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July 26, 2013
An Open Letter to Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge
Happy Birthday and welcome to the world, Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge! I’m so happy you’re here! I was one of the millions of people across the globe who was waiting with bubbling excitement for the announcement that you had finally been born. I was also one of those people who kept an ear […]
July 24, 2013
2013 Books #21 and #22 – Catching Fire and Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
Why yes, I did plow right on ahead and read the second and third books of the Hunger Games series! Mostly on my working vacation to RWA Atlanta, on planes, during downtime, late, late into the night because I just couldn’t put the books down and nearly had a panic attack when my Kindle said […]
July 23, 2013
10 Writer Affirmations to Bolster Optimism
Reblogged from Writers In The Storm Blog: Or... Turning Whine into Gold by Kathryn Craft I’d like to thank the team here at Writers in the Storm for letting me blow in with a series on attitude adjustment. If you think this has nothing to do with becoming an author, you couldn’t be more wrong! From […]
July 22, 2013
Metadata, Branding, and the All-Consuming Importance of WRITING
Ah! RWA 2013 is over and done, and what a great time it was! Aside from the fact that I injured myself on day one, minute one, second one of the conference, I learned so much, got to meet some of my long-time online friends in person, met some fabulous new people, I was really […]
July 19, 2013
Today’s Special Guest – Sandra Owens
Today I’d like to welcome the wonderful Sandra Owens to the blog. Not only is she a writer you should know about, she’s a fantastic person. I sat down and asked her some questions about life and writing recently. Here’s what she had to say… How did you get started writing? I’ve always liked to […]
July 17, 2013
Why Writer’s Organizations Are Essential
Guess where I am today? I’m in Atlanta! And why, pray tell, am I here? I’m attending my very first RWA Nationals! What’s an RWA National, you ask? What’s the RWA? The RWA—and other organizations like it—just might be the most important writer resource you’ve ever encountered. RWA stands for Romance Writers of America. […]
July 15, 2013
Victorian Husbands and Wives
A lot of press is given to the horrible inequalities of men and women in the Victorian era and how restricted and controlled women were in the 19th century. The first thing that springs to mind when we think about women in the Victorian era is that women were property, legally owned by their husbands […]
July 13, 2013
2013 Book #19 – The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
This is the first Book of 2013 that I’ve actually read before. Yep, I read The Hunger Games a couple of years ago. I loved it! Last week I watched the movie for the first time, and I was pretty impressed. Not bad for a Hollywood adaptation. But of course it filled me with a […]
July 12, 2013
Tasty Summer Reads Blog Hop!
To celebrate summer and the forthcoming release of my latest novella, Sarah Sunshine, my good friend and fellow writer, Nancy Goodman, has invited me to join this Tasty Recipe Tour! I’ve answered some questions and included my favorite summer recipe – my own creation: blueberry, almond, kale chicken salad – below. But first, a little […]
July 11, 2013
Pa sold Jack with the ponies, and other Laura Ingalls revelations: an interview with Wilder biographer Pamela Smith Hill
Reblogged from Alaina Mabaso's Blog: I've loved Laura Ingalls Wilder's novels since I was a child, and last week, writer Pamela Smith Hill, author of Laura Ingalls Wilder: a Writer’s Life, stopped by the blog with a phone interview from her Portland, OR home. A Missouri native who grew up just a few miles away […]
