Be Swept Away… A Journey of Love
Do you love to travel to foreign locales? I do. I haven’t been everywhere, not even close. But over the years, I’ve been on a journey or three…
Be Swept Away… A Journey of Love Read More »
Blogging
My Kindle Scout Campaign So Far: Worth It?
Midway Through My Kindle Scout Campaign: Some Thoughts About Its Worth I’ve just passed the midway point through my 30 day Kindle Scout campaign for my book Reconcilable Differences and am checking in with my results and experience thus far. If you didn’t catch my last post about my path to publishing, at the end I
My Kindle Scout Campaign So Far: Worth It? Read More »
Are You An Over-Educated Word Snob?
Long Complex Words Make Readers Think You Are A Snob or A Fake education for bloggers Today I listened to the ProBlogger podcast PB052: 10 Writing Tips to Help You Sound More Human, here. You can go there later to listen to the whole thing, but stay with me for a bit to think about this
Are You An Over-Educated Word Snob? Read More »
7 x 7 x 7 – Seven Line Challenge
I’ve been tagged by friend, colleague and crit partner @donnabarker in the on again/off again 7 x 7 x 7 seven line challenge that goes around writers’ circles. Donna was recently tagged by Amy Sedgemore. Since I was just notified last week that my manuscript A Dissimulation of Doves has won first place in
7 x 7 x 7 – Seven Line Challenge Read More »
Too Funny and True NOT to Share
I have a few as-yet unwritten blogposts to start the year off, but I couldn’t resist reblogging this latest post from Kristen Lamb, who knows us (writers) too well. So many of the comments just add to the hilarity. Enjoy! You Know You’re a Writer When…
Too Funny and True NOT to Share Read More »
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
After seven long weeks in a small rural island community over the summer, the past week was spent on a quick return trip to the city, ostensibly to attend a friend’s wedding, but also to take care of a hectic round of shopping and errands in preparation for the start of the school year. The experience
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse Read More »
Creating a Wasp-Free Summer Oasis
SUMMER PROJECTS One of the advantages of making landscape improvements in a rural area is that usually we don’t want or need to tame all of it the way we do with a city lot. It’s also more suitable to take a relaxed approach, so that from our deck chairs, we can sit back and
Creating a Wasp-Free Summer Oasis Read More »