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March 23, 2015
Prep Monday���Camping
We went camping this weekend, our annual freeze-our-butts-off trip. And of course, well be doing a lot of camping this summer at our new farm, out of necessity while we work on the place. How do you camp? I realize that can be a complicated question, so Ill go first: I like to camp in […]
March 20, 2015
Fan Friday–Today, You Can Find Me:
…at Debra Butterfield’s blog! Okay, I’m being a bit lazy today, but I’m packing up to head out to the campground for the weekend! 
March 18, 2015
Writer Wednesday���Your Writing Career
What do you hope to accomplish with your writing? This is the first question you must answer. Do you want to spread your ideas? Share your thoughts? Tell a good story? Or do you want to earn a living as a writer? Or as an author? Your answers determine your path. Anyone can do the […]
March 16, 2015
Prep Monday���the Garden
Closing date is official: March 27! Well go down, well sign, well pay, well walk the property. And the following weekend, we get busy! Its all about priorities, and that means the outside stuff gets done first. I have a master list, and many others, but at the very top is the garden, followed by […]
March 13, 2015
Fan Friday���Repeat
Yesterday, I was asked if REPEAT is still coming out this month. The short answer is yes! I wont bore you with the long answer . . . Those of you who are already on my mailing listand yes, the March newsletter is late, but itll be worth it, I promisehave already read the prologue […]
March 11, 2015
Writer Wednesday���Are You a Writer Too?
I saw a Facebook post by a friend today, something about taking a ���What Kind of Writer are You?��� quiz. I was perplexed for a moment, because I didn���t know he was a writer at all. And he���s not. But for some reason, EVERYONE thinks they can write a book or an article or whatever. […]
March 9, 2015
Prep Monday���The New Place
Sorry this is late today, but we FINALLY GOT TO SEE THE NEW PLACE! Sorry again, but I thought that deserved all caps! It���s been three weeks since we made an offer and it was accepted, the day we were first supposed to see it and it snowed. It snowed every other single time we […]
March 6, 2015
Fan Friday���Things You Probably Don���t Know About Me
Sorry, I couldn���t really think of a good way to shorten that title! I was born in St. Louis. The city itself, or so my mom told me. Turns out it is and was in a ���burb just west of the city limits. I blame the confusion on St. Louisans��� tendencies to put ���St. Louis��� […]
March 4, 2015
Writer Wednesday���Selling Books
Some book promo sites want you to have X number of reviews or stars in order to list your book. It���s a chicken-egg thing: how do you get the sales and the reviews so you can promote your book? Places to sell books: Bookstores Other retailers Restaurants Professional offices Grocery stores Toy stores Kids��� event […]
March 2, 2015
Prep Monday���Zipping Along
So here���s the revised plan: SEE the property. In person. Thanks to all this flippin��� snow, we have yet to make the drive down there. Go to the seller���s auction in a couple weeks. There was some nice stuff in the midst of all the junk. Close. You know, do all the paperwork and hand […]
