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March 11, 2016
Don’t Lose Out! Giveaway!
Hello Readers, There are only four days left to enter the giveaway for one of two copies of Cookie Encounter on Goodreads! Don’t miss your chance to win a free signed copy! Time runs out at midnight on March 15th. Spread the word! Here’s the link: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh... Happy reading! ~~MichelleFiled under: authorship, books, contests, Cookie Encounter, […]
March 9, 2016
Writing Prompt Wednesday
This week, write about something you love about spring. Mine is below. When the birds start singing early in the morning, and the sun warms the earth, and the leaves return to the trees, this is what I love about spring. And when the kids can play outside again and you don’t have to look […]
March 7, 2016
Goodbye Downton
Six years ago I happened to be channel surfing (I hardly ever do that) but anyway, I paused on a show that intrigued me. There was a woman who reminded me so much of Susan Sarandon (but who is actually Maggie Smith) and characters dressed to the nines in the late 1800s. I was fascinated […]
March 4, 2016
Above Suspicion: the Movie
Dear Readers, As some of you know, I read the book Above Suspicion written by Helen MacInnes earlier this year. Her book came out in 1939 and was based on observations she had journaled about. Recently I checked out the movie version and watched it the other night. The movie came out in 1943 and […]
March 2, 2016
Writing Prompt Wednesday
Hello Readers, Use the following words in your prompt today: shamrock bread news Mine is below. Have fun! Tommy held the loaf of bread in one hand and took a few minutes to search for a lucky shamrock in farmer Bill’s field before he got home. He couldn’t take too long otherwise his mama would yell at him […]
February 26, 2016
Nutty about Books Update
Dear Readers, I thought you might enjoy a quick update on my reading this year so far. I’ve finished Above Suspicion by Helen MacInnes of course, and I read The War that Saved My Life. The others in the picture above are still waiting. In the meantime, I’ve read two more by Helen MacInnes, […]
February 24, 2016
Writing Prompt Wednesday
Hello Readers, For this week’s Writing Prompt Wednesday: use these photos and run with it. For my prompt, read below. The preschool children loved their new toys they made with a cup, balloon, and stickers. They enjoyed shooting cotton balls in the air. Happy writing! ~~MichelleFiled under: creativity, daily life, prompts, writing […]
February 22, 2016
The Importance of Keeping a Diary/Journal
Hello Readers, In doing some research on the author of my favorite book read this year so far, Helen MacInnes, I found she had kept a diary. At least she kept one during her honeymoon in 1932 in Bavaria. This was several years before Above Suspicion came out and became her first best-seller which was published in 1941. I […]
February 19, 2016
What Would You Ask?
Hello Readers, Next month I’m meeting with the local library book club. They are currently reading my debut novel, Cookie Encounter. But what I want to know is, what would you ask a new author? What kinds of questions should I anticipate answering? What would you ask a new author if you liked or didn’t […]
February 17, 2016
Writing Prompt Wednesday
Hello Readers, For this week’s prompt use the following three words: defiance university jingle Mine is below. Have fun! In defiance of attending university, Johnny wrote a silly jingle about going to classes. Happy writing! ~~MichelleFiled under: creativity, having fun, prompts, writing, writing prompts Tagged: creativity, prompts, the writing life, WPW, writing, Writing Prompt Wednesday
