This morning as I was driving along, I started thinking about change. Most of us don’t like change when it is thrust upon us, and I’m no exception to that. At work we have been trying to keep all of the machines running although they are getting up there age-wise and are definitely past their use-by date. I’ve been hording … Read More
Thoughts From the Morning Commute – Traffic
Today, I thought that I might do a little blog about St. Patrick’s Day as I left for work wearing green pants and a blouse with some green in it. Maybe some musing on how much trouble you can get into drinking green beer (not that I have any personal experience with that), or perhaps some leprechaun lore, to help … Read More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
I had to sneak in and quickly boot up the computer while Mama was making dinner so I could wish you all a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. (Mama has been completely hogging the laptop and working on her sequel, which actually has a name now of Nowhere Feels Like Home. She’s really cramping my online style. This is from all … Read More
Thoughts From the Morning Commute – Crossing Guards
Every morning on my way to work, thoughts just keep jumping into my head and I keep meaning to jot some of the ideas down, so I’m finally getting around to it. Each day, I pass by an elementary school, so I get to see the kids being dropped off by their parents and the crossing guards in action. When … Read More
And the Title goes to. . .
What is a book without a title? A collection of words that no one will read because they don’t know what to call it. I have completed writing the sequel to Misfit McCabe and am in the editing process. I have been struggling with the editing part because the book has lacked a title. You would think that someone who … Read More
Smelling the Roses
As I was leaving for work this morning in my usual rush, I went down the steps and rounded the corner to head for the car. All of a sudden after I had just passed them by, the words “take time to smell the roses” popped into my head. And, uncharacteristially, I stopped. What probably triggered that thought was that … Read More
Facebook – Warming Up
I am warming up a little to Facebook. A lot of that has to do with finding more friends on Facebook than I was able to before. I am still frustrated by some of the restrictions with the site, but doing better. The thing that helped the most was having people from my high school alumni site start telling people … Read More
First Sale During E-Book Week
I’m quite excited to have my first Smashwords sale. I just signed up a couple days ago and today see my first e-book sale through Smashwords. Even better, it happened during Read an E-Book week. It makes me very happy to be able to participate in e-Book week in this way. I keep hoping for more Kindle sales, but young … Read More
Let’s Read
I can’t believe that it’s almost over and I almost missed it! March 2nd is NEA (National Education Association) Read Across America day, which focuses on motivating children to read. The date for the celebration was chosen to coincide with the birthday of that childhood favorite Dr. Suess. (It’s ok, you can still like Dr. Suess as an adult. . … Read More
Celebration Dance
I think I can finally come down from the clouds now. I finished writing the sequel to Misfit McCabe late Monday night, and inside have been dancing on table tops ever since. It is a fantastic feeling when you put that final period of a manuscript on the page.
Recharging the Batteries
While it may appear that I have been not posting many messages of late, appearances can be deceiving. Since this past Saturday, I have been working almost exclusively on articles for the blog, but haven’t yet published any of them. The reason is that I have been been reading and reviewing books for the Lulu Book Review and now am … Read More
The Writing Super Puppy Bowl
Well, Super Bowl Sunday has come and gone once again. Two teams hit the field, and the battle wages for the next 3 hours or better, and at the end a team is named champion. What I didn’t understand is that although my plan didn’t actually involve watching the game this year, that I too would be waging a battle, … Read More