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Writing Prompt Wednesday #52: I Never….

The other morning when I couldn’t sleep, my mind wandered as it tends to do. I thought about all the things I’ve said in the past that I will never ______. Do you have any of those? Have you had to explain your new stance on things? So, this week’s prompt is all about the […]

Writing Prompt Wednesday #51: Book Fairs

One way to spread the word about a book or author is through book festivals or fairs. I was looking up festivals the other day and found one in Tucson, Arizona where a friend recently moved. So guess what I’m thinking about for next year? This week, our writing prompt is about book fairs and […]

Reading Weather? Perhaps Not!

I don’t know about you, but when we get into mid-October, I like things to be cool. I’m done with 90 degree weather. Last week was perfect: cool mornings and evenings, warm days. A wonderful way to read in the early mornings with hot tea, and in the evenings to read with a mug of […]

Writing Prompt Wednesday #50

Hello, Did anybody miss me last week? Sorry, I didn’t post. I was busy preparing for a train trip. So for our writing prompt today, I thought we’d write about what comes to mind when you think of ‘train trip’. Have you ever been on a train trip? Would you like to go on a […]

Reading Wrap-up: September ’16

Hello there, I can’t believe it’s time for my monthly reading wrap-up already! They seem to come faster and faster as we move through the year. Fall came overnight here, and we are now in the 50s at night and 70s in the day. Loving it! (The first day of fall, we were in the […]

Writing Prompt Wednesday #49 How Many Books?

Hello there! Since I am a book lover, and many of you are also, I thought we’d talk about the number of books we have in our to-be-read (TBR) piles or lists. I have a list going on GoodReads, but also have stacks of books in my house I haven’t read yet. I seem to […]

Writing Prompt Wednesday #48

Hello Friends, This week’s writing prompt is all about where inspiration comes from. People often ask me where I got the idea for Cookie Encounter, and I have to say that when I started writing it, I had no ideas for the who, what, when, where or how. I thought the book I started writing […]

Writing Prompt Wednesday #47

Hello Friends, This week’s prompt is all about apples. I was talking to my mom recently about making apple pies and which apples make the best pies. I bake, but I don’t make pie very often and have never made an apple pie. My prompt: Mom usually uses a pile of Jonathan or Gala apples for her […]

Writing Prompt Wednesday #46: Inventions

Hello there, This week, an idea for an invention came to mind that I would like someone to invent for tall people like myself. For this week then, the writing prompt is about inventions. Either one you already love, or one you would like someone to invent.             You can […]

Some Book-ish Announcements!

Hello Friends, I wanted to thank you all for the great response to my giveaway of Cookie Encounter on GoodReads. The response was fantastic with over 1100 people entering! One winner is from Pennsylvania and one from West Virginia. Now, all this month, you can enter to win one signed copy over at Shoshanna Gabriel’s site. […]