Stephanie Verni's Blog, page 77

You Don’t Have To Be A Kid To Ride Your Bike

* * * “Every girl needs a turquoise beachcomber,” I said to my husband two nights ago when I convinced him that the turquoise bike featured above is a must-have for my health and well-being. “But you already have a bike,” he said. It’s true. I do. But not one that looks as cute and […]

A Wrinkle in Time: Fighting Those Dastardly Lines on Your Face

I guess you could say I’m somewhat blessed. I come from a long line of Italians and inherited medium olive skin that tends to be oily. The nature of my skin alone helps keep the wrinkles away…a little. Most of us have to take good care of our skin—myself included, especially as I approach the […]

Playing With Cottage Garden Style

* * * One of the things I like to do in my down time—the little bit that I have—is spend time tending to our new cottage-styled garden. The key to creating cottage style is to mix colors, allowing your flowers to bloom at different times. Additionally, varying plant heights helps give it that effortless […]

I’d Like To Buy Ben Franklin A Drink

When I was a little girl, my mother bought me a book. It had a brown cover with yellow writing, and I read it over and over again, fascinated by the life of the man on which the book was based. He had grey hair, round spectacles, and a jolly look on his face. He […]

When You Get The Urge, Listen to Nike and JUST DO IT

The first thing on your checklist this summer: cut your hair. The second thing on your checklist this summer: get in shape. The third thing on your checklist this summer: read some books. You’ve been thinking about cutting your hair for a while. Namely, this type of thought comes into your head when you’re about […]

Stories I Left Out of Baseball Girl

* * * The book’s been out for over two months now. The typical questions I get are as follows: 1) How true is this story? 2) Did you marry a reporter? 3) Did you date a ballplayer? 4) Did all these things happen to you? People are always fascinated by writers and where they […]

It’s Not Bragging. It’s Marketing.

It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, and if you don’t toot your own horn now and then, you will get buried in the monstrous pile of authors who are all doing the same thing you are doing. The life of an independent author is not a glamorous one, unless of course, you are Amanda Hocking. […]

Baseball Girl Receives Some Hometown Press in Annapolis

Thanks to my friend Tim Thomas, writer Sarah Hainesworth, and photographer Paul Gillespie at The Annapolis Capital for running this great feature story on Baseball Girl in Sunday’s Life section. I’m so happy they were willing to get the word out about my second novel. Thanks for the support! Click here to read the article […]

Five * Seven * Five

Five. Seven. Five. That’s the typical length of a haiku. Five syllables make up the first line, seven make up the second, and five again make up the third. When you write novels, you have pages and pages to tell a story; in a short story, you have much less time, and in poetry, you […]

Understanding Intrinsic Motivators in Business & Life

For a few years now, I’ve become interested in creativity and leadership in today’s ever-changing business world. Last spring, I presented a paper on the topic at our university’s conference whereby I used Malcolm Knowles’s book on the topic and helped relay what makes successful creative leaders. Knowles’s findings and suggestions state that creative leaders […]