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January 31, 2014
Margie Lawson – Write Fab Back Story: Not BS!
Reposted from Writers In The Storm: January 30, 2014 Write Fab Back Story: Not BS!.
January 28, 2014
Ice Storm Shuts Down City of Houston
As a native South Dakotan, who also lived in the mountains of Wyoming for seven years and eventually migrated south to Houston, Texas, I find myself locked in the house due to…an ice storm. Gasp! Yes, the city and several counties around have closed up shop due to the travel advisories. If you’re wondering what […]
January 25, 2014
Getting Healthy in 2014 ~ Weekly Updates!
Hello my friends. Just a quick note to keep everyone in the loop on my commitment to becoming a better ME in 2014. Want to follow my Year of Getting Back to Healthy? I’ll be doing a weekly update HERE. This is a little diary-like update under my “Walking With Jaye” files, a subfile of […]
Getting Healthy in 2014 ~ Weekly Updates!
Hello my friends. Just a quick note to keep everyone in the loop on my commitment to becoming a better ME in 2014. Want to follow my Year of Getting Back to Healthy? I’ll be doing a weekly update HERE. This is a little diary-like update under my “Walking With Jaye” files, a subfile of […]
January 19, 2014
Garbage Day, Mani-Pedi’s, and a guy named Kane
I find it quite appropriate today to be blocking out huge chunks of time for various life events all geared toward me moving forward. Suddenly, my world is full of a whole lot of uncommitted hours. Hours that are meant to be reserved for my Writing Life. And how, you ask, is that working out […]
January 4, 2014
Amazon Best Seller? Yes, No, Maybe!
There seems to be quite a bit of confusion and misinformation floating around in Cyberspace about what constitutes a Amazon Best Seller. I made the list, for a few weeks in August and September of 2013, but my #46 was in just one section of the entire market–not the overall list. I managed to capture a screen […]
December 31, 2013
2014 ~ Welcome!
I’ve posted this with my powerhouse online critique group, The Lalalas, and realized I need to make this same commitment here on my own website. So, without further ado, here are the top three writing-related things I’ve accomplished in 2013! 1. Published my debut novel, The 25th Hour! It’s a Time Travel / Historical Western […]
October 27, 2013
D-Day for Jaye, or “How to Rediscover Yourself While Walking”
A friend of mine started eating vegetarian and walking/running over a year ago. She’ lost some weight, feels a lot better, and has rediscovered herself. I’ve been supporting her from the sidelines all this time. Yes, it occurred to me that I should begin a good health routine, too. My immediate response was always the […]
October 7, 2013
A Job Well Done!
The fabulous crew for the 2013 Lone Star Writing Competition. Category Coordinators, standing L-R: Patti Macdonald, Historical; Emmly Jane, Contemporary Series; Jan Nash, Inspirational; Shauna Allen, Young Adult, Jane Carver, Erotic Romance; Ruth Kenjura, Single Title; and Jennifer Bray-Weber, Webmistress. That’s me, Jaye Garland, Contest Chair, at the podium presenting their Challenge Awards. (Busy taking […]
September 28, 2013
Letting go, with love
Isn’t it odd, that when the time is right, the Universe sends you the one message you need to hear on any given day? I found that to be true, today. This is Saturday morning, late September, and I’d slept in. I’d just finished my coffee so thought I’d empty the dishwasher. That load had […]
