saw what happened. I've had many near misses, but thanks to my brother's teachings, I've avoided all the others!
tj ~ endeavors to persevere!  : I don't know, I'm usually singing along with the radio, watching the scenery, and not really paying attention to my driving, so I have no idea what kind I am...
TheBusmanPoet : Drove professionally for 30 years for a living.
Arsuit : The kind that if you tailgate me I'm driving the speed limit solely to annoy you - and God help you if we're in a school zone.
Scarypotato-doing bettertoday :
The kind who accidentally turns on the windshield wipers when she's trying to turn the lights on. Then watch the speedometer too much and almost hit a garbage can. That's only happened the once though. 
Massive Friendly Derg  : I'm not a driver, I'm a road runner (see the double meaning?)
Bob : You see that scorched paint, smoke and flames boiling off the sides of my car. They're real!! Just kidding, haven't got a ticket for years. I drive like a grandpa.
keyisfake : Aggressive so I stopped driving.
Thanks, everyone, love your responses! Leger~
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